Is there hard/software to capture 5.1 input?

[Spiny Norman]

Suppose I want to transfer a laserdisc with 5.1 sound to dvd. Is there a way to capture the 5.1 output?

I suppose I need a special audio card and also software to capture 6 streams at once, but can it be done? I'm grateful for all practical suggestions.

[usually_quiet]

Using Google to research the topic of capturing 5.1 audio turned up very little, and nothing cheap. This thread http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/709551 claimed the Hauppauge HD-PVR can do it, from SPDIF in.

[Spiny Norman]

Strange, I assumed it would be possible to do this at home somehow. I saw a ripped Leslie Nielsen movie once that had 5.1 even though the only dvd was 2.0 stereo.

[usually_quiet]

The "rip" itself or the audio used might have been from cable/satellite not DVD.

You could try searching VideoHelp for more information, but I thought you probably already had and didn't find anything. This thread https://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/help-trying-to-capture-s-video-and-digital-audi...m-t357128.html, and a few others that may be of interest.

[Spiny Norman]

You could try searching VideoHelp too. I found this thread https://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/help-trying-to-capture-s-video-and-digital-audi...m-t357128.html, and there may be others of interest too.

Oh, thanks, I had overlooked that discussion. Two years old, but could be helpful.