Asus Essence STX II User Manual page 25

SPDIF Out / DDL
Essence STX II is capable of outputting Dolby Digital Live, which is a real-time encoder that
transcodes any audio, including games and music, into industry-standard Dolby Digital bit-streams
on-the-fly. This is ideal for playback through a home theater system, creating an immersive and
impressive cinema surround sound experience. It enables a single digital connection to carry high
quality Dolby Digital surround audio from your PC to digital speakers and AV Receivers.
SPDIF Out. Tick this checkbox to enable S/PDIF output.
SPDIF Output Format/Functions.
From the dropdown list, select one of these formats:
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation, which is a typical raw audio data format.)
Dolby Digital advanced upmixing option. This advanced setting will automatically
upmix stereo (ch) content to 5.1 channel surround with Dolby Pro-Logic II when using
Dolby Digital Live Output.
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