No HD audio for M2TS in WMC but fine in GraphEdit?

[cncb]

I am having a strange problem of no audio when playing M2TS files (blu-ray rips with HD audio) through WMC. If I load up a file in GraphEdit it uses LAV audio as expected and bitstreams the audio over HDMI. Any idea why it is not doing the same in WMC? Thanks.

[staknhalo]

I gotta be 'that guy' - you using a codec pack or third party player inside WMC? Cause it doesn't play HD audio normally.

[cncb]

I'm only using LAV Splitter and LAV Audio with the built-in player. HD Audio works for MKV just not M2TS for some reason.

[staknhalo]

I'm only using LAV Splitter and LAV Audio with the built-in player. HD Audio works for MKV just not M2TS for some reason.

I don't know if I'm wording this correctly - but m2ts is handled by WMC by default - so it's probably passing off the contents of that container to the Microsoft decoders. You would have to associate m2ts with the LAV splitter (never installed it by itself, so I don't know if it has association settings). I'm assuming that's what shark's pack does; as that's what I use and it uses LAV to decode.

[cncb]

I'm not sure where the WMC-specific settings would be since the system seems to be set up properly for M2TS and HD Audio (plays properly in GraphEdit).

[Shark007]

.... (plays properly in GraphEdit).

Graphedit is renditious of Directshow playback.
WMP and WC both prefer Media Foundation 1st, before using Directshow.
This is why the Windows players are failing you when it comes to m2ts files.

I realize using a codecpack is not for everyone. The reputation caused by crappacks over the years is difficult to overcome. These crappacks is what lead me to produce my own pack but I am not posting to entice you to try my releases. An easy solution for you is to get Metafox from my tools page. Its a GUI for mkvtoolnix and will extract the contents from the m2ts file(s) and place them untouched, into an mkv. No re-encoding is done what-so-ever. This software can process a single file of an entire folder. The only caveat is that it does not work over network paths. After installation of Metafox, there will be a shortcut on your Desktop. All you need to do is drag n drop a file or folder to the desktop shortcut and it will begin processing immediately.

[cncb]

.... (plays properly in GraphEdit).

Graphedit is renditious of Directshow playback.
WMP and WC both prefer Media Foundation 1st, before using Directshow.
This is why the Windows players are failing you when it comes to m2ts files.

Thanks for the explanation. I was trying to avoid converting these all back to MKV (I converted them to M2TS for DLNA streaming) but it sounds like the best solution.

[Shark007]

I was trying to avoid converting these all back to MKV (I converted them to M2TS for DLNA streaming) but it sounds like the best solution.

Well, you're making me toss a bit of enticement your way.
(looking beyond the fact that it would play the HD audio in the m2ts files in the Windows players)

My software enables DLNA playback of MKV"s but only when pushed from the PC to the device.
If you use Windows 8, my software will allow you to use the LAV filters during DLNA playback (when pushed).

Whenever you pull the playback using a dlna device to navigate the share on a server/pc, playback relies on the capabilities of the dlna device.