Can Sony Vegas+DVD import 2-channel AC-3?

[accountwiz]

for editing/rendering/conversion?

[DVWannaB]

I dont believe it can. It can covert to 2-ch AC3, but cant open it. Now isnt that really a rock through the window. Makes no sense, but I believe thats how it is. Not sure if newest version can do this.

[tharris]

Vegas can export an AC3 file. DVD Architect can import an AC3 file for creation of the DVD.

This did not change with the latest version (Vegas 6).

Sony has never officially stated why but the 2 most common reasons thrown around on the Vegas forums is because of either AC3 licensing or for making it more difficult to rip & edit copy protected DVDs.

Neither make sense to me as a valid reason to not allow AC3 importing to the Vegas editor.

[accountwiz]

I just can't comprehend it. I want to edit and render from high bitrate mpg files created by my DVD Recorder, but it only records in 2-ch AC3. Very disappointing.

[DVWannaB]

You can do a couple of things:

1- See if you can change the setting in your DVD recorder to LPCM instead of Dolby.

OR

2- Copy the contents of the disk to computer (need mpeg format), then use DVD2AVI to convert your dolby file to wave. The wave file can be opened in vegas. What I mean is this. I capture in VRO mode on -RW disk. Copy the VRO file onto computer. I use a video editor (videoredo or womble mpeg video wizard) to cut commercials/edits then save as an mpeg file. Then I open the mpeg file in DVD2AVI and select under AUDIO tab, convert to wave (or something like that ---- sorry away from home). Now you have a usable wave file for vegas.