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easybut
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_ 		20. January 2005 @ 08:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
My problem is that I have the above file which I want to make into a dvd. However the audio is ac3 which for me is a problem as I guess it needs to be converted into either mp3 or wav. When I save it with virtualdub. Do I save it as a wav file ( all usable files) or wav ( "All files) I have a few tools to convert like ac3 tool besweet and even a headache . I'd really like to get this resolved and would appreciate some guidance. Also do I save the audio as full processing or direct stream of all this I am not quite sure. Thanks in advance
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diabolos
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_ 		20. January 2005 @ 15:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm not an expert on VirtualDub but I know when you save the audio stream it saves AC3 streams as AC3-Wave files. This means that the file is a Wave file but is formated like an AC3 file (instead of the usual PCM based PCM-Wave file). Also you want to set it on Direct Stream copy and saving as either all usable files or all files will lead to the same conclusions.

Ced
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easybut
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_ 		20. January 2005 @ 15:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for your response so what would I have to do next to convert it into the correct wav or mp3 format for running it through TMPGEnc?
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diabolos
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_ 		20. January 2005 @ 16:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Alright, I've worked it out. This is what worked for me. Once I saved the AC3-Wave file I was able to rename the file with the ".wav" file name extention to ".ac3". Then I used BeSweet to convert the AC3-Wave file to Wave (or PCM-Wave).

So,

1) Save the audio stream using VirtualDub

2) Change the audio stream file extension from .wav to .ac3

3) Open BeSweet

4) Use BeSweet to convert the AC3-Wave file to Wave or Mp3

Hope this helps,
Ced
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