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  1. 1st Oct 2004 21:47 #1
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    According to sapphire technology, their new "Theatrix" capture card will support 2-Channel Dolby Digital encoding (and MPEG-2 hardware encoding too)... seems VERY interesting.
    http://www.sapphiretech.com/vga/theatrix.asp
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  2. 2nd Oct 2004 00:21 #2
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    Finally! I was waiting for something like this from ATI from a long time.
    Any info when the cards will be available and at what price?

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    Nothing in that link leads me to believe 100% hardware support.
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  4. 2nd Oct 2004 13:15 #4
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    Originally Posted by lordsmurf
    Nothing in that link leads me to believe 100% hardware support.
    The chip DOES have MPEG-2 hardware encoding (according to ATI), but about the dolby part... well, I must admit I have no idea whether it will be software or hardware encoding. But I don't think anyone would complain if it is only software encoded; being able to encode directly to AC3 while capturing doesn't seem too bad (to a "compliant" AC3 file)
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    wait wait.... uhm.... a video card to support 2 channel AC3 encoding? I smell software support.
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    Haven't standalone recorders already had DD/AC3 support in hardware for a while now?
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  7. 3rd Oct 2004 14:34 #7
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    ATI claims that the new chip can capture video and audio, so audio will not be captured by the audio card, but by the ATI card.
    BTW, even if it is software encoded AC3... well, it doesn't matter, does it?
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    If its 100% hardware they got a winner!!!
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