extract ac3 and convert bitrate down from transport stream

[maxpower2078]

I have been trying to extract the 5.1 ac3 audio out of a transport stream without much luck. I have installd projectx and this just leaves no file, but a log file that says it has written 0 bytes. I am also trying besweet 1.4, but can't figure out how to load the ac3enc through the gui. I have converted the video with autogk, but it wouldn't recognize the audio for some reason. Any ideas for me.

Things I think may be wrong, the only ac3 decoder installed is the cyberlink powerdvd one. I had the open source one but when I played movies and shows with ac3, the volume was way to low and couldn't hear it even with the stereo cranked, so the cyberlink one seems to do a lot better. I just wondering if these other programs are trying to use that decoder. So I just want to extract and reconvert down to something like 192 instead or just do it straight from the source file (.tp)

Matt

[maxpower2078]

Here is a log file from projectx, it does say there is anything wrong, yet I don't get any files.

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 10:59:51 AM PST
ProjectX 0.90.2.00 (05.11.2005)

<<< session infos >>>

-> working with collection 0

-> save normal log file
-> write all video data
-> write all other data
-> patch c.d.flagged infos of pictures
-> add sequence end code
-> set resolution in SDE
-> PVA: strictly specs. for audio streams
-> VOB: determine diff. Cell timelines
-> TS: ignore scrambled packets
-> TS: enhanced search for open packets
-> TS: join file segments (of Dreambox)
-> TS: generate PMT stream dependent
-> get only enclosed PES/TS packets
-> concatenate different recordings
-> ensure 1st PES-packet start with video
-> generate PCR/SCR from PTS

-> write output files to: 'G:\'

-> Input File 0: 'G:\My Name Is Earl.tp' (1,042,986,400 bytes)
-> Filetype is TS (generic PES Container)
-> demux
-> Service ID 0x1
-> PMT 0x30 refers to these usable streams:
Video:
PID: 0x31
Audio:
PID: 0x34(AC-3)(eng)[PD]
Teletext:
n/a
Subpict.:
n/a

-> special PIDs for searching defined: { 0x11 0x14 }
packs: 0 100% 1042986400

summary of created media files:

[jman98]

Go to http://www.doom9.net, click on Downloads, then select Full Software Page and install the AC3 filters package. I recently had some weird DivX encoding issues regarding AC3 and it not being able to find my drivers, even though I also have PowerDVD installed. Installing the AC3 filters package fixed that problem.

I haven't had a whole lot of luck with projectX, so I can't tell you if that's the real problem or not.

[Abond]

Maybe try DGIndex.