PROBLEM CHANGING FILE TO IMPORT INTO HEADAC3HE

[k b]

Hi

I've extracted the audio ac3 out of virtualdub direct stream and saved to wav. as in the guide. The problem is when I try to change the file type into ac3 audio the file becomes unstable, and changes to a dat file. As this happens I can't load this into headac3he. Can anybody help me out ?

many thanks

[Craig Tucker]

When you select save wav in vdub give the filename the ac3 extension then, dont try to remane it later.

So file - save wave - call it "whatever.ac3"

Craig

[k b]

Hi craig

Tried what u said but still no result. When tried to import the file it still gives error, can not open file. Any more idea's

many thanks

[kayfam]

k b,
Did you save it as "all files"? If you didn't VirtualDub stuck a wave header on it and thats why HeadAC3he keeps rejecting it.

[k b]

Hi Kayfam

Just tried saving the extract in all files and still it keeps putting wav on the end. Preventing the headac3he importing it. Any more thoughts?

many thanks
:P

[Craig Tucker]

Try putting it in quotation marks

eg "file.ac3"

Craig

[k b]

Hi craig

Tried saving it as u said, the file was able to be imported but the following
was stated in headac3he;

Warning:
Source file's last frame incomplete
or corrupt stream

Yet when the avi film is played in either zoom player or w m player all the
audio is intact.

Have u got any more ideas

Many thanks

[kayfam]

k b,
Ignore the warning and just do the conversion. I see it all the time with avi files encoded with ac3 audio and have yet to have a problem. The only reason I can think why this happens is because of the way the original file was cut in the first place.

[k b]

Hi

Tried the last two solutions to my problem and they seemed to work.

thanks very much for your imput
Now I can watch yet another film, cheers.