and select VLC as the player to open it with. Mac: Linux: You also have the option to right click on the file itself and select Open With. After you have selected the track, click OK and VLC will start playing the track you chose. Now, click the Browse button next to the first white line at the top of the window with title "Open." and navigate through your harddrive for the DTS-WAV you wish to listen to and select it. You can get VLC for Windows from this URL.Ĭlick File and click the Open File option. VLC player, along with AC3Filter, will play back DTS-WAV without a hitch. The easiest method The easiest method to playback the DTS CD is using VLC. (Start->All Programs->AC3Filter->AC3 Filter Config) and head to System. After you have installed AC3Filter, open AC3Filter Config. Filter also supports ProLogicII audio as well. After you install the filter, all video players, including Microsoft's Windows Media Player, that use DirectShow, should be able to play AC3 and DTS audio correctly. AC3Filter is an open source AC3 decoding filter that allows you to watch videos with AC3-encoded surround audio. The file I am using is available here: The Other Side, DTS-WAV, 44.1 KHz Before getting into the methods, I found it is important to have AC3Filter installed.
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For this guide I will be using a test file from Kelly Industries which specializes in high-end audio. DTS is available on DVDs, but not lossleess, and for this guide we will be playing back DTS-WAV files which have come from enhanced audio-CDs or from concert DVDs or DTS CDs. Introduction What exactly is a DTS file? DTS is a multi-channel, usually 5.1 or 7.1, home theater lossy encoded audio format created by Digital Theater Systems. Many softwares have issues playing these files back, but luckily there are a few that make it very easy.
#RUN DTS AC3 FILTER HOW TO#
In this guide we will teach you how to playback DTS-WAV files that could have come from DTS CDs or enhanced audio CDs.