H264 Mov + ALAC -> DVD?

[maestro]

I am trying to convert an H264 Mov file that was encoded with ALAC audio (from Final Cut) to a DVD. The video works fine, but the audio does not. I used TMPGENC, it output a wav file with no sound. I tried SUPER with no luck and MPEG Streamclip. Unfortunately I can't re-export from Final Cut right now.

Does anyone know how I can get the audio from this file into a WAV?

thanks,

brandon

[Midzuki]

You might try YAMB to extract the ALAC track,
then use dBpowerAmp for converting the .ALAC into a .WAV.
There exists an alac.exe as well.
HTH.

P.S.: It seems ffmpeg and/or mencoder too can decode Apple Lossless Audio.

[maestro]

Thanks for the help. I extracted the alac track, however, dBpowerAmp won't open .alac files (not an option under file types). I tried renaming to .aac or .mp4 and got errors.

faad.exe from rarewares gives me "error maximum number of scalefactor bands exceeded"

I wasn't sure how to use ffmpeg or mencoder to do it

[Midzuki]

These additional codecs are required:

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central-m4a.htm

(apologies for not having been clear enough) =^.^=

[C:\]
=>alac

Usage: alac [options] [--] file
Decompresses the ALAC file specified

Options:
  -f output.wav     outputs the decompressed data to the
                    specified file, in WAV format. Default
                    is stdout.

  -r                write output as raw PCM data. Default
                    is in WAV format.

  -v                verbose output.

  -t                test that file is ALAC, also tests for
                    other m4a file types.

alac.exe.zip

[Midzuki]

Another method: copy the plugin "alac.w5s" into the subdirectory "System"
of your Winamp folder, drag the alac~ed MP4/M4A onto the playlist window,
send it to "Format Converter".

alac.w5s.zip

[Midzuki]

maestro had written:

I wasn't sure how to use ffmpeg or mencoder to do it

Me either

mplayer  input.m4a -ao pcm:waveheader:file=output.wav

ffmpeg -i input.m4a output.wav

HTH.