DVD-RB + CCE SP Audio problem

[shreeit]

Folks:

After 10 hrs and 4 passes, I was able to encode DVD and burn it. My DVD has no audio. I have audio only in menu part, not actual movie part.

Please help me out...what should I look for in program setting. I kept all intermediate files. If I have ro repair, Can I shorten process?

Thanks,

shreeit

[manono]

Hi-

My guess is that you do have audio. With what are you testing the DVD? And you are testing the DVD aren't you, and not just playing vobs? Maybe you need the AC3 Filter.

Unless you purposely removed the audio when setting up DVD-RB, you have audio. And CCE has nothing to do with it.

[shreeit]

Thanks, I got answer of my problem. By default DVD-RB removes DTS audio. My DVD players are DTS so I am not getting audio. I will try with DTS and see, hopefully that's the problem.

Shreeit

[FulciLives]

If there is a DTS audio track then there has to be a matching Dolby Digital track or PCM WAV track.

It is against the DVD spec to have only DTS audio on a DVD.

And any audio equipment made to work with DTS will work with Dolby Digital and of course PCM WAV so missing the DTS track should mean you are missing the DTS track but not the other track(s).

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[manono]

DTS, eh? I hadn't thought of that possibility. And FulciLives is right (again) that if there's a DTS track, then retail DVDs will also have an accompanying track in a different format. Personally, if backing up to DVD5, I never include the DTS as it's so large that it compromises the quality of the movie itself by keeping it. It's removed by default in DVD-RB for a reason.

[bmiller]

Question.I've routinely backed up a dvd that has had 5.1 and dts,but only keep the dts.If it is against dvd specs then why does the backed up dvd play when the only audio on the disc is dts?Is there reference to 5.1 on the disc even though it's not there to satisfy dvd specs.

[FulciLives]

Question.I've routinely backed up a dvd that has had 5.1 and dts,but only keep the dts.If it is against dvd specs then why does the backed up dvd play when the only audio on the disc is dts?Is there reference to 5.1 on the disc even though it's not there to satisfy dvd specs.

DTS is considered optional for the DVD spec ... this is just a "rule" that was made up when the format was being "standardized" ... now a DVD player can automatically downsample Dolby Digital (even 5.1 DD) out to the regular RCA stereo jacks ... part of the "rules" ... but most DVD players can NOT do that with DTS and were not required to per the spec. In fact it is very hard to find a DVD player with a built-in DTS decoder that will pass the DTS out over the RCA stereo jacks. I have one that does that (Cybehome CH-DVD 500) but it is a very rare feature.

So if you make your own DVD with DTS only then hey that is A-OK but remember that with most DVD players it will only play back when you have the DVD player hooked up to a DTS capable receiver which of course limits your playback options.

One last point ... the first generation or two of DVD players didn't even support DTS in any way shape or form but today all DVD players support DTS as long as you have a DTS capable receiver. Actually I think I've seen some portables not support DTS but the portable DVD scene is a pretty ugly one with a lot of cheap junk by chinese companies etc.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[bmiller]

Thanks for the explanationI of course use the optical audio cable to my receiver.I find with the dual layer burners and cheaper discs,i can back-up the entire disc and have audio options instead of just one.There is still the odd time i save just dts,but not as much as i used too.