Multimedia Playback; Watching Dvds - Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SB1394 User Manual

Using Applications
Multimedia
Playback

Watching DVDs

Some software DVD player
versions may not decode
5.1 output, but can pass the
S/PDIF output to an external
device. You may enable
SPDIF output in the audio
properties of these
applications to allow Sound
Blaster Audigy to decode a
Dolby Digital signal.
Sound Blaster Audigy offers you high-quality multimedia playback, digital
entertainment, content creation capability, Internet entertainment and gaming.
The following pages tell you which applications would best suit your needs.
You may enjoy 5.1 Dolby Digital sound output from DVD movies encoded with
Dolby Digital sound in one of two ways with Sound Blaster Audigy.
1. Output the encoded Dolby Digital signal to an external Dolby Digital (AC-3)
decoder; such as the Creative Inspire 5700 speaker system, Cambridge
SoundWorks DTT2500, PlayWorks DTT2500, or DTT3500 Digital speaker systems,
or an AV receiver with a Dolby Digital decoder.
2. Dolby Digital (AC-3) sound can also be decoded by Sound Blaster Audigy and
sent out as analog audio through Line Out 1, Line Out 2, and Digital/Analog jacks
of the sound card.
In both cases you will need a second generation DVD-ROM drive, and a software
DVD player (such as InterVideo's WinDVD or Cyberlink's PowerDVD). SPDIF
Output must be enabled in the audio properties of the software DVD player so that
the Dolby Digital signal can be sent to Sound Blaster Audigy.
If the Dolby Digital signal is to be decoded by an external decoder, AC-3 decoding
must be disabled in the Speaker - Settings section of Surround Mixer. For more
information, refer to the Creative Surround Mixer online Help.
Using Applications 4-1