How play ac-3 directly into WMP ?
I asked myself how to play VOB files with WMP and I discover this gem !
I'm sure many guys kown this filter here but I give you the link,

http://ac3filter.sourceforge.net/

Excellent IMO !

Features:
Full AC3 standard compliance.
S/P DIF passthrough support.

Decode MPEG2 PES streams.
Multichannel output support.
LFE support.
Dynamic Range Compression (DRC) support.
Overflow control and automatic gain control.

Gain levels control.
Bitstream information (channel format, bitrate, sample rate, coupling freq and maximun freq).
Input/output levels.
Matrix mixer with direct control of mixing matrix.
Stereo to multichannel mixing.
DolbySurround/ProLogic/ProLogicII downmixing.
Delays for each channel.
Equalizer.

Yes, it's great, I've been using if for some time now.

i switched to ac3filter awhile ago, works great... ac3filter + mediaplayerclassic

oh yea somewhere theres a in_ac3 for winamp based on ac3filter

bexx, where can i find this plug-in (based on ac3filter) ?

thnx

i'll don't ask anymore
http://winampac3.sourceforge.net/

thnx google...

http://ac3filter.sourceforge.net and http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow are enough to cover just about all of your p2p video needs...

Is it really free? Are they providing binaries on their page? I was under the impression that AC3 implementations had to pay royalties and licensing to Dolby. Are they? If not it could be a problem. At least if Roberto's past experience has been a problem.

Free ?
Yes since you don't have to pay !

Binaries from Minneapolis, MN

well tangent,
don't forget the Ogg Filter !

No no no. I mean "legal" free. I do believe there are licensing issues with AC3. Not that I think many here would care. But it is something important to know. There is no such thing as a "legal" Xvid binary. Sure yeah I can get them for free though. I guess what I really was wondering is if it is legal. But after looking I guess I would have to say no strictly it is not. Well depending on where you live I suppose,

Do you mean you have to pay royalities to develope an AC-3 decoder ?

And as you say, there are licensing issues with AC3.
And Roberto knows how Dolby is !

Wonder if there is any DTS counterpart like the ac3filter...........

You do not have to pay any royalty to develop something. You might have to pay royalties to distribute something.

thank you for this precision Gabriel !
I must admit i'm a bit newbie

*cough* Yeah, you still use WMP, "Worst Media Player"...

Worst Media PLayer for Video only !! (MPEG-1/2) and for this job nothing beats the WMP !

Using WMP doesn't imply you're a newbie...

You're right pal !

and WMP 6.4 is definitely one of the best app outta here to play video files: easy,versatile,light...
just add it filters (MPEG-2,AC-3,Ogg,ffShow) and you get the right stuff !!
MS rocks !

Try Media Player Classic and we will see if you still think that "nothing beats the WMP".

Tried Media Player Classic? See http://www.gabest.org/ . It's like WMP 6.4...but a lot better.

Edit: Dang.

thank you guys for this link !

well, I've tried this app some months ago but despite of the huge number of options that WMP Classic provides, I still prefer the one old 6.4...
don't ask why...
maybe a nasty habit !

Try again. Trust me.

hum...i'm gonna retry !

Exactly correct Gabriel. But they are distributing binaries via sourceforge. That is exactly my concern. They are distributing binaries and there is licensing involved. If licensing is not taken care of I could see sourceforge cutting them off once they find out rather than risk becoming collateral dammage via dolby.