Are there ANY free apps to convert DivX to DVD w/ 5.1?

[Skoorb]

I've tried out a bunch of apps. I really like dvd santa, but I cannot find a free app (DVDSanta has a silly demo thing on the bottom, plus it's a buggy app that crashes sometimes) that not only turns divx/xvid files into DVD format (it has to handle up to two input files for the final dvd output) AND converts with 5.1 sound. Winavi was kind of close, but the audio is totally out of sync so it's rubbish!

Thanks in advance. I've scoured the convert guide. Maybe I'm missing something...DIKO wasn't cutting it, if you're thinking of recommending that one DIKO would work, but for 5.1 you need "softencode" as opposed to besweet, and when I try it says "softencode executable does not exist".

[BJ_M]

there are no free dolby 5.1 encoders ..

have you tried film machine ?

[Skoorb]

OK thanks! I guess if there are no free ones then I may just stick with using DIKO. I've not tried film machine Overall I really do like dvdsanta, but I'm too cheap to pay $30.

[guns1inger]

Is your source audio 5.1 ?

If not, don't waste time trying to create one when AC3 2.0 will sound just as good (and probably better if played through a ProLogic II amp)

[mats.hogberg]

However, if your sources contain AC3 5.1 audio, it's a simple matter of just processing the video to DVD spec, then add the original audio during the authoring stage. It can all be done with freeware - read some of the AVI to DVD guides found under convert left.

/Mats

[theDruid]

As Mats says, if your avi source has 5.1 AC3 audio, just use that as the audio stream in your DVD.

DVD2SVCD (which will change its name to AVI2DVD in this case) has the option Do not convert audio (use source audio), for example. DVD2SVCD can now use QuEnc, and therefore be totally freeware.

As guns1inger said, if your source isn't 5.1, then don't bother trying to create an output with more than 2 (stereo) channels - the data's just not there.

cheers,
theDruid.