A wild suggestion idea: Convert option for Dolby audio

[Webtica]

Hi there,

I had been thinking. I am using a Sonos surround system with Apple TV with infuse.
It would be a cool idea to optionally also convert the TrueHD 7.1 or DTS-X to Dolby Atmos 5.1 surround. As of now it outputs 7.1 PCM as TrueHD is not supported.

What are your thoughts?

[cryptochrome]

As far as I know, the Dolby encoders aren't free. They cost pretty hefty licensing fees. At least that's what my research on the topic revealed when I was looking into converting to EAC Atmos for better compatibility with the AppleTV.

It's not even easy to buy. They only sell it to partners, like studios.

[Webtica]

I see, i should have looked first online for this. You can convert to EAC3 DDP+ but then it's better to use the PCM 7.1 channel i guess no?

[cryptochrome]

I am not much of an expert in audio formats, tbh. If you (or anyone else reading this) has any ideas, I can look into implementing them.