DTS 6.1 Tracks automatically being downmixed to 5.1

[CSManiac33]

This is an issue I have run across trying to rip a couple of DVDs with DTS ES 6.1 tracks where it automatically converts them into a 5.1 track without any indication. I can understand this being an option as I have had compatibility issues with 6.1 tracks before but it shouldn't be the only option available and done without any indication.

[dcoke22]

I don't think I have any DVDs with DTS-ES Discreet 6.1, but I would guess you could make a backup of the disc (icon of yellow folder with green arrow) and then open the resulting .iso file in something else, like the MKVToolNix tools, and create a .mkv file from there. It might handle that audio codec better.

[CSManiac33]

Yeah that is what I did to get the 6.1s but it just shouldn't like be automatically downmixing it and older builds use to not do this.

[dcoke22]

Are you running on Linux? The reason I ask is because the latest versions of MakeMKV on Linux support a different, newer version of FFMPEG. Maybe this behavior is a side effect of the newer version of FFMPEG used?

It is my understanding that on Windows and Macintosh, MakeMKV ships with a tiny version of FFMPEG baked in.