How to enable Dolby hardware decoding in Creative xfi Xtreme Gamer

hussain · Oct 10, 2008, 12:54 PM

I bought the creative xtreme music when xfi first came out for use in my htpc. I connected the sound card with my creative gigaworks s750 speakers to watch movies on my 42 inch plasma.

After the xtreme music died. I went out and bought creative xtreme gamer(as xtreme music was no longer around) without realizing that xtreme gamer did not hardware decode dolby.

Since the replacement of xtreme music with xtreme gamer; I have always had a problem with the clarity of dialogue in movies.

It was only a few days ago that i stumbled upon this issue of "hardware vs softwer" decode of dolby sound in creative sound cards while reading about daniel K fiasco., So now like any audio head, i desperately want hardware decoded sound from my xtreme gamer sound card for dvd's in my htpc.

As per release notes of the new xfi drivers (see below), I won't have hardware decoded dolby sound even, if i install the new drivers released by creative which supposingly allow hardware decoded sound as i own xtreme gamer.

Sound Blaster X-Fi Series with DVD-Audio Playback and Dolby Digital/DTS Decoding

So is there any moded driver out there which can help me get hardware decoded dolby sound from my xfi xtreme gamer sound card.

Thankyou in advance.

hussain · Oct 10, 2008, 01:01 PM

I will appreciate any response thanks.

hussain · Oct 10, 2008, 08:48 PM

comone there are so many learned people out here . please reply

hussain · Oct 11, 2008, 09:41 AM

anyone please help, i am desperate

Robert McClelland · Oct 11, 2008, 12:52 PM

Did you even try my driver set? You might have go back to XP decorder only for that I don't know if your card would work on vista with that card.

**dj_stick** · Oct 11, 2008, 05:24 PM

iirc, there is no hardware decoding, it's all done in software by the driver software (if available)

hussain · Oct 11, 2008, 11:17 PM

If there is no hardware decoding than why does it matter if we use powerdvd decoder or creatives own software decoder

**dj_stick** · Oct 12, 2008, 12:37 AM

it doesn't (provided I am right and there is no hardware decoding)

hussain · Oct 12, 2008, 07:25 AM

so is it true????anyone

hussain · Oct 12, 2008, 07:28 AM

i have used the daniel-k drivers given in the link belwo and then tried to play "hotel california .dts" but to no avail.....there is only a buzzing sound coming out of speakers. so what should i do.

http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/x-fi-drivers/

***temeteus82*** · Oct 12, 2008, 08:41 AM

It is driver level decoding of DTS/DD so you should set the DTS/DD decoding on on the Audio Console. And then send the DTS/DD audio to SPDIF. At least I got it working like that when I was on XP and had X-Fi eXtreme Music.

hussain · Oct 12, 2008, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by temeteus82

It is driver level decoding of DTS/DD so you should set the DTS/DD decoding on on the Audio Console. And then send the DTS/DD audio to SPDIF. At least I got it working like that when I was on XP and had X-Fi eXtreme Music.

1. How can i turn dts/dd decoding on , on the audio console because i just cannot find the option.

2. How can i send dts/dd audio to spdif.

3. what is spdif.

4. I am using creative gigaworks s750 speakers.

***temeteus82*** · Oct 12, 2008, 10:42 AM

1. Well I had that configuration in the cretives own tool that was used to adjust the EQ and stuff... There were menu that was about DD and DTS...

2. In the programs like PoverDVD has it in the audio configuration.

3. SPDIF = Sony Philips Digital Interface Format. S/PDIF ? Wikipedia

hussain · Oct 13, 2008, 05:21 AM

No matter what i do. i have tried daniel k drivers as well as drivers by robert but i still cannot see an option of dolby decoder in my audio console. It leads me to beleive that probably xtreme gamer doesn't have dolby hardware decoding.

Can anybody confirm.

hussain · Oct 13, 2008, 11:55 PM

come on people can anyone please answer