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Subject:AC-3 re-encode Posted by: xtcboi765 Date:8/7/2002 7:37:07 PM Is it possible to take a wave file using Soft Encode, then encode it to Dolby Digital, and then take the finished AC-3 file and re-encode it as an Mp3 or similar media format? The only reason I ask is that I have a rather large collection of self made music, and would much enjoy the chance to get it to Dolby Digital 5.1, however the AC-3 file format is substantially larger in size than a Mp3 or Windows Media or Ogg Orbis file, and it would take me a huge number of more blank CD's to be able to make them all into 5.1. Any help or assistance with this would be greatly appreciated.
Subject:RE: AC-3 re-encode Reply by: MBerger Date:8/15/2002 10:44:06 AM Once you have created a file that is in a Dolby Digital format, you are done. There is no other compression scheme or format that could be applied to that file.

Subject:AC-3 re-encode

Posted by: xtcboi765

Date:8/7/2002 7:37:07 PM

Is it possible to take a wave file using Soft Encode, then encode it to Dolby Digital, and then take the finished AC-3 file and re-encode it as an Mp3 or similar media format? The only reason I ask is that I have a rather large collection of self made music, and would much enjoy the chance to get it to Dolby Digital 5.1, however the AC-3 file format is substantially larger in size than a Mp3 or Windows Media or Ogg Orbis file, and it would take me a huge number of more blank CD's to be able to make them all into 5.1. Any help or assistance with this would be greatly appreciated.

Subject:RE: AC-3 re-encode

Reply by: MBerger

Date:8/15/2002 10:44:06 AM

Once you have created a file that is in a Dolby Digital format, you are done. There is no other compression scheme or format that could be applied to that file.