Frustrated user needs help with audio settings in DVD2AVI!!!

[webbjs11]

OK, I'm getting very frustrated/confused about audio. What is the audio setting I use for DVD2AVI? I am interested in SVCD production.

I plan on using TMPGEnc for my encoding, but I've never been happy with the audio. I have used Lame as an external encoder and the audio has improved, but I want the best possible sound!

Should I create AC3, convert it to MP2; or use DVD2AVI to create WAV; what settings do I use? Demux? Decode? WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN???

[DJRumpy]

From the sound of it, your using DVD2AVI to open VOB/MPEG, and saving it as an AVI/Project file, and an audio file.

The options are simple.

Under the Audio Menu:

Track Number:
Set this to #1. This is usually the track you want to extract. It can change for a DVD source (say for multiple languages). If your not sure which you need, pick #1

Channel Format:

Set this to Auto Select. It will automatically detect what format the track audio is stored in, and decode as needed.

Dolby Digital:
To demux the audio directly from your source MPEG, select DEMUX.
If you want all of the audio tracks from your source (A DVD often has multiple audio tracks), select "Demux All Tracks".
If you want the audio converted to WAV, no matter what format it is in, select "Decode"
Leave the Dynamic Range Control Off.
Ensure Dolby Surround Downmix is selected. This is so the downmix for 5.1 surround sound comes out nice and balanced and the volume levels are corect.

MPEG Audio
set this on Demux

48 -> 44.1Khz menu
Set this to High if you are converting a DVD source to SVCD/CVD/VCD. If your source MPEG is aready SVCD/CVD, then leave this off.

Normalization
Should be left off. Use this only if the audio is too loud, or too soft throughout the whole movie.