Missing Audio Dialog in TV programs.

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Missing Audio Dialog in TV programs.

I hooked up my new Apple TV and turned on home sharing in my Mac mini iTunes. I can see all of my content and play it through the ATV. The one problem I'm having is with the audio in some of my purchased television programs. The audio is fine when watching the program on the mini but when I go downstairs and watch it through my ATV I only hear the background audio. When the actors speak there is no audio. Not all of my content has this issue. Has anybody else seen this and know how to fix the problem?

Mac Mini, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Nov 28, 2010 12:22 AM

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Chenks

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Nov 28, 2010 3:37 AM in response to Global Hawk Guy

sandude wrote:
When the actors speak there is no audio.

sounds like the content has a 5.1 audio track, and you are outputting it to a device that isn't 5.1 compatible, or isn't configured correctly.

with 5.1 audio, the speech track comes out the centre speaker, and the background comes from the left/right and rear speakers.

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Nov 28, 2010 12:16 PM in response to Global Hawk Guy

You are correct. I'm currently running my 5.1 receiver in stereo mode. I switched the receiver accordingly and all the audio is now present. Thanks.

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