[SurroundSound] Re: Can you stream DVD-A Audio Object Files with a DLNA server?

Thanks, and yes I can see how labeling the FLAC properly is important.

BTW can a FLAC be checked to see what it's original source file format
was?

On Aug 2, 12:35 pm, scolumbo <sacolu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In answer to your question, yes you can rip FLAC's from VOB's or
> AOB's. Just be sure to label the source of these FLAC files if you
> decide to share FLAC's ripped from a VOB container (lossy DTS or DD)
> so that someone doesn't mistake these lossy files as lossless. There
> was a discussion of this in another thread at SSGG awhile back.
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> The FLAC files should be identical to the original source, just
> compressed losslessly.
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> On Aug 1, 10:08 pm, citysoundman <bobkirschn...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > I just re-read your post, and now I see the advantage to iso attached
> > playback on the Oppo - menu control/video playback, etc. This makes me
> > wonder: what are the specific differences/limitations of ripped flacs
> > vs. the original DVD-A besides not having menu control and access to
> > videos?
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> > And can you rip flacs from both the hi-res/lossless AOB's as well as
> > the VOB's? (of course the AOB's are what you want.)
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> > Thanks!
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> > On Aug 1, 5:28 pm, scolumbo <sacolu...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > I use Twonky to stream to my Oppo 93. Unfortunately, the Oppo supports
> > > the VOB container format, but not AOB.  I have FLAC files ripped from
> > > most of my DVD-A's so they can be streamed via Twonky. No problem
> > > streaming multichannel or stereo FLAC files ripped from DVD-A's.
> > > However, since Oppo began supporting ISO's from attached storage, I
> > > now play my DVD-A ISO's on the Oppo from an attached hard drive. It's
> > > nice to have full menu control and access to any videos and the hi-rez
> > > stereo tracks from the ISO's.  The hard drive attached to the Oppo
> > > also serves as a back-up to the ISO's on my PC hard drive.  The only
> > > hassle is disconnecting the attached hard drive and lugging it the PC
> > > to synch/add files. There is currently no way to stream ISO's via
> > > DLNA, supposedly because the DLNA protocol doesn't support it.
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> > > On Aug 1, 1:27 am, citysoundman <bobkirschn...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > I have a bunch of DVD-A discs stored as .iso files. I mount them on my
> > > > desktop (Mac), and  I would like to stream the hi res DVD-A files
> > > > (Audio Object Files, or AOB's) to my Oppo BDP-93. Currently I am using
> > > > Twonky, and I can only stream the VOB Dolby Surround files in the
> > > > VIDEO_TS folder, not the AOB files in the AUDIO_TS folder. It seems
> > > > that Twonky does not support AOB streaming.
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> > > > Is it possible to stream the AOB files? Or is it standard practice to
> > > > convert the files to Flac and stream them as Flac? I would love to be
> > > > able to stream the AOB's if possible.
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> > > > Thanks in advance!

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