Core i7, i5 & i3 LGA1156 Processors Thread: Clarkdale Supports HD Audio Bitstreaming! - Page 107

Originally Posted by tony7711

Many thanks to salacious and ricabullah!!! Reaaaaally appreciate your help!!!

Under your inspiration, I went to check the Manual Setup for RX-V863, Under Audio Select -->HDMI Set --> RX-V863. (was "other", meaning pass the audio signal to other device.)

Now, I get my Intel HD Audio support Multi-channel.

Thank you so much.

But yet, I don't have bit-stream HD from TMT3 or PD10...they both set to use HDMI audio output. any thoughts or help are really appreciated.

keep researching...feel I am seeing the light

Originally Posted by utee05

I to have issues getting bit-stream audio from TMT3. I have an ASRock H55M Pro and i3-530. I am able to get bitstream from mkvs via MPC-HC. Under TMT3 I have it set as HDMI output but when I choose the HD audio track in the disc I don't get any audio? Anyone have any suggestions on this?

Originally Posted by kegobeer

When I was using my H55M Pro, the only way I could get bitstreaming to work was to use ReClock.

Originally Posted by kegobeer

I followed some ReClock guide I found on the internet. I don't recall where it is though. You can tell ReClock to only work on certain applications, and TMT3 is one of them.

Originally Posted by tony7711

Many thanks to salacious and ricabullah!!! Reaaaaally appreciate your help!!!

Under your inspiration, I went to check the Manual Setup for RX-V863, Under Audio Select -->HDMI Set --> RX-V863. (was "other", meaning pass the audio signal to other device.)

Now, I get my Intel HD Audio support Multi-channel.

Thank you so much.

But yet, I don't have bit-stream HD from TMT3 or PD10...they both set to use HDMI audio output. any thoughts or help are really appreciated.

keep researching...feel I am seeing the light

Originally Posted by utee05

I to have issues getting bit-stream audio from TMT3. I have an ASRock H55M Pro and i3-530. I am able to get bitstream from mkvs via MPC-HC. Under TMT3 I have it set as HDMI output but when I choose the HD audio track in the disc I don't get any audio? Anyone have any suggestions on this?

Originally Posted by kegobeer

When I was using my H55M Pro, the only way I could get bitstreaming to work was to use ReClock.

Originally Posted by HTPCat

Gigabyte H57 or H55 mobo and i3 should give you HD bitstreaming with TMT3 .180 - reclock doesn't bitstream with TMT3 .180 and shouldn't be needed. ASRock first generation H55 mobo did not implement intel MEI drivers and required ReClock with TMT3 .170 - .175 to get bitstreaming. Current ASRock mobo now have allow intel MEI driver to be installed (which is required to get HD bitstreaming from commercial players).

Tony have you installed MEI drivers? What are your settings in windows sound and TMT3 audio? Should be HDMI and original primary audio.

Originally Posted by HTPCat

Gigabyte H57 or H55 mobo and i3 should give you HD bitstreaming with TMT3 .180 - reclock doesn't bitstream with TMT3 .180 and shouldn't be needed. ASRock first generation H55 mobo did not implement intel MEI drivers and required ReClock with TMT3 .170 - .175 to get bitstreaming. Current ASRock mobo now have allow intel MEI driver to be installed (which is required to get HD bitstreaming from commercial players).

Tony have you installed MEI drivers? What are your settings in windows sound and TMT3 audio? Should be HDMI and original primary audio.

Originally Posted by HTPCat

Gigabyte H57 or H55 mobo and i3 should give you HD bitstreaming with TMT3 .180 - reclock doesn't bitstream with TMT3 .180 and shouldn't be needed. ASRock first generation H55 mobo did not implement intel MEI drivers and required ReClock with TMT3 .170 - .175 to get bitstreaming. Current ASRock mobo now have allow intel MEI driver to be installed (which is required to get HD bitstreaming from commercial players).

Tony have you installed MEI drivers? What are your settings in windows sound and TMT3 audio? Should be HDMI and original primary audio.

Originally Posted by kegobeer

My m/b does not support MEI, the same as Tony's.

Tony - there is no workaround. MEI will not install on our motherboards.

Originally Posted by tony7711

my friend,

my m/b is Gigabyte H57USB3, I installed MEI and it shows installation completed, not saying error.

our m/b doesn't support MEI?

Originally Posted by tony7711

my friend,

my m/b is Gigabyte H57USB3, I installed MEI and it shows installation completed, not saying error.

our m/b doesn't support MEI?

Originally Posted by tony7711

Thank you so much, HTPCat!!!

I have installed MEI Drivers. And I did it again. I upgraded to TMT3 .180 version.

I set as you told me, in Audio setup page in TMT3, Sound Card: Intel Display Audio , as HDMI, as Original Primary Audio.

But everytime I tried to play some movies with HD Audio, the TMT3 will change "Original Primary Audio" to "PCM Lossless Audio" automatically. My AVR's screen shows 2 channels and DTS.

please help me. many thanks

Originally Posted by utee05

I have the TMT3 .180 and the first gen of ASRock H55 board so I am unable to install MEI driver. For my TMT3 setup I have it set to HDMI and original primary audio. I have tried using Reclock but can only get multich or core audio track, no hd-audio. Is there a 'workaround' to get the MEI drivers installed on early ASRock H55 boards?

Originally Posted by HTPCat

Could you tell me are you trying to play the movie from disc, iso, blu-ray file folder structure or file? What movie?

Originally Posted by notnyt

ati 5xxx cards do not have this problem.

Also, here are the custom timings I used to get smooth playback at 23.976 with my core i3


This is for 1920x1080 output

The proper timing info that I found to get 23.976 playback is as follows:

active pixels horizontal: 1920 vertical: 1080
front porch horizontal: 638 vertical: 4
sync width horizontal: 44 vertical: 5
total pixels horizontal: 2750 vertical: 1124
polarity horizontal: positive vertical: positive
refresh rate: 23.978

for 59.94:
front porch horizontal: 88 vertical: 4
sync width horizontal: 44 vertical: 5
total pixels horizontal: 2200 vertical: 1124
refresh rate: 59.942

for 29.97:
unverified (my projector cannot output at this refresh rate)
front porch horizontal: 638 vertical: 4
sync width horizontal: 44 vertical: 5
total pixels horizontal: 2750 vertical: 1124
polarity horizontal: positive vertical: positive
refresh rate: 29.972


50hz and 25hz do not seem to have any issues.

good luck

Originally Posted by tony7711

Thanks a lot for your help, HTPCat

I have tried following, all the same,

Avatar.2009.BluRay.US.1080p.AVC.DTS-HD.MA5.1, under this DIR, there are BDMV and CERTIFICATE folders. The movie file was packed as .m2ts under STREAM Folder. I double clicked the biggest m2ts file in the STREAM folder.

I also tried,

King.Kong.Extended.versions.2005.Blu-ray.REMUX.VC1.1080P.DTSHDMA

The Dark Knight 2008 Bluray 1080p CEE VC-1 TrueHD

same file format as Avatar

The.Bourne.Supremacy.2004.Blu-ray.REMUX.VC1.1080P.DTSHDMA.DD51, in .TS format.

all of above can only be palyed in 2 channels mode. the audio setup in TMT3switched from "original primary audio" to "PCM lossless Mix" automaticcaly.

Really appretiate your help

Originally Posted by PeterPL

I have i3 + H55, last time I changed my desktop refresh to 23Hz in Intel drivers, run XBMC and it shows 23.98Hz run and test few MKV 1080p movies in 24p and it was ultra smooth without any juddering, so it's means thats its no 24p problem now ? I'm asking because movies are in 23.976.

When it was set on 59Hz in drivers (59.94Hz XBMC) was big juddering.

Originally Posted by PeterPL

I have i3 + H55, last time I changed my desktop refresh to 23Hz in Intel drivers, run XBMC and it shows 23.98Hz run and test few MKV 1080p movies in 24p and it was ultra smooth without any juddering, so it's means thats its no 24p problem now ? I'm asking because movies are in 23.976.

When it was set on 59Hz in drivers (59.94Hz XBMC) was big juddering.

Originally Posted by hdtv47lg70

please elaborate on this! where are you entering these custom settins?

for the record.. any hd playback on my i3/p7h55mpro looks stuttery in any software player.. ie tmt, powerdvd, or mpc.. but if i run reclock with them.. even though it doesnt show a change in the refresh rate it looks much much smoother.. i hope it isnt my imagination.. but when i run reclock most of the time it has a red clock face in the toolbar.. but playback still looks so much smoother.. however then bitstream doesnt work...LOL.. it is either bitstreaming or flawless, chopless, stutterless video with pcm, or choppy stuttery video and bitstream audio... grrrr

Originally Posted by utee05

Which drivers are you currently running that you don't see any issues with 24p playback?