I have Vegas Pro 17 editing software. The button on rendering column shows I should be able to use Dolby Digital AC-3 (*.ac3,) but when I try creating a audio file it will not work and will not produce a Dolby Digital AC-3 (*.ac3) audio file from a wav. file, or any other format I have tried. All other formats listed work such as AAC, mp2, etc when I try to make those specific formats from a wav file. It's when I try making a Dolby Digital AC-3 (*.ac3) , it will not work. A support email I received states it's a licensing issue with Dolby, I guess it's expired. SO, what I need to know is there a virus free trusted converter software out there I can use to download to turn a wav file into Dolby Digital AC-3 (*.ac3.) or which software if there is such a thing that I can buy to convert a Wav. file to a Dolby Digital AC-3 (*.ac3). I just need to know how I can accomplish doing this, or the software needed to do this conversion with the simplest approach available. I did look online and saw a couple converting software packages such as Switch, but it will only import Dolby Digital AC-3 (*.ac3) to convert to other formats. It says nothing in the specs about exporting a Dolby Digital AC-3 (*.ac3)

Version 17.0 (Build455)

Vegas DVD Architect is included with this software.

Thanks for any help. year is 2022 January 20