Vegas 5 import ac3

bpugsley wrote on 5/13/2004, 9:17 AM

My Panasonic desktop DVD recorder produces files with ac3 sound.

Can I get these into Vagas 5 with out converting the sound?

If so I would appreciate suggestions as to how.

Thanks Ben

Comments

bgc wrote on 5/13/2004, 3:29 PM

No, Vegas 5 can't import AC3 files.

bpugsley wrote on 5/13/2004, 3:49 PM

Thanks,

I was afraid of that. Wonder why Sony won't add this feature when they have Minidv Cameras that use ac3? Maybe sometime.

Ben

bgc wrote on 5/13/2004, 3:57 PM

It could be a useful feature, but has some not-too-obvious functionality issues that need to be thought out before being implemented.

Also AC3 is not intended to go through multiple generations of encode/decode, i.e.: audio->AC3->audio->AC3 like what would be required for Vegas to open an AC3 file, process it and then re-encode it as AC3. This can cause some audible quality issues.

B.

ScottW wrote on 5/17/2004, 7:08 PM

Snag a copy of BeSweet - it will convert your AC3 files into WAV which can be used in Vegas.

--Scott

cosmo wrote on 5/17/2004, 9:57 PM

Great tool, BeSweet. Get it here and click on "stable" and you can get BeSweet and a gui for it.