Decode AC3 Track to WAV, without lowering the volume

[l-w-c]

Using this option in DGIndex causes the resulting WAV file to be almost unheardable (too quiet). The only option that managed to change it was "Normalization", but it made it even higher than the original AC3, while I just want it unchanged.

So is there a way to just keep in exactly the same volume as in the original AC3 - nothing more, nothing less?

Thanks!

[manono]

It is the same volume. Maybe you just have the volume jacked up in your AC3 filter.

You can confirm (or disprove) by getting the AC3 audio and converting it to PCM WAV using BeSweet or HeadAC3he. Unless you filter the WAV while decoding, it should be the same volume as that from DGIndex.

[l-w-c]

It's very simple to compare because I used VLC for both. The WAV is just lower, really lower.

[manono]

I tested before posting and they're exactly the same volume. Like I said, maybe whatever is decoding AC3 for you is boosting the volume. If you're not willing to take the AC3 and decode it to WAV using something else, as I suggested in my first post, then maybe someone else can help.

[l-w-c]

Alright, I've tested both programs and - since they use normalization - they just give the same effect as turning on "Normalization" in DGMPGDec ("Normalization...made it even higher than the original AC3, while I just want it unchanged").

I guess I'll stick to Normalization, but I wish I would have known how to match exactly the original volume.