DTS 5.1 input as stereo PCM

[Mark22]

Source audio is 5.1 DTS but FFmpeg (in AVSTODVD) audio input is stereo PCM. AC3 output as radio buzzing sound.

MediaInfo of source file:

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 12 frames
Codec ID                                 : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration                                 : 2h 8mn
Bit rate                                 : 4 123 Kbps
Width                                    : 1 280 pixels
Height                                   : 532 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 2.40:1
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 23.976 fps
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.253
Stream size                              : 3.61 GiB (83%)
Writing library                          : x264 core 130 r2273 b3065e6
Encoding settings                        : cabac=1 / ref=12 / deblock=1:-3:-3 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=11 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=32 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=0 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=6 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=60 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=4123 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=2:1.00
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No

Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : DTS
Format/Info                              : Digital Theater Systems
Mode                                     : 16
Format settings, Endianness              : Big
Codec ID                                 : A_DTS
Duration                                 : 2h 8mn
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 755 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 6 channels
Channel positions                        : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth                                : 24 bits
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 692 MiB (15%)
Title                                    : English DTS 5.1@755Kbps
Language                                 : English
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No

FFMpeg in AVSTODVD "say":

Input #0, avisynth, from 'C:\DOCUME~1\User\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_A Team_1.avs':
Duration: 02:08:18.16, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A
Stream #0:0: Video: rawvideo <I420/0x30323449>, yuv 420p, 720x576, 23.8 fps, 23.98 tbr, 23.98 tbc
Stream #0:1: Audio: pcm_s16le, 48000Hz, stereo, s16, 1536kb/s

SOLUTION:
If you definitively need to convert only 3 minutes, you can cut that portion of the souce title with Avidemux and then feed AVStoDVD with the new small mkv. Doing that, the DTS track will be retained as well.

[El Heggunte]

{ e r a s e d }

[_MrC_]

@Mark22

input audio is pcm_s16le because the AviSynth script frameserves raw audio to FFmpeg. That's normal. Buzzing sound from the resulting AC3 is not normal

Could you post the complete AVStoDVD project log file?



Bye

[Mark22]

<2/9/2015 17:02:07>
START PROCESS
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<2/9/2015 17:02:07>
PROJECT SETTINGS

DVD Video Standard: PAL
DVD Titles number: 1
DVD Size: 95/4450 MB (2%)
DVD Output Setup: DVD Folder
DVD Label: DVD
DVD Menu: No Menu
Output Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Videos
Delete Temp Assets Files: Yes
Delete Temp Working Files: Yes
Edit Command Parameters: No
Post Process Task: Show Progress Status window

PREFERENCES

MultiThread: 1
AVS Video Source Filter: A2DSource
AVS Audio Source Filter: A2DSource
AVS UpSize/DownSize Filter: Lanczos4Resize/Spline16Resize
Frame Adjust Strategy: 1
PAL SpeedUp: 0
NTSC SlowDown: 0
Video Resolution: 0
Video BitRate Min: 2500
Video BitRate Level 1: 6500
Video Profile Level 2: 4500
Video BitRate Max: 8500
Keep DVD Compliant Video: 1
AC3 Audio Encoder: 1
Force FFmpeg for Long Audio: 1
DVD Audio Format: 0
DVD Audio BitRate: 192
Keep DVD Compliant Audio: 1
Normalize Audio: 0
Auto Delay Audio: 1
DVD Audio Language (Primary): EN - English
DVD Audio Language (Secondary): EN - English
DVD Subs Language (Primary): EN - English
DVD Subs Language (Secondary): EN - English
DVD Subs Font: Tahoma 16pt (255,255,255)
Chapters Interval: 5
Use Source Chapters: 1
DVD Burning Drive: F: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7173A 1-01
DVD Burning Speed: 4x
Auto Erase DVD RW: 1
Unload ActiveMovie library: 0
Adjust DirectShow Filters at runtime: 1
Save General Settings: 0

SYSTEM INFO

Processor Name: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
Operating System: Windows XP Service Pack 3 (32 bit)
AviSynth is installed: YES (release 2.6.0)
LAV Filters is installed: YES (release 0.63.0)
ffdshow is installed: YES (release 1.3.4500)
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TITLE 1 SOURCE FILES
Video: D:\Filmovi\Body Of Lies 2008 720p BluRay DTS x264-SilverTorrentHD\Body Of Lies by The Vortex.mkv
Info: AVC - 4123 kbps - 1280x532 - DAR 2.406 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive - 2:08:18 hours - 184571 frames
Audio 1: D:\Filmovi\Body Of Lies 2008 720p BluRay DTS x264-SilverTorrentHD\Body Of Lies by The Vortex.mkv
Info: DTS - 754 kbps - CBR - 6 ch - 48000 Hz - 24 bit - 2:08:18 hours (0 ms delay) - EN
[MediaInfoLib - v0.7.69]
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<2/9/2015 17:02:07>
AVISYNTH SCRIPT
Import("C:\Program Files\AVStoDVD\Lib\A2DSource.avsi")

Video = A2DVideoSource("D:\Filmovi\Body Of Lies 2008 720p BluRay DTS x264-SilverTorrentHD\Body Of Lies by The Vortex.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\DOCUME~1\User\AppData\Local\Temp", FrameRate=23.976, VFR=false)
# Audio is frameserved by AviSynth just for Preview and Edit purposes.
Audio = A2DAudioSource("D:\Filmovi\Body Of Lies 2008 720p BluRay DTS x264-SilverTorrentHD\Body Of Lies by The Vortex.mkv", CacheFolder="C:\DOCUME~1\User\AppData\Local\Temp")

Video = Video.ConvertToYV12()
Video = Video.AddBorders(0,214,0,214)
Video = Video.Spline16Resize(720,576)
#Using DGPulldown/HCenc to upsize FPS

AudioDub(Video, Audio)

Trim(0,4325)
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<2/9/2015 17:02:07>
START VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Encoding Profile: FFmpeg CBR 1-pass
Target Video FileSize: 85.1 MB
Encoding Parameters: -i "C:\DOCUME~1\User\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_Body Of Lies by The Vortex_1.avs" -threads 2 -aspect 4:3 -c:v mpeg2video -b:v 3967k -minrate 3967k -maxrate 3967k -bufsize 2000k -dc 8 -y "C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Videos\DVD_Body Of Lies by The Vortex.m2v"
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<2/9/2015 17:03:26>
END VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS
Video Source Filter: A2DSource (DirectShowSource)
Created File: C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Videos\DVD_Body Of Lies by The Vortex.m2v (85.3 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 3967 kbps - 720x576 - DAR 4:3 - 23.976 fps (CFR) - Progressive - 3:00 minutes - 4320 frames
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<2/9/2015 17:03:26>
START PULLDOWN OPERATIONS
DGPulldown Parameters: "C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Videos\DVD_Body Of Lies by The Vortex.m2v" -srcfps 23.976 -destfps 25 -inplace -tff
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<2/9/2015 17:03:36>
END PULLDOWN OPERATIONS
DGPulldown executed on File: C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Videos\DVD_Body Of Lies by The Vortex.m2v (85.3 MB)
OUTPUT VIDEO INFO: MPEG-2 Video - 3967 kbps - 720x576 - DAR 4:3 - 24 fps (CFR) - Progressive (2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:3 Pulldown) - 3:00 minutes - 4510 frames
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<2/9/2015 17:03:37>
DIRECTSHOW AUDIO MIXER OPERATIONS:
No mixer adjustment required at runtime.
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<2/9/2015 17:03:37>
START AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
FFmpeg (WAV) Parameters: -i "C:\DOCUME~1\User\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_Body Of Lies by The Vortex_1.avs" "C:\DOCUME~1\User\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_Body Of Lies by The Vortex_1.wav"
Aften (AC3) Parameters: -b 448 -pad 0 -dynrng 5 -bwfilter 0 "C:\DOCUME~1\User\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_Body Of Lies by The Vortex_1.wav" "C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Videos\DVD_Body Of Lies by The Vortex_1.ac3"
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<2/9/2015 17:03:55>
DIRECTSHOW AUDIO MIXER OPERATIONS:
ffdshow mixer setting restored to '1'
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<2/9/2015 17:03:55>
END AUDIO ENCODING OPERATIONS (Track 1)
Audio Source Filter: A2DSource (DirectShowSource)
Created File: C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Videos\DVD_Body Of Lies by The Vortex_1.ac3 (9.6 MB)
OUTPUT AUDIO INFO: AC3 - 448 kbps - CBR - 6 ch - 48000 Hz - 16 bit - 3:00 minutes (0 ms delay)
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<2/9/2015 17:03:57>
START DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS
BatchMux Parameters: -arglist "C:\DOCUME~1\User\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_BatchMux.ini"
BatchMux ini file:
-d "C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Videos\DVD\VIDEO_TS"
-mxp "C:\DOCUME~1\User\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_MuxMan.mxp"
-l "C:\DOCUME~1\User\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_MuxMan.log"
-muxman "C:\Program Files\AVStoDVD\MuxMan"
-prio LOW
-palette "C:\DOCUME~1\User\AppData\Local\Temp\DVD_Palette.txt"
-v "C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Videos\DVD_Body Of Lies by The Vortex.m2v"
-vidmode 4:3
-a1 "C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Videos\DVD_Body Of Lies by The Vortex_1.ac3"
-a1lang en

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<2/9/2015 17:04:41>
END DVD AUTHORING OPERATIONS
Created Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Videos\DVD (97.2 MB)

CHECK DVD SIZE
DVD Folder (actual) Size: 97.2 MB
vs Estimated Size: 95 MB -> 2.3% oversize
vs Assets Size: 95 MB -> OK
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<2/9/2015 17:04:41>
Log file created by AVStoDVD Release 2.8.0
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[_MrC_]

From the log file there are 2 minor issues:

1. You have installed both ffdshow and LAVFilters as decoders. This may lead to a redundancy in the directshow decoding chain. Check with 'Tools'/'Build DirectShow Filters Graph' if the source title is decoded by either ffdshow or LAVFilters but not both. If both decoders appear in the filters graph (audio path), I suggest you to uninstall one of them

2. You have selected FFmpeg+Aften instead of the default Wavi+Aften. Any reasons behind this choice? Have you tried with Wavi+Aften?



Bye

[Mark22]

1.I don't understand but I tried uninstall LAVFilters and ffmpeg and not work

2.I tried change encoder but not work

[_MrC_]

Would you try to go to 'Tools'/'Build DirectShow Filters Graph' and report here the screenshot of the resulting filters graph?



Bye

[Mark22]

I don't have Build DirectShow Filters Graph in Tools.

[_MrC_]

Sorry, it is in 'Codecs' section: 'Codecs'/'Build DirectShow Filters Graph', just few clicks on the right...



Bye

[Mark22]

Here you are!

[pandy]

If both decoders appear in the filters graph (audio path), I suggest you to uninstall one of them

He can change merit and as such keep them both in system (it is useful sometimes).

[_MrC_]

Hi Mark22

the graph is perfect.

Going back to your project log file, I have noticed that you have trimmed just 3 minutes of the whole title. Hence audio re-encoding is forced by AVStoDVD, neverthless the source audio is DVD-compliant or not. In your case the DTS audio track should be recognized as DVD-compliant by AVStoDVD.

1. Have you tried to convert the complete source title? The DTS audio track should be kept and the audio issue would be avoided.

2. If you definitively need to convert only 3 minutes, you can cut that portion of the souce title with Avidemux and then feed AVStoDVD with the new small mkv. Doing that, the DTS track will be retained as well.

3. If yuo still get troubles, please upload the mkv somewhere (zippyshare, dropbox, mediafire, ...), to be tested.



Bye

[Mark22]

2. That's it. Thank you!