TMPGEnc Sound Plugin AC-3 ??? MPA & WAV to AC3

[dudeman316]

I have the TMPGEnc Sound Plugin AC-3, but how do I use it???

Can I use it to convert between audio types?? I have some MPA & WAV files I need changed to AC3. Any help would be great

[reboot]

You can only "use" it when authoring DVD's.
If you simply want to convert other audio to AC3 (for whatever reason) get ffmpeggui.

[dudeman316]

reboot, how do you mean when authoring DVD's??

[johns0]

Change the files to wav with a sound editor such as goldwave or audacity and the go to program files/Pegasys Inc/TMPGEnc Sound Player and open TMPGEncSoundPlayer.exe and click on encode and choose dolby digital (ac3) encode/decode and drag the wav files to the left side of the screen and click on encode.

You can go into settings to change to bitrate to what you want.You dont need to use tmpg dvd author to use the tmpgenc ac3 encoding plugin.

[FulciLives]

I don't use this particular AC-3 plug-in (I have another "better" method with very "expensive" software) but I am curious as to what choices you have when using this AC-3 plug-in?

I guess you can choose the bitrate but do you have any other options?

BTW for a standard 2 channel PCM WAV audio file an AC-3 bitrate of 256kbps is usually "best".

I also suggest you "normalize" the PCM WAV audio file first ... before converting to AC-3 format.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[johns0]

With the plugin you can also use it to encode to ogg and use it as a equalizer/player with a playlist.In the tmpgenc dvd author environmental settings you can set the plugin to encode wav and mp2 automatically to ac3.

[dudeman316]

...I also suggest you "normalize" the PCM WAV audio file first ... before converting to AC-3 format.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

How do you Normalize?? I thouht I knew alot about this stuff LOL.

[FulciLives]

...I also suggest you "normalize" the PCM WAV audio file first ... before converting to AC-3 format.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

How do you Normalize?? I thouht I knew alot about this stuff LOL.

You do that in your PCM WAV "editing" program.

For instance I use Sound Forge 7.0 these days but GOLDWAVE is cheap and very good as well.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[dudeman316]

I just started messing with ffmpeggui03c
It seems to do the job I need

[johns0]

Why use ffmpeggui when you can use the tmpgenc ac3 plugin as i described?

[FulciLives]

Why use ffmpeggui when you can use the tmpgenc ac3 plugin as i described?

He is trying to adjust the audio for converting PAL format video to NTSC format video. The audio needs to be adjusted when you change the frame rate from 25P to 23.976P

Although with 5.1 AC-3 the new method of using DGPulldown is probably the best since no audio change is needed.

Apparently he didn't follow my link on that or didn't want to be bothered with it. Go figure

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[dudeman316]

Why use ffmpeggui when you can use the tmpgenc ac3 plugin as i described?

I am messing with a lil bit of everthing to see what is to my personal liking. Don't think I am ignoring you folks. I am not.

& FulciLives. I am not converting PAL to NTSC. I am just going from WAV & MPEG Audio to AC3 Audio. I am doing this because TDA wont allow one to mix the different audio types. It's picky. I have several titles I am trying to get into one Compilation & the audio differs.

Don't get me wrong, I am taking all info in... I am going to try the methods & software you all are recommeding...I figure you all know more than I do.. so why not listen LOL. Thanks all for your adive & recommendations. If you have more, please post I am trying to learn all that I can.

[FulciLives]

& FulciLives. I am not converting PAL to NTSC. I am just going from WAV & MPEG Audio to AC3 Audio. I am doing this because TDA wont allow one to mix the different audio types. It's picky. I have several titles I am trying to get into one Compilation & the audio differs.

Sorry. I been posting like a mad cow tonight and there are at least 2 other threads on PAL to NTSC that I have posted on and I simply got confused as to what thread I was on LOL

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[dudeman316]

Bro it happens, & BTW Fulci is the Zombie King LOL.