VideoHelp Forum




+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 7 of 7
  1. 22nd Sep 2003 06:26 #1
    Drakng
    Drakng is offline
    Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2002
    Search Comp PM
    I don't have a RW capable standalone so I cannot burn to a RW for testing. Before I burned directly to a DVDR I would like to confirm that a dvd compliant m2v file plus an ac3 2-channel or an mp2 or LPCM file or even a mixture of different sound formats of the above, can be played in a standalone even without a decoder amp. I believe that the dvd standalone (without a decoder) can downmixed the different sounds to stereo or pcm for playback. Am I correct? I could be wrong. Second opinion?
    Quote Quote  
  2. 22nd Sep 2003 07:03 #2
    bugster
    bugster is offline
    Member bugster's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2002
    Location
    UK
    Search Comp PM
    AFAIK, it is a requirement for all DVD players to be able to read Ac3 audio upto 5.1 channels and downmix to stereo and output a suitable analog signal. Also. LPCM audio support is required.

    So what you are saying is correct w.r.t Ac3 and LPCM. Mp2 support is only a requirement in Europe, and some Americane players do not support it all (though not many from what I read/see on here).
    Quote Quote  
  3. 22nd Sep 2003 07:35 #3
    BJ_M
    BJ_M is offline
    Член BJ_M's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2002
    Location
    Canada
    Search Comp PM
    the mp2 requirement was dropped in europe now ... it is now just an option ..

    world wide the requirements are the same for audio ..
    "Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems." - Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
    Quote Quote  
  4. 22nd Sep 2003 13:02 #4
    bugster
    bugster is offline
    Member bugster's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2002
    Location
    UK
    Search Comp PM
    Originally Posted by BJ_M
    the mp2 requirement was dropped in europe now ... it is now just an option ..

    world wide the requirements are the same for audio ..
    I didn't realize that, was that recently as I have been giving the same info for months and only just been told it was wrong!
    Quote Quote  
  5. 22nd Sep 2003 14:34 #5
    BJ_M
    BJ_M is offline
    Член BJ_M's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2002
    Location
    Canada
    Search Comp PM
    Originally Posted by bugster
    Originally Posted by BJ_M
    the mp2 requirement was dropped in europe now ... it is now just an option ..

    world wide the requirements are the same for audio ..
    I didn't realize that, was that recently as I have been giving the same info for months and only just been told it was wrong!
    yes -- fairly recent .. i was saying the same thing also .. but it was changed (ac3 was an option before also)..

    it made sense since ac3 was on every disk anyway ....
    "Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems." - Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
    Quote Quote  
  6. 22nd Sep 2003 14:43 #6
    i_am_dave
    i_am_dave is offline
    Member i_am_dave's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    Tennessee
    Search Comp PM
    OUCH,
    That means that all the home movies I have made with MP2 will slowly become unplayable as time goes on.
    Guess I better start encoding AC3 from now on.
    Just what is this reality thing anyway?
    Quote Quote  
  7. 22nd Sep 2003 14:54 #7
    BJ_M
    BJ_M is offline
    Член BJ_M's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2002
    Location
    Canada
    Search Comp PM
    i wouldnt worry to much ---- MOST (but not all) dvd players still play mp2 just fine and some authoring apps only do mp2 (or pcm) anyway ..
    "Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems." - Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
    Quote Quote  



Similar Threads

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Visit our sponsor! Try DVDFab and backup Blu-rays!