divx with ac3 audio

[alexis]

hi men,

i've got a divx (.avi format) with ac3 audio but with my ibook ( G3, 800Mhz,OSX10.2.3) can't hear the sound.(i 'm using MplayerOSX).

in order to encode my dvds to divx, i'm using Forty-two, and this freeware suggest the output format "DivX Near DVD" High quality DivX File (2000Kbps, ac3 700px wide)

But ,if i can't hear the ac3 audio of the divx with a mac, why Forty-two suggest this output format?

thanks in advance.

[sherry]

Hi,
Would suggest you encode yr DVDS thanks to ffmpegX. check XVID in quick preset and AC3 in audio section. Then you dl VLC here: www.videolan.org and your Ibook will be an happy laptop again

[wiedenu]

I would try VLC to play your Divx. I don't know why mPlayer wouldn't work, as it does for me. I would just try VLC and see if that works. I don't think it plays as well as mPlayer for Divx, but it still works.