Possible to add additional audio track to DVD?

fwtep wrote on 4/19/2009, 9:26 AM

I have a DVD of a silent film with an AWFUL soundtrack. I also have an audio file of a perfectly timed soundtrack. If I bring the DVD onto my system is there a way in DVDA to add the new soundtrack? I don't mind if I can't *replace* the existing soundtrack, I'm fine with having to select the alternate track each time I play the DVD. I'd just rather not have to do any re-encoding of the video.

Possible? Any ideas? I haven't used DVDA in a while, and have been away from Vegas too, so I thought I'd ask before experimenting or wasting my time. (I've been on a non-editing-related project, NOT "away from Vegas" using other editing software.)

Fred

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rs170a wrote on 4/19/2009, 9:44 AM

This can be done - and, as long as the new file is AC-3, it's easy to do.
Open the project in DVDA and double-click so that the video is on the timeline.
Click the Track Media tab on the right side menu and replace the existing audio track with the new one.
That's all there is to it.

Mike

fldave wrote on 4/19/2009, 12:09 PM

Or if you just want to add the second sound track, right click that same timeline and add audio track, then point it to the second audio file.

On your DVD player remote, you can use the audio to toggle between the two or more tracks.

fwtep wrote on 4/19/2009, 3:40 PM

Thanks guys!!! I'll give it a try.

Fred