Can I encode with AC3 instead of wav in TMPGEnc?

[Colonel_Starr]

With a problem I had earelier I cannot use wav file.

Is there any difference if I use an AC3 file instead of the wav file I normally use in TMPGEnc as audio source?

Will it be different sound quality?

Thanks

[batty]

I use the AC3 file all the time. When you browse for the audio file in TMPGenc, simply select "All Files" and go to the directory where the AC3 file is. I found this by accident when I first started encoding DVDs and I have used it ever since. It may not be the best way to do it but I have found the audio to be just as good as using a wav file and it saves a step.