Welcome to Doom9's Forum, THE in-place to be for everyone interested in DVD conversion.

Before you start posting please read the forum rules. By posting to this forum you agree to abide by the rules.

 

Go Back   Doom9's Forum > General > Audio encoding

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old 21st September 2023, 16:38   #1  |  Link
N'Cha
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2023
Posts: 28
Does DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD covnerted to FLAC give the same soundtrack?

Hi

If I encode a bluray and convert the audio from DTS-HD MA or Dolby TrueHD 7.1 to FLAC for better compatibility with devices (for example my OELD TV and my monitor and an older tablet can't read the former formats when reading from a USB dongle, but can read properly FLAC and PCM whereas most modern receiver and soundbar can read DTS-HD and DolbyTruHD):

1. Will I give the same spatialisation/impact/effects ? Well, same results but just in FLAC format?
2. Can it output 5.1 and 7.1 ?
3. Can it "play" Atmos too?
4. If FLAC = roughly PCM or DTS-HD or Dolby TruHD in term of quality + compatible with way more devices, especially older ones, then why do Blu-ray don't use FLAC instead as its compression is better?
5. If I understand correctly, Dolby TruHD and DTS-HD have PCM at their core and they act more like containers right? and when decoded by receivers or soundbars, it actually reads PCM internally (something like that) right? Is it the same with FLAC? Like if I convert DTS-HD or DolbyTruHD to FLAC does it mean that PCM is also in the FLAC format? (like a container ?)

Thank you
N'Cha is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21st September 2023, 17:31   #2  |  Link
microchip8
ffx264/ffhevc author
 
microchip8's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: /dev/video0
Posts: 1,820
Both DTS-HD MA and TruHD are a form of lossless compression, same as FLAC is a form of lossess compression. For example, TruHD is Meridian Lossless Packing. A type of lossless compression.
FLAC does not support Objects like Atmos or DTS X.
PCM is not in FLAC/Atmos/DTS X. It's what you get when you DECOMPRESS it. PCM can be seen as "raw" audio, and FLAC as a (lossless) compression tool.
__________________
TV: Samsung QE50Q60T AVR: Denon AVR-X1700H CD: Yamaha CD-S300 Tuner: TechniSat 143v3 BD: Samsung UBD-M8500 Speakers: Klipsch Reference Phono: Audio-Technica AT-LP120X Amp: Marantz PM6007
microchip8 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 14:16.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2023, vBulletin Solutions Inc.