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A52 Audio (AC3) doesn't play in VLC for iOS 2.0

A52 Audio (AC3) doesn't play in VLC for iOS 2.0

  1. Transfer a movie with A52 Audio (AC3) over to the VLC for iOS 2.0 app using iTunes
  2. Launch VLC for iOS 2.0 on an iPad mini running iOS 6.1.3
  3. Play movie

Note that the video portion plays fine, but no audio plays.

On the device console the following line is printed: VLC for iOS[2059] : audio playback disabled because an unsupported codec was found

Notes:

  • Mute is disabled
  • Volume is all the way up
  • No Bluetooth speakers, headphones, etc. are attached
  • Audio plays fine out built-in speaker in other apps
  • Audio on this movie plays fine on VLC for Mac

File info:

Stream 0: Video

  • Codec MPEG-4 Video (XVID)
  • Resolution: 576x432
  • Frame rate: 25

Stream 1: Audio

  • Codec: A52 Audio (aka AC3) (a52 )
  • Channels: Dolby
  • Sample rate: 48000 Hz
  • Bitrate: 192 kb/s
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