syncing m2v and ac3 without loss of quality

[Tolly]

is there any easy way to sync together an m2v and ac3 whle keeping the video in m2v and not reducing the quality? i desperately need help on this, even though it may be a pretty basic thing to do. plz help me out if u know a good way to do this. thanks a lot!

[tumbar]

http://home.t-online.de/home/520072193568-0001/ will resolve the audio delay in the ac3 file

the new ifoedit 9.5 is suppose to be able to stitch them back together and compile in a burnable format via Nero or generate an image file.

helpful?

[Tolly]

no not too helpful, cuz i need a mac solution

[Tolly]

come on guys! noone can help me out??? plz!!!

[erzimeriah]

Tolly,
If your m2v file and your ac3 file are smaller than 4.5 gb when you ad them together you can use dvd studio pro to build a new dvd. You might be able to use Bilestyle's program Afropic to multiplex them together and it will create new dvd folders for you. You might also look at mediapipe to multiplex your files together.

That should get you started. Good luck!

[Tolly]

maybe i should have filled u in more, sorry my fault. well yea i have already reencoded multiple m2v's to a lower bitrate to fit on a dvd and they have been joined, but now when i add them to the final ac3 (consisting of joined files from the video as well) they are outta sync in DVDSP. it starts out in sync and gradually gets worse. is there anything like QT mutator, but for mpeg-2? cuz i want fix this problem without reencoding the video again. this may not be as simple as i thought. if u know of anything i could do, plz help me out. thanks!

[bilestyle]

due to the very fundamental differences between quicktime movie and mpeg there isnt, and never will be a mutator that is the equivalent for mpeg that exist for quicktime. it is a very common problem for dvds to go out of sync in dvd studio pro (happens to me all the time) if its the original files you ripped from the dvd going out of sync in dvd studio pro then there is a good chance you wont have sync issues once burnt. whenever i set chapter markers and fast forward in dvd studio pro the sync totally dies, but works fine on the end product. if you are re-encoding the m2v in just about any program (if the format is NTSC) you will most likely have sync issues no matter what-- i've found that afropic doesn't run into that problem as much (100+ dvd's synced for me, still no problems)

[Tolly]

ok thanks for the help bilestyle! so do u reccomend restarting the whole process, reencoding with afropic (which im not too familiar with but i will check out) rejoining the files, and trying again? or is there any easier way? plz help me out and provide some advice, im not too sure. and what are the best settings to use in afropic for this process? if u could respond and help me out thatd be a HUGE favor! thanks alot.