Tips for DVD-Audio Playback on PC
search Keywords: ctdvda2k.sys , dualcore, Windvd , powerdvd
After a very very frustrating experience using my first dvd-audio discs I am posting this mini help guide.
You must use the analog outs on your card. The Creative Audigy 2 ZS or greater such as X-Fi are the only soundcards that can playback true DVD-Audio in PCM or MLP @ 24/96 and not just DD or DTS tracks. There is hardware DRM protection required by the DVD-Audio standard that is the reason for this.
If you have a problem with BSOD errors on dualcore or hypethreaded systems caused by ctdvda2k.sys there is a simple but annoying fix. Disable the autoplay function of the player. Then goto your task manager and make sure CTDVDA.exe is using only 1 CPU by right clicking on it and making sure only 1 cpu is checkboxed. You will have to do this every time you start the player!
More information can be found here:
http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs...message.id=38962&query.id=19970#M38962]http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=soundblaster&message.id=38962&query.id=19970#M38962[/URL]
DVD-A players:
1) WINDVD7: Works by using the creative driver ctdvda2k.sys (no advantage to just using Creative player)
2) POWERDVD6: does not work on protected content, will only play DD and DTS for hybrid discs or downsample 96Khz to 48Khz
3) Creative Mediasource DVD-AUDIO PLAYER: comes with installation CD
**On X-Fi cards you will want to to switch to audio creation mode and and enable bit-match playback for the best sound quality.
I will answer any additional questions in this thread.
search Keywords: ctdvda2k.sys , dualcore, Windvd , powerdvd
After a very very frustrating experience using my first dvd-audio discs I am posting this mini help guide.
You must use the analog outs on your card. The Creative Audigy 2 ZS or greater such as X-Fi are the only soundcards that can playback true DVD-Audio in PCM or MLP @ 24/96 and not just DD or DTS tracks. There is hardware DRM protection required by the DVD-Audio standard that is the reason for this.
If you have a problem with BSOD errors on dualcore or hypethreaded systems caused by ctdvda2k.sys there is a simple but annoying fix. Disable the autoplay function of the player. Then goto your task manager and make sure CTDVDA.exe is using only 1 CPU by right clicking on it and making sure only 1 cpu is checkboxed. You will have to do this every time you start the player!
More information can be found here:
http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs...message.id=38962&query.id=19970#M38962]http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=soundblaster&message.id=38962&query.id=19970#M38962[/URL]
DVD-A players:
1) WINDVD7: Works by using the creative driver ctdvda2k.sys (no advantage to just using Creative player)
2) POWERDVD6: does not work on protected content, will only play DD and DTS for hybrid discs or downsample 96Khz to 48Khz
3) Creative Mediasource DVD-AUDIO PLAYER: comes with installation CD
**On X-Fi cards you will want to to switch to audio creation mode and and enable bit-match playback for the best sound quality.
I will answer any additional questions in this thread.
