DVD to complete MPEG2

[neftv]

I have used the freeware vob2mpg software but it leaves the audio in AC3. The video is great. Is there any converter program that takes the extra step without re-encoding the video but making the AC3 audio MPEG layer2? I have tried those cheap converter programs that run from $20 to $50 (That actually look like they all been invented by the same company) and even though a couple do this but its a SVCD standard and I want just the true MPEG if that makes sense (I know the file will be larger but the quality is better too). Thanks for any suggestions or ideas.

[DB83]

MpegStreamClip will allow you to convert mpeg2 stream to Mpeg2 + mp2 audio

but why ? The audio is still compressed. You would need to convert it to PCM for highest quality.

You could try DGIndex as that has options to decode AC3 audio into WAV (lpcm) . but you will just have the audio and would need another program like tmpgenc to rebuild the video AND it would be re-encoded.

[neftv]

I have tried MPEGStream Clip but it seems like you have to pick all the VOB files? Unless I'm doing something wrong. I was hoping that I could point it to the VideoTS folder and it can determine the how many shows on there instead of making one big mpeg.
I don't think that other option is good if the video has to be re-encoded.

[aedipuss]

what's the final product going to be? no matter what you convert the audio to, it will not be of any higher quality than the ac3. there is no way to increase quality once anything is compressed. the only thing you will do is make the file size bigger, but it will sound the same if not worse from re-encoding.

first demux your mpeg. then use and audio encoder to re-encode to whatever you want. search the tools section in the left margin for what you need.

[neftv]

what's the final product going to be? no matter what you convert the audio to, it will not be of any higher quality than the ac3. there is no way to increase quality once anything is compressed. the only thing you will do is make the file size bigger, but it will sound the same if not worse from re-encoding.

first demux your mpeg. then use and audio encoder to re-encode to whatever you want. search the tools section in the left margin for what you need.

Well the final product is to be MPEG 2 PS with mpeg layer 2 audio. I was looking to see if there was something that could work with vob2mpg in making the audio mp2 as well. I really didnt want to get involved with demuxing the audio then putting back to there wont that cause potential lip sync issue?

[DB83]

If your final output was going to be dvd then you could just import that mpeg2 into something like Ulead DVD Movie Factory and set your project audio to be mp2.

The video would not be re-encoded just the audio.

Just one problem tho. Mp2 audio is NOT part of the NTSC dvd spec.

[aedipuss]

you don't usually get sync issues unless you re-encode the video to a different frame rate.

[poisondeathray]

The automated progams that re-encode the audio are demuxing, re-encoding, remuxing the streams in the background anyway. It's the same thing.