no options in audio compression for virtual dub

[jonbaker]

Hi,

New to all this, i have one problem in my way. I am converting an avi that has ac3 audio into mp3 so it plays in coreplayer on my phone.

I'm following a guide which i understand but when i go into audio compression and select lame mp3 or any of the other options nothing comes up in the right hand pane for me to select

this is the bit from the guide:

At Audio > Compression select the MPEG Layer 3 codec. At the right field, chose the desired audio bitrate and mode, matching the sampling rate from the original audio stream (44 Khz or whatever). Recommended audio quality values for small file sizes are between 96 and 128 Kbps.

The only option that has stuff in the right hand pane is the ac3 selection.

Where am i going wrong? i have installed lame mp3

thanks

[lowellriggsiam]

Did you set the audio to "full processing" mode?

[jonbaker]

Did you set the audio to "full processing" mode?

Yeah i got all that down....

ok, so i worked out that the options are there for files that dont have ac3 audio!! as soon as i put an ac3 audio avi in, the lame options dissapear

is there a reason for this?

all i wanna do is convert ac3 audio into mp3 audio for my film. Is there another way of doing this procedure,? i just dont get why it wont let me do it, very frustratimg

[lowellriggsiam]

If wanted to do that I'd use Sony Movie Studio. I can see, however, this has been a problem before http://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/virtualdub-ac3-t370672.html

[jonbaker]

If wanted to do that I'd use Sony Movie Studio. I can see, however, this has been a problem before http://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/virtualdub-ac3-t370672.html

Thanks for that, have you got that software? could you tell me what options to choose for it?

[[_chef_]]

virtualdub will work with the right codecs installed!

[jonbaker]

virtualdub will work with the right codecs installed!

can you suggest what im missing? i have the codecs, as stated, it works when when a non ac3 file is selected. im using avidemux now, works fine

[DarrellS]

In Virtualdub, under Audio, choose Full Processing Mode > choose Conversion and change 6 channel to Stereo > choose Compression and you should now be able to choose Lame MP3.

[jonbaker]

In Virtualdub, under Audio, choose Full Processing Mode > choose Conversion and change 6 channel to Stereo > choose Compression and you should now be able to choose Lame MP3.

Yes, THANKS! it was the changing the 6 channel to stereo i was missing. Much appreciatted

[DarrellS]

You're welcome!