When using the MX Player, you may encounter the error "this audio format eac3 is not supported".
Error Reason#
This is because MX Player has removed some codecs, which affects audio encoded with EAC3, AC3, DTS, DTSHD, and MLP.
Solution#
If you encounter a similar issue when using this player, you can try the following measures:
- Use another media player.
- Convert the video format to one supported by MX Player before playing.
- Add custom codecs to MX Player.
To continue using MX Player, you should definitely add custom codecs to MX Player.
How to Add Custom Codecs#
- Download the appropriate codec from Releases · USBhost/MX_FFmpeg, and extract it.
- In the MX Player settings, go to the custom codec option and select the corresponding file.
You can also add custom codecs to mobile devices. For example, on Android, download libffmpeg.mx.so.neon
.
Of course, you can use other codecs as well.
References#
How to Fix Audio Format EAC3 Not Supported Error: 4 Methods
MX Player Custom Codec [AC3,DTS,MLP,TRUEHD, etc..] | XDA Forums