Need Help Encoding to VCD

[bladeproject]

Hi,
i dowloaded this movie and would like to encode it into VCD and i am using TMPGenc. When i select the video source, on previous experience the program automatically select the same file for the Audio source. But this time it hasnt done this. Does this mean the movie hasnt got any audio at all?? Thanx for any help in advance!! By the way if the movie hasnt got sound, is there any way i can get sound for it cos its realy good quality and realy dont wanna get another file that is lower quality...any ideas??

[ZippyP.]

Can you play the Avi? Using Virtualdub, what does it say under file information for the audio type? Maybe you don't have the required codec. Get Gspot from the Tools section and test your file.

Standard procedure is to rip a wav file from the Avi using Virtualdub and then use the wav file as your audio source. This is how: Open Vdub, load your file, select audio- Full Processing mode, Audio compression- no compression, Audio conversion- 44.1 KHz (VCD/SVCD), then under file Save Wav.

If you get a VBR warning in Vdub or if the audio is AC3 then you can use Goldwave to make a wav file. Load your Avi and then select sav, that's it.

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[bladeproject]

well i got virtualdub and like you said it gave me an error so i got goldwave and saved the file to wav and when i played the wav file there was loud and strange noise. does this mean there is something wrong with the audio??

[ZippyP.]

Can you play the avi?

Sounds like it might be AC3 and that you need the codec. Test with Gspot

[bladeproject]

yeh i used gspot and it said something bout the AC3. how can i get the codec?? and for what programs can i get the codec, i.e. will the windows media player accept this type of codec??

[bladeproject]

ok i just got the codec and its playing just fine...all i have to do is to convert into vcd. thanx for your halp and advice