Option to automatically choose the audio stream with most channels

[dteirney]

We are playing back a lot of TV shows recorded using Myth TV.

Many of the TV shows we watch here in New Zealand are broadcast in digital with 2 audio streams.
* 2 channel AAC stereo (first stream)
* 5.1 surround sound AC3 (second stream)

We can change the stream being used through the Audio settings, but are having to do this for all TV shows or Movies that we watch through myth://. I've tried "Save as default for all" with the second AC3 stream chosen but that didn't seem to work.

Would be great if XBMC could automatically chose the audio stream with the most channels if there is more than one.

[jmarshall]

WTF are they doing it backwards. Stupid NZers! TV1 and 2 have an ac3 stream as well, huh? I shall have a play with the new telly...

Request sounds reasonable though - if a default stream isn't previously set, picking the "best" should be something that can be done. I suggest taking a search of trac and seeing whether there's a ticket already for this, and if not, add one :)

Cheers,
Jonathan

[dteirney]

It's only TV3 that is currently broadcasting multiple audio streams. That seems to be the channel where we have lots of TV shows and Movies recorded though...

I'd be surprised if some of the other channels don't support surround sound down the track though.

Couldn't find an existing ticket in trac that covered this so there's a new one at http://xbmc.org/trac/ticket/5773.

[dteirney]

There's a patch attached to the trac ticket if anyone wants to give this a go.