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WinampAC3

This program is a Winamp 2.x/5.x input plugin to play .ac3 and .dts files. Based on the same decoder library used in AC3Filter.

Main features:

Playback:

  • Watch movies with AC3 and DTS audio tracks
  • Listen multi-channel (AC3/DTS) AudioCD
  • Playback WAV files with AC3/DTS content, ripped from multi-channel AudioCD without any conversion of these files.
  • Playback raw .AC3 and DTS files (with help of AC3File filter)

Process:

  • Up-mix any audio track (even plain stereo) up to 6 channels
  • Down-mix any audio track to any number of channels (to match your speaker configuration)
  • If you have an external Dolby ProLogic decoder, you may use ProLogic down-mix to help DPL decoder to extract surround information
  • Watch movies under poor hearing conditions (noisy environment, weak speakers, ...)
  • Decrease dynamic range to watch movies at night
  • Apply time shift to the audio track to synchronize audio with video.
  • Adjust gain of every input/output channel independently to compensate loudness differences
  • Adjust time delays for every channel to compensate different distances to loudspeakers.

SPDIF output:

  • Passthrough AC3 and DTS over SPDIF without any change to external decoder
  • Encode any audio to AC3 and transmit it over SPDIF
  • USB sound cards supported

WinampAC3 v1.01a with DTS and SPDIF support!

Submitted by valex on Thu, 09/14/2006 - 20:00.
WinampAC3

Release notes:

New WinampAC3 version! It is based on the latest AC3Filter v1.09a code and supports all its features. AC3Filter code is now stable, but most of old Winamp plugin code was rewritten and just roughly tested. Therefore it should be considered as ALFA release. If you need stable plugin version use WinampAC3 0.60b.

Tested with Winamp 5 but should work with Winamp 2 as well.

Awaiting for your comments at forum!

What's new:

  • DTS decoding support!!!
  • AC3/DTS SPDIF passthrough
  • Real-time AC3 encoding for multichannel SPDIF output
  • Extended decoder information
  • SPDIF output options:
  • Enable/disable AC3 encoder
  • Enable/disable encoding of stereo PCM
  • Option to output SPDIF stream as PCM
  • Sample rate check
  • Option to check output format support
  • SPDIF reinit after pause/seek
  • As-is output mode (without change of number of channels)
  • Level meters are now synchronized with playback
  • Attack/Release speed adjust
  • Bass redirection
  • Per-channel gain control
  • no equalizer :(

How to use SPDIF options read here: AC3Filter and SPDIF

Downloads
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WinampAC3 1.01a Installer
WinampAC3 v1.01a Source code