Surround Sound AAC on a DVD

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March 27, 2018
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I know this question has been asked before - but I've followed a few threads and it hasn't been spelt out how to do it!

I want to burn a 5.1 surround DVD. I've exported the audio as a six channel AAC and imported into into my Encore Timeline and can hear the sound. I've also set my project audio settings to Dolby Digital (is that correct?)

However - I'm finding that Encore wants to encode the timeline into a stereo file. I would assume there would be a box to say Don't Transcode - but there isn't. Just lot's of options how I want to re-encode the audio - which I don't want to do!

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Stan Jones

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If the file is not DVD 5.1 legal, Encore will transcode into Stereo.

You want an a3c file, not AAC.

Encore only does 5.1 passthrough, and you can't preview the 5.1 in Encore.

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advisionmattAuthor

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Sorry - I meant AC3! I don't mind not previewing it - i'm just hoping it will pass through.

I'll encode again and see what happens. it's just worrying having boxes saying the audio will be stereo, and seeing the audio being Transcoded, when there doesnt seem to be any options to tell it not to!

Stan Jones

Community Expert

That suggests it may not be DVD legal.

Richard Knight may drop in; what are your export settings for this?

His comment from an old thread indicates that "For a dvd the max Dolby Digital rate is 448.... If you use the wrong rate Encore will re-encode the audio."

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