Edit AC3 tracks losslessly?

[digitalfreaknyc]

I was looking for a program that will allow you to do some simple edits on ac3 tracks without recompressing. I know that I can do it on mpegvideowizard but was looking for something a little more user-friendly.

[jagabo]

Someone mentioned a program called FreeAudioDub a while back.
https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/328000-Losslessly-convert-AAC-file-to-MP3?p=2032735...=1#post2032735
http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/products/dvd/Free-Audio-Dub.htm

[PuzZLeR]

Delaycut will cut AC-3, even multi-channel (such as 5.1), and even DTS tracks losslessly. A bit awkward since you may need to demux, and count milliseconds, but it's fast, reliable and free.

With video, two others, as simpler-than-Womble MPEG/AC3 editors (but still lossless):
TMPGEnc MPEG Editor
VideoReDo

Not free, but great for simple things. However, may be problematic with multiple audio streams and/or multiple channels on AC-3. That's when you use Delaycut.

If you ever need to remux back into a video file, with difficult audio streams (like AC-3 5.1, or even DTS) use Rejig.

[lordsmurf]

I know that I can do it on mpegvideowizard but was looking for something a little more user-friendly.

What's not user friendly about it? The program is easy to use. Simple, actually.

[Bonie81]

Never tried personally . but, heard from collegues.
GoldWave Editor and Nero MediaSuite Wave Editor with proper ac3 plugin.

[spiritgumm]

Ac3 Splitter (payware) will do what you want. It also accepts 5.1, unlike FreeAudioDub.

[Baldrick]

Ac3 Splitter (payware) will do what you want. It also accepts 5.1, unlike FreeAudioDub.

http://www.009soft.com/products/ac3-splitter.htm ? Looks like crap.

[spiritgumm]

did you try it? I tried the free trial download - worked great. But, alas, not freeware.