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Ok, I fixed my issue by reinstalling Dirac. Windows 10 is quickly becoming unreliable. It seems if you don't install updates in a certain order, PowerDVD will not work right with UHD:
For example, updating my intel graphics drivers prevented PowerDVD from seeing my HDCP 2.2 TV. Solution: uninstall and reinstall PowerDVD.
As it turns out, uninstalling and updating the graphics card drivers or PowerDVD caused Dirac to stop working, but with only certain programs like PowerDVD. Solution: reinstall Dirac.
So now, everytime I have to update my graphic drivers, I have to reinstall PowerDVD + patch from 5/2017, then I have to reinstall Dirac.
There has to be another way! I hope for everyone's sake they know to prevent Windows 10 from updating their graphics drivers (because it does this by default, and it may break PowerDVD).
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I am also not getting sound with my PowerDVD 17 (May 2, 2017 patch installed), but ONLY when trying to use Dirac Live to output sound.
I have my Kaby Lake PC's HDMI 2.0 port wired directly to my TV (video and audio work through TV).
I use this USB audio device to feed digital sound out into my stereo and get sound:
https://www.amazon.com/GUSTARD-U12-384KHz-Digital-Interface/dp/B00PU3R6KY/
BUT when I try to use Dirac Live software: http://www.dirac.com/online-store/
I get no sound, but video works. I also cannot even play music files when using Dirac, which is really disapointing.
Foobar2000 and KODI both work well with Dirac.
I tried using the default sound device, two channel, etc...
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I am also not getting sound with my PowerDVD 17 (May 2, 2017 patch installed), but ONLY when trying to use Dirac Live to output sound.
I have my Kaby Lake PC's HDMI 2.0 port wired directly to my TV (video and audio work through TV).
I use this USB audio device to feed digital sound out into my stereo and get sound:
https://www.amazon.com/GUSTARD-U12-384KHz-Digital-Interface/dp/B00PU3R6KY/
BUT when I try to use Dirac Live software: http://www.dirac.com/online-store/
I get no sound, but video works. I also cannot even play music files when using Dirac, which is really disapointing.
Foobar2000 and KODI both work well with Dirac.
I tried using the default sound device, two channel, etc...
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With respect, I know not everyone here is an audio expert, but you really owe it to yourself to do more research and listen to some actively crossed over systems running highend pro audio gear.
AVR's suck in comparison to my stereo setup. Not only is the noise floor higher on the preouts (if I wanted to use my Benchmark AHB-2 amps with an AVR), the amps inside an AVR pale in comparison to the ultra low IMD the amps I am using have. Also, an AVR lacks anyway to activelly crossover my speakers (missing out on huge performance gains).
Even the best processors available will not have the dynamic range and processing capability my stereo setup has as I'm using foobar2000 with 64 bit ASIO drivers feeding into Dirac Live software on my PC. Then everything is output digitally to an active crossover that implements FIR filters for my woofer, midrange and tweeter and a well selected IIR filter for my subs.
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Sadly, we can't buy a 20 to 32 channel processor for less than five figures. The only logical solution is to let our PC's decode these 3d sound formats.
I'd pay $500+ in a heartbeat if there was an Atmos/DTS-X/Aura 3d software solution as I could use dirac live PC software with and have an ultimate system competing with processors costing well over $20k.
Plenty of decent looking AES/EBU pci-e soundcards that do 32 digital channels out (and appear as a single soundcard so in theory dirac and even powerdvd could use them), and then I could add a few nicer speaker processors (Xilica XD4080) that take AES inputs and drive 32 amp channels.
I mean, if u want to have a good speaker setup, you need a AVR anyway. So i think, Cyberlink simply isnt allowed to passthrough the atmos bitstream by missing licence.
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Sadly, we can't buy a 20 to 32 channel processor for less than five figures. The only logical solution is to let our PC's decode these 3d sound formats.
I'd pay $500+ in a heartbeat if there was an Atmos/DTS-X/Aura 3d software solution as I could use dirac live PC software with and have an ultimate system competing with processors costing well over $20k.
Plenty of decent looking AES/EBU pci-e soundcards that do 32 digital channels out (and appear as a single soundcard so in theory dirac and even powerdvd could use them), and then I could add a few nicer speaker processors (Xilica XD4080) that take AES inputs and drive 32 amp channels.
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Exactly. So many posts here and only a few get it. Sadly, we can't buy a 20 to 32 channel processor for less than five figures (people here that keep saying to buy an AVR come off as being very miss informed)!
I'd pay $500+ in a heartbeat if there was an Atmos/DTS-X/Aura 3d software solution as I could do a custom dirac calibration too with my PC and have an ultimate system competing with processors costing well over $20k, and it'd be upgradable too.
Plenty of decent looking AES/EBU pci-e soundcards that do 32 digital channels out (and appear as a single soundcard so in theory dirac and even powerdvd could use them), and then I could add a few nicer speaker processors (Xilica XD4080) that take AES inputs and drive 32 amp channels.
If you want an AVR that sounds shoddy and has limited processing power, that is your choice. However, there is some nice pro gear such as the Xilica stuff that does 40 bit processing and has ultra low noise floors (much lower than Denon and Marantz, etc...).
Also, to others saying there is no software that can do this are wrong. The Trinnov Altitude 32 is a PC and doesn't rely on DSP chips.
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