HELP: Playing ac3 files in Media Player

[Radiomans]

Hi All

I seem to have done something to my pc that has stoped it from playing ac3 files am not sure what i have done :o

I can make ac3 files with Sony Vegas 6, but now when i try to play them with windows media player (6.4.09.1128). The player starts but the play time
do not move and no sound, if i go into the advanced part of the properties tab and click on the ac3filter(v0.70b), in the main window and under bitstream information it show Channels = 1+1 - Dual mono, Sample rate = 0,
Bitrate = 0, and all others are blank, also media player keeps on running and
i have to go into task manager to stop it.

Now i d\l a THX-Trailer.mpg, this has ac3 5.1 audio and plays ok in Media Player(6.4.09.1128)

I have also installed Media Player Classic and that plays all the ac3 files on my pc ok, but this is no good for me, i use DVDlab Pro 1.55 to compile my
projects, useing pro EX within DVDlab i load up the .mpv and .ac3 files, but can not preview anything.

Can anyone shed any light on this, as i have already lost most of my hair :D

Thanks
Howard

[setarip_old]

Hi!
I seem to have done something to my pc that has stoped it from playing ac3 files am not sure what i have done
I can make ac3 files with Sony Vegas 6, but now when i try to play them with windows media player (6.4.09.1128).
If you are saying that such files previously played properly for you under this good ol' reliable version of Windows Media Player, and if your OS is WinXP, perform a "System Restore" back to the last time things were working properly.

Otherwise, try re-installing the player as follows:

Desktop>>Start>>Run Then type MPLAYER2.EXE