Can't import AC3 to DVD Architect?

[zovx]

Hi... i have a mpg2 file with ac3 audio in it but dvd architect doesnt seem to recognize the audio...

i have win7.

what is the problem?

[guns1inger]

Not much to go on. Something like an error message would be nice.

Start with mediainfo on the mpeg-2 file. Post a tree view so we can see the file.

Demux the file with DGIndex to get the elementary streams, run the AC3 through AC3fix and try importing the elementary streams in DVD Architect.

[zovx]

The file was originally a .MOD file, a file from an JVC everio SD...

I extracted the AC3 file ok , added to DVD arch fine. The video now has audio.

But, if architect can read AC3, why cant when importing the mpg with the ac3 in it???

[guns1inger]

How did you convert the .MOD to a .MPG ?

[zovx]

changing the extention.... MOD is a MPG file... thats what i sent you in mediainfo... sony vegas opens it very well both video and audio ...

[guns1inger]

Obviously it isn't. It is like changing the extension of a VOB file to MPG. It doesn't actually change the file type, just tries to fake windows into thinking it is changed.

Better to use Mpeg-Streamclip to open the MOD file and put the contents into a real MPG container.

[zovx]

ok... but vegas opens the video and audio stream and arch doesnt? ...

[zovx]

i have converted it to mpg... but arch doesnt recognize it either...

[guns1inger]

Just keep using DGIndex to demux then. FWIW, I only ever use elementary streams for authoring, and never program streams (.MPG files).

There is obviously something about the files created by the camera that DVDA doesn't like, and it carries over through mpeg-streamclip.

[zovx]

ok... thanks!