Problem extracting audio from TCM xvid files with virtualdub

[cumbug]

Hi there

Usually I extract the audio from popular avis with virtualdub, full processing/compression ac3/save wav etc... This removes the problem of out of sync audio when encoding with TMPG to a dvd file so I can watch it on my tv.

Lately more and more files I acquire are using this format and I have searched everywhere for a means to extract audio from the files the way I used to with virtualdub, I always get a codec not available message even though I have every codec under the sun.

I have loaded the file in numerous codec programs and these TCM files appear to need the following

Audio
Codec Required - MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3)
Code - 85

Video
Codec required - Xvid MPEG-4
FOURCC - XVID

Now I have zero problems with other xvid files when ripping audio with virtualdub to a wav file, I know I have the required codecs so im assuming audio cant be taken with virtualdub on these files.

The only possible way I see to get around it at the moment is really a bother and a waste of cds
I convert the file to a vcd with nero, the only program I have seen that can convert these files so far, somehow it manages to do it, then burn on a cd and watch, but I prefer to put 5 episodes on a dvd rewritable the way I used too.

Anyway with that all being said, can you suggest any programs that may be able to extract the audio from these files into a wav file to use in TMPG encoder ? The ones I have tried so far havent been succesful.

Thanks alot

[Baldrick]

have you tried goldwave,avi2wav,mplayer(see the sticky topic in this forum for a guide for mplayer)?

[celtic_druid]

Could also try frameserving with AVISynth. It decodes the audio on the fly.

VDub should be able to decode mp3 fine though.