Encoding

[pcostanza]

I'm using DVDlab (love it) and when I strip out the wav file in virtualdub, it is too large and my movies can't fit on 1 disc. I'm tryin HeadAC3he but can't conver to mp2 and I can't find any .dll file to install to get this to work.
What are my choices when working with original avi files in extracting smaller size audio?
Thanks

[housepig]

Have you tried TMPGenc for encoding? I use that to encode, audio and video - it outputs either an PCM or mp2 audio stream.

[lpn1160]

d\l besweet from the tools section, extract audio from .avi with vdub as usual to a .wav file then encode with besweet to .mp2 or .ac3 and import as audio asset after encoding the video, to dvd lab
.m2v=video
.mp2 or .ac3=audio

[pcostanza]

Thanks, I've heard so much about Besweet but I thought it cost $$$ and am trying to save a few $.
I'll give it a try.

[fmctm1sw]

Thanks, I've heard so much about Besweet but I thought it cost $$$ and am trying to save a few $.
I'll give it a try.

It was free last time I checked. Download the GUI too. You may still have to download the individual EXE files too (i.e. azid.exe, lame.exe, etc, etc)....

[lpn1160]

The price of Besweet is $0
A deal like that you can't pass up, plus it truly is a great program!!

[pcostanza]

From others advice I have besweet and am trying to convert my large wav file to either mp2 or ac3. It says is saved the file but dvdlab says it's corrupt or doesn't seem to be mpeg audio or bad header. So I wonder if I am missing the 'encoder'. I'm a little green here so I'm not sure if I'm missing the dll file or something else to make this work. I've tried changing the extension to mp2 but that didn't help.
Please tell me what I need and where to get it.
Thanks

[lpn1160]

If the directory you have besweet in looks like this then you should be fine.
and check this out:

http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/ac3tomp2.htm

if your inputfile is a .wav, just hit the drop down to highhlight .wav so they're visible
check the guides on besweet on this site or at www.doom9.org



Rights
ac3enc.dll
azid.dll
BeSweet.exe
BeSweet.log
BeSweetGUIv0.6b77.exe
changes.txt
DD-Profiles.ini
hip.dll
lame.exe
lame_enc.dll
mp2enc.dll
readme.txt
shibatch.dll
ssrc.exe
ssrc_hp.exe
tooLame.dll
tooLame.exe

[pcostanza]

So that explains my problem. I'm mising
lame.exe
ssrc.exe
ssrx_hp.exe
toolame.dll
toolame.exe

I have looked for alternate versions of this program but they are all the same. Other than a google search, where might I get these files from.

Mucho thanks for all your time.

[lpn1160]

I think if you go to the besweet website:

http://dspguru.doom9.net/
and go to "Stable Version" you'll find what you're looking for, as for lame.exe and toolame.exe D\L them here in the tools section

[fmctm1sw]

So that explains my problem. I'm mising
lame.exe
ssrc.exe
ssrx_hp.exe
toolame.dll
toolame.exe

You may still have to download the individual EXE files too (i.e. azid.exe, lame.exe, etc, etc)....

Yep. Google woks fine for this. I found all of them in minutes if you can't get them elsewhere...