[HELP] OPUS 7.1 audio problem (?)

[Selur]

No clue, can't reproduce the problem here.
Did two test encodes with 7.1 audio and the output plays fine, no stuttering.

F:\Hybrid\64bit>MediaInfo.exe "g:\Output\T2 DTS-HD 7.1.mkv" General Unique ID : 94988206616419280386751504160944266073 (0x4776102A820B41B36F1C9CCFA7179B59) Complete name : g:\Output\T2 DTS-HD 7.1.mkv Format : Matroska Format version : Version 4 File size : 55.8 MiB Duration : 25 s 575 ms Overall bit rate : 18.3 Mb/s Frame rate : 23.976 FPS Encoded date : 2024-07-25 18:18:08 UTC Writing application : mkvmerge v86.0 ('Winter') 64-bit Writing library : libebml v1.4.5 + libmatroska v1.7.1 / Lavf61.5.101 Encoding Gui : Hybrid 2024.07.24.1 Video ID : 1 Format : VC-1 Format profile : Advanced@L3 Codec ID : V_MS/VFW/FOURCC / WVC1 Codec ID/Hint : Microsoft Duration : 25 s 568 ms Bit rate : 17.9 Mb/s Width : 1 920 pixels Height : 1 080 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 23.976 (23976/1000) FPS Original frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Compression mode : Lossy Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.360 Stream size : 54.6 MiB (98%) Default : No Forced : No Audio ID : 2 Format : Opus Codec ID : A_OPUS Duration : 25 s 575 ms Bit rate : 409 kb/s Channel(s) : 8 channels Channel layout : L R C Ls Rs Lb Rb LFE Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 50.010 FPS (960 SPF) Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 1.25 MiB (2%) Writing library : opusenc from opus-tools 0.2-34-g98f3ddc Language : English Default : Yes Forced : No Comment : Processed by SoX ENCODER_OPTIONS : --bitrate 512 --comp 10 --framesize 20 --expect-loss 0 --max-delay 1000

F:\Hybrid\64bit>MediaInfo.exe "g:\Output\Tron Legacy Sample DTS-HD 7.1.mkv" General Unique ID : 84444144661505629638357901537594742388 (0x3F8759C65F64B56329C418D6283E9674) Complete name : g:\Output\Tron Legacy Sample DTS-HD 7.1.mkv Format : Matroska Format version : Version 4 File size : 168 MiB Duration : 59 s 852 ms Overall bit rate mode : Variable Overall bit rate : 23.6 Mb/s Frame rate : 23.976 FPS Encoded date : 2024-07-25 18:22:15 UTC Writing application : mkvmerge v86.0 ('Winter') 64-bit Writing library : libebml v1.4.5 + libmatroska v1.7.1 Encoding Gui : Hybrid 2024.07.24.1 Video ID : 1 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L4.1 Format settings : CABAC / 4 Ref Frames Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, Reference frames : 4 frames Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=12 Format settings, Slice count : 6 slices per frame Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC Duration : 59 s 852 ms Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 23.2 Mb/s Maximum bit rate : 31.0 Mb/s Width : 1 920 pixels Height : 1 080 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.467 Stream size : 166 MiB (98%) Default : Yes Forced : Yes Color range : Limited Matrix coefficients : BT.709 Audio ID : 2 Format : Opus Codec ID : A_OPUS Duration : 59 s 777 ms Bit rate : 357 kb/s Channel(s) : 8 channels Channel layout : L R C Ls Rs Lb Rb LFE Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 50.003 FPS (960 SPF) Compression mode : Lossy Delay relative to video : 6 ms Stream size : 2.54 MiB (2%) Writing library : opusenc from opus-tools 0.2-34-g98f3ddc Language : English Default : Yes Forced : No Comment : Processed by SoX ENCODER_OPTIONS : --bitrate 512 --comp 10 --framesize 20 --expect-loss 0 --max-delay 1000

Maybe try whether it makes a difference if you use 512 as bitrate.

Cu Selur