PCM to which format in handbrake?

[RandmTask]

Hi

I am converting old music dvds with PCM 2.0 and 5.1 tracks on my mac using handbrake. Should i be setting the audio to AAC (320?), passthrough or AC3 for best results? Not really concerned about file size.

Cheers!

[Bernix]

Auto passthrough is best. You cant get better sound with any recompression but you can save space, what isnt your problem.

Bernix

[hech54]

I am converting old music dvds with PCM 2.0 and 5.1 tracks

I'd get rid of the 5.1 all together. That fake, afterthought 5.1 crap is just a space-wasting gimmick.

[hollowman]

I have a DVD with both 5.1 and LPCM streams.
I ripped the DVD to my computer using DVD fab.
Then in Handbrake, I opened the VIDEO_TS folder.
This is how I normally process DVDs.

In Handbrake, I selected "Auto passthrough" for the 2-channel LPCM stream. But the file turned out to have 48khz at 224kbits. This is certainly not LPCM quality.

What do I do to to encode full PCM (or as close as I can get) in Handbrake.

(P.S. I usually output to MP4 container)