Does DVDAS support ac3?

jranaudo wrote on 7/27/2006, 7:54 PM

Does DVD Architect Studio support ac3 pre-encoded audio?

In other words, if I encode an audio file into ac3 format can I add it as an audio track to DVD architect studio?

Thanks!

Comments

DavidEBSmith wrote on 7/28/2006, 10:45 AM

I know that it recognizes AC3 as compliant in a video+audio file and doesn't try to recompress it. I've never tried adding a separate AC3 track.

Chienworks wrote on 7/29/2006, 6:46 AM

Jranaudo, why don't you try it and let us know? :)

ScottW wrote on 8/12/2006, 12:42 PM

I just tried this with a copy of DVDAS 3.0 that I have. it will not let me bring in AC3 audio at all.

--Scott

Lcymru wrote on 8/15/2006, 11:38 AM

As suggested above, DVDA Studio 3.0 definitely allows one to bring in AC3 audio if it is multiplexed with the video, at least in an Mpeg 2 (.mpg) file. I have done it numerous times.

In particular, after encoding a camcorder DV avi into audio .wav and video .mpg files, I convert the .wav file into an AC3 (.ac3) audio file and then multiplex the .ac3 file with the respective video .mpg file. This results in a multiplexed .mpg file with both the video and AC3 audio. DVDA Studio 3.0 accepts the multiplexed .mpg file with no problem.

I do it for the obvious reason -- to preserve more room for the video, allowing higher video bitrates, that will still fit on a single layer DVD.