importing 5.1 audio to iTunes???

[yogibear34]

Hi,

I used the AppleTV setting on Handbrake to convert two chapters of RED CLIFF, with two audio channels - a stereo (for iPod) and a 5.1 (for Apple TV).

But when I added them to iTunes the 5.1 track became stereo.

How do I import a video with 5.1 to iTunes so I can copy it to AppleTV?

Cheers.

[thompson]

Activity log?

[dynaflash]

What tells you that the 5.1 surround track was converted to stereo ?

[yogibear34]

If I switch between audio tracks in iTunes, it has both marked as stereo.

Plus, when I played it through AppleTV and my sound system, it was only stereo.

[d77nz]

Hi there

I had the same problem and after extensive googling I found the answer.
Apple have changed iTunes and Apple TV preferences relating to the 5.1 playback (or rather encoded output).
To enable it in iTunes do the following:
1. Disable equalizer
2. Quit iTunes
3. Using terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal) type the following: defaults write com.cod3r.a52codec attemptPassthrough 1
4. Open iTunes and you're good to go.

iTunes disables encoded output for movies that haven't been purchased from the store. This re-enables it.
Not sure how to perform the same for Apple TV tho.

D