Popcorn Audio Converter question.

[lleader]

OK, I'm a newbie at this so please be gentle... I want to convert an eac3 audio track to ac3. Popcorn is supposed to do this using the 'Re-sample AC3 Audio Tracks' menu item. When I add my input file to the small window you get when I click on this menu item it informs me that it 'Cannot read source file using MediaInfo.DLL'. I have MediaInfo.DLL pointed to appropriately. If I put the same input file into the main program it gets the media info correctly. As a matter of fact when I input the file name in the small window, and the complaint appears, it actually DOES read the info and outputs it in the main program window. What am I doing wrong?

[netmask56]

https://www.videohelp.com/software/eac3to Command line tool but a GUI is available

[lleader]

https://www.videohelp.com/software/eac3to Command line tool but a GUI is available

Thanks for the link. If I understand correctly (always a big 'if') the command line version requires demuxing first then remuxing afterword, and though I had a look at one of the GUIs it added even more complexity to the task.

I really don't want to learn more about the ins and outs of audio/video. Life's too short. I just have a problem with the fact that the MKV videos I download are now showing up with E-AC3 audio which my Sony TV won't accept. I just want a one-click solution to address this that does it relatively fast. I am now using HandBrake but it does not have a passthru for video mode so it takes too long to change the audio to plain AC3. If I could just get Popcorn to work I suspect I would be happy with it.

[netmask56]

I suggest you post on the Popcorn Forum as the author is often there. http://www.networkedmediatank.com/index.php

[netmask56]

Take a look here http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=20887

[lleader]

Take a look here http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=20887

Thank you for your efforts on my behalf. I posted in that thread three days ago but there has been no response yet. I'll keep monitoring there.

[qwertz0]

hello,

the solution is that the Popcorn does not work with the current Mediainfo.dll! You must use an older one, from version before 2017. For me, 0.7.7.4 does work.