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  • Dolby Rendering Question

    Posted by Franz Vorenkamp on June 22, 2008 at 9:37 am

    Hey guys,

    I’m wanting to render a final project I’ve been working on- I’ve spent hors and hours mixing the audio very carefully into 5.1 surround…

    The question now is how do I render it?

    Common sense says that there should be an option under the default MPEG-2 format to put the audio into AC-3… However, I do not see this option in the sound settings. I definitely have the AC-3 plugin as I can render just an audio track as such. However, I see no video/audio combo that supports surround sound.

    Does anyone know what I’m missing?

    Thanks in advance!

    – Franz M. Vorenkamp

    Franz Vorenkamp replied 17 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
  • 4 Replies
  • Mike Kujbida

    June 22, 2008 at 11:25 am

    Franz, AC-3 is a separate render.
    Select “Dolby Digital AC-3” in the “Save as type:” dropdown box.
    After that, select “5.1 Surround DVD” in the “Template” dropdown box.
    Customize if necessary.
    BTW, do not trust DVD Architect for accurate 5.1 playback.
    Burn it to a DVD and check it on your sound system.

  • Franz Vorenkamp

    June 22, 2008 at 7:09 pm

    That’s what I was guessing… But if not DVD Architect, then which program should I author the final disc in?

  • Mike Kujbida

    June 23, 2008 at 12:17 am

    My apologies for the way I phrased my response.
    DVD Architect is an excellent authoring tool to use for this purpose.
    What I should have said was don’t trust the audio playback in DVD Architect for accurate 5.1 audio reproduction.

  • Franz Vorenkamp

    June 23, 2008 at 12:55 am

    Perfect. I feel much better now

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