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DTS Files - timalina - 03-08-2023 12:12
I have a number of multichannel .dts files that I would like to be able to stream. Is there any way to achieve that other than through lossy conversion to a supported file type?
RE: DTS Files - simoncn - 03-08-2023 12:51
To use these files with MinimServer, you would need to convert them to one of the formats listed in the Audio files section.
RE: DTS Files - timalina - 04-08-2023 10:12
(03-08-2023 12:51)simoncn Wrote: To use these files with MinimServer, you would need to convert them to one of the formats listed in the Audio files section.
Thanks. Can I presume that would mean lossy conversion and that none of these formats are containers?
RE: DTS Files - simoncn - 04-08-2023 10:54
I am not familiar with the .dts format and I don't know whether conversion would be lossy or lossless. Perhaps someone else can comment on this.
The .mp4 format is a container (see this page) and it supports multichannel and video. MinimServer is an audio server only and ignores any video content in a .mp4 file.
RE: DTS Files - bubbleguuum - 06-08-2023 11:46
DTS is a lossy multichannel audio format. So for best quality you want to convert it to a lossless multichannel audio format such as FLAC.
RE: DTS Files - timalina - 08-08-2023 11:47
(06-08-2023 11:46)bubbleguuum Wrote: DTS is a lossy multichannel audio format. So for best quality you want to convert it to a lossless multichannel audio format such as FLAC.
Thank you both - that is helpful. I think I'll leave them as they are and play them outside of Minimserver.