I have SPDIF passthrough in Vista x

After trying to solve this for quite a while I finally found a way to get SPDIF passthrough in Vista x64. Apparently it's been working all the time, the trick is you need to use a 64bit player. Vista is by default using the 32bit version of WMP found in C:\Program Files(86)\, but if you go to C:\Program Files\ you will find the 64bit version of WMP.
Be aware that the 64bit version of WMP requires 64bit codecs and a 64bit codec pack is very likely to interfere with the audio processing.
If you are not getting SPDIF passthrough after installing a codec pack, make sure your audio decoder is set to "MPA Decoder Filter". If you still don't have SPDIF passthrough, put in a DVD and go to Tools --> Options --> DVD --> Advanced and set your output to SPDIF. I got a BSOD while trying to apply SPDIF output to a movie that hadn't been stopped, so I recommend you stop the movie before changing the output.
I hope this will work for you, as it did for me.

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Message Edited by ron007g on 08-0-2008 04:03 PM

SPDIF passthrough availibility in future for vista

Hello,
will SPDIF passthrough comes later for vista64 or is it a deathend?

ShadowMaster wrote:
By writing proper drivers?
Remember, unless there is an ACTIVE protected stream playing, like protected Blue Ray or HD Dvd, windows locks down nothing. It's not until there is an acti've stream running, that is protected and specifies that that in order to run this stream, you must close down amongst other things SPDIF, you are able to use SPDIF amongst others just fine.
OK. Thanks for the info.

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It seems that hour 8 of frustrated troubleshooting turned up the cure: all of this boils down to Logitech's stupid Quickcam Fusion drivers. With Logitech's "AEC" echo cancellation mode enabled for the built-in microphone, their drivers automatically turn audio acceleration down to second from the bottom. This results in the X-Fi performing nearly no hardware processing (later testing with DXDiag also said I had no hardware buffer). This results in no multi-channel audio, and no SPDIF passthrough.
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4) Unplug the camera.
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Creative just admitted it is a bug - this is information from the "what was fixed" in the latest version of Creative Console Launcher:
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Will this ever be fixed for Audigy software?
Message Edited by Simplex on 06-02-2009 07:02 PM

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