DVD Maestro audio trouble

[mikeveli]

Hey,

I'm having some trouble getting my audio to work properly when I author a DVD using Maestro. I originally had my audio as MP2 but when I compiled the project I got an error message saying "At least 1 audio track must be PCM or AC-3".

So instead of going ahead and burning it, I converted all of my audio streams to AC3 using BeSweet. When I compiled the project there were no errors so I went ahead and burned the disc. I tested it out on 2 different DVD players and on one of them there was no sound, but there was on the other. I can't think of a logical explanation why this would happen because I was under the impression that AC3 was a standard for DVDs.

Also, I cannot use PCM as my audio because that would cause my disc size to be like 5 gig or something. Any suggestions on what I should do with my audio so that it will be compatible with the majority of DVD players? Thanks in advance.

Mike

[marvel2020]

It's Besweet thats the problem.

I had the excact same problem as yourself and used besweet to convert to ac3, but i soon found out that it was causing more problems than it was curing.

The errors you get, i still get them from time to time and i just ignore them.

But if you must convert to ac3 then used ffmpeg to convert to ac3.

[mikeveli]

So can I just burn the DVD using the Mp2 streams and it will work on most DVD players?

[marvel2020]

Yep, as long as the audio is at 48000khz and the birate is set to whatever you want, then theres no problem.

I do it everytime when i put my TV captures onto DVD.

Just make sure the audio is at 48000khz when you encode it, the birate should not matter, but i wouldn't go below 192kbps, you will then start to loose quality.