how do i author a dvd from a .m2v and .ac3?

[cypher007]

ive got all the usual programs. i just cant seem to find one that will take the tmpgenc encoded .m2v file and the .ac3 file and create a dvd from them. i thought i could use ifoedit but that just creates a silent film. any ideas?

[setarip]

"TMPGEnc DVD Author" (different than "TMPGEnc") will gladly accept those files. If you give them the same name (e.g "MOVIE.m2v" and "MOVIE.ac3"), TMPGEnc DVD Author will automatically load the audio file when you enter the video file - otherwise, load the audio file manually...

[cypher007]

just tried it, no go

tmpgenc dvd author says the ac3 i stripped (using virtualdubmod streams) from the divx3 avi, says its invalid. yet it will play fine as a standalone .ac3 file through my xcard to my digital amp. the amp even recognises it as a dolby digital stream.

[setarip]

"i just cant seem to find one that will take the tmpgenc encoded .m2v file and the .ac3 file and create a dvd from them."

Based on your statement, I thought you have extracted both an .M2V audiostream and an .AC3 audiostream from a DVD.




"tmpgenc dvd author says the ac3 i stripped (using virtualdubmod streams) from the divx3 avi, says its invalid."


It's probably lacking some header information that the program requires in order to recognize it. You might be able to adjust the file using BeSweet (I've not personally used this program)...

[cypher007]

besweet and tmpgenc dvd problems

ok tried to convert the .ac3 .ac3 using besweet gui, it created a dolby pro-logic track arrrgh!!!. anyway tried using this in tmpgenc dvd author and it liked it. but my question is this is there no way of going .ac3 to .ac3 full 5 channel in besweet gui? and is there any dvd authoring software which supports more than 2 channels?

[setarip]

"is there any dvd authoring software which supports more than 2 channels?"

Most authoring software, INCLUDING TMPGEnc DVD Author, supports more than two channels. As I said before, it seems that your SPECIFIC .AC3 source is problematic...

[cypher007]

ok ive tried sonic foundry as well

it seems any .avi file that has a dolby digital audio track cannot be converted to a dvd. if i strip the stream to a .ac3 i can play it and it sounds great but then i cant find any software which will mux it without messing it up or silencing it. sonic foundry says it cant figure out what audio stream it is when i try and convert it from .avi to dvd, and this is more than one film im talking about.

[setarip]

I guess that's one of the many problems you can run into when you're dealing with somebody else's work, rather than videos that you've created...

[cypher007]

could this be the problem?

ive got an ac3 filter codec which installed when i put the tsunami codec pack on. should i remove this when muxing ac3 sources?

[setarip]

"ive got an ac3 filter codec which installed when i put the tsunami codec pack on. should i remove this when muxing ac3 sources?"

Naah...

[UncasMS]

i thought i could use ifoedit but that just creates a silent film. any ideas?

=>> corrupt data or hitting the wrong buttons (which seems hardly possible in ifoedit when loading m2v + ac3)