[pulseaudio-tickets] [PulseAudio] #167: Support AC3 Passthrough

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#167: Support AC3 Passthrough
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  Reporter:  FireRabbit   |       Owner:  lennart
      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new    
  Priority:  low          |   Milestone:         
 Component:  core         |    Severity:  minor  
Resolution:               |    Keywords:         
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Comment (by lennart):

 SPDIF doesn't support uncompressed audio with more than two channels. Only
 AC3 via SPDIF supports more than two.

 For analog audio however, we do support surround just fine.

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Ticket URL: <http://pulseaudio.org/ticket/167#comment:11>
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