Where can I download a 6 channel wav to AC-3 encoder ?

[Marius III]

Where can I download a 6 channel wav to AC-3 encoder ?

I am mixing in the studio with Nuendo and creating a 5.1 surround mix. I end up with 6 wav files. I need to encode them as AC-3 to make my DVD.

[mujahid7ia]

i think besweet wit the gui can do it

[BJ_M]

Where can I download a 6 channel wav to AC-3 encoder ?

I am mixing in the studio with Nuendo and creating a 5.1 surround mix. I end up with 6 wav files. I need to encode them as AC-3 to make my DVD.

if you have Nuendo - just get the ac3 plug in for it ..

[Marius III]

Hey there BJ_M,

The AC-3 plug in for Nuendo isn't free is it?

I'd better go to the Steinberg website and check !

Marius Perron

[Marius III]

I checked the Steinbeerg website...

The NUENDO Dolby Digital Encoder goes for 989 Euros. Which equals $1170 !

Is there no shareware or freeware or about$100ware that will do this?

[BJ_M]

pretty stupid price ... they are insane to charge that much ..

you can use latest besweet w/ gui - though there is some issue of compatability .. (free though)


you can buy vegas +ac3 pack for about 500$ or vegas plus DVDA for about 600$ and you get extremly good ac3 encoder (including dolby EX) plus a great NLE for audio and video

calkwalk sonar w/ ac3 ...

ulead with ac3 plug in pack ..

no 100$ effort (dolby lic alone is about 75$ of the wholesale amount) ...

how is that new NUENDO version --- old was kinda buggy i see on thier forums .. lot of people switched to sonar .. or went the expensive protools route ...

[Marius III]

BJ_M -

How can BeSweet work (for free) if the Dolby License is $75 ? Maybe it only does 2 channel AC-3 's.

I see on EBAY that there is a Vegas+DVD for sale for $264... I may go for that.

I use Nuendo 1.6 . It is EXTREMELY stable with XP - if you tweak the operating system properly. NEVER CRASHES.

I am a little afraid of Nuendo 2.0... I read a lot of negativity on the NUendo Forum...

[BJ_M]

besweet does it not legally is how ... i suspect a encoder dll was reversed engineered along the way ..


if you get vegas + dvda ... you will be very happy ... you can do even your final surround mix (fully keyframed) and pan to any point 5:1 with any channel insync with your video ..

[Kelso]

I tried doing it with the newest version of BeSweet but it gave me errors.
So I went a version back and got it to work.
I used... BeSweet v1.5b17 and BeSweetGUI v0.5b83


You also need a file called ac3enc.dll v0.2 by Gerard Lantau & Dg. (45,056 bytes) There are many versions of this file out there. I found only this file worked for me.

Please note... all this software is free. Look on the internet, and you can find it. Once you got all the software needed, follow these instructions.



To convert 6 mono wav files to a 5.1 AC3 file.
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Make your 6 WAV files...
Make sure your files are MONO (stereo will crash the encode.)
Make sure your files are all 48000HZ. Anything else will give you errors on the encode.

You need to first make a TEXT file with a ".MUX" ending.
So for example you can make a file called "6WAVES.MUX"
Inside that file you list the pathes and filenames of the 6 wav files.
IE: your text file should contain the following...
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g:\channelFL.wav
g:\channelFR.wav
g:\channelC.wav
g:\channelLFE.wav
g:\channelSL.wav
g:\channelSR.wav


Make sure you list the files in that order.



Run BeSweet gui.
FROM THE main window.......
1..For your input file... select the MUX file you just made.
2..In the AC3ENC drop down box, select AC3.


3..Click the "AC3 & OGG" tab. Check the box to make a 5.1 AC3 file.
Set your bitrate to 448 or 384


4..Click the Besweet tab.

5..Click the WAV to AC3 tab.
6..Hope it works !!

[Marius III]

Hey Kelso,

Thanks for all that work .

I may try it, but I am working a project where the client wants to replicate 1000 copies. I read somewhere that BeSweet might have trouble with compatibility on certain DVD players!

I can't be messin' around with something like that.

Thank you for Bein'Sweet.

[Kelso]

Hey Kelso,

Thanks for all that work :) .

I may try it, but I am working a project where the client wants to replicate 1000 copies. I read somewhere that BeSweet might have trouble with compatibility on certain DVD players! :shock:

I can't be messin' around with something like that.

Thank you for Bein'Sweet.

You might want to call up a local company who does DVD authoring and inquire if they do the AC3 encode for you. Most of them use highend stuff and can do 5.1AC-3 encoding. They should be able to run you off a 5.1AC-3 file fairly cheaply.....as it is a quick and easy thing to do.