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Subject:5.1 Surround Rendering Posted by: danika Date:12/30/2004 11:28:32 AM The documentation for 5.1 rendering in Acid 5.0 doesn't seem to reflect reality. 1) It says to render to AC-3 you need the Sony 5.1 Surround Plug-In Pack. But the website site Sony doesn't sell that any more although you can buy the AC-3 Encorder for $199. And presumably that works. 2) The documentation also says you can render a 5.1 project as 6 separate .wav files, but I haven't been able to find a way to do that. 3) The documentation doesn't mention anything about .wma files. However, there is a 5.1 template for .wma files. I tried rendering to a .wma file and I did get 6 channels with the proper speaker outputs. However, I also got a lot of stuttering that I don't hear when I play the project. (But that could just be my sound card. I have an Audigy 2 ZS.) Does anybody know if you can render a 5.1 project with 6 channels without the AC-3 encoder?
Subject:RE: 5.1 Surround Rendering Reply by: zcus Date:12/30/2004 1:48:11 PM Did you have a midi track in this project? When I render to WMA 5.1 with a midi track I get all types of stuttering also - but like you said plays fine while listening to the project; only in the rendered WMA file. I also have a Audigy2. I'm in the proccess of getting a new sound card. I'm sick of creatives driver bugs! That's odd! They don't seem to be selling the ac3 encoding package any more. If you own DVD architect or Vegas + DVD you will have access to the ac3 encoder - if not you do not, you cannot encode to ac3
Subject:RE: 5.1 Surround Rendering Reply by: danika Date:12/30/2004 5:30:40 PM Nope. No MIDI tracks in this project. I also use my Audigy 2 for 5.1 mixdowns to .wma in Sonar and Cubase and don't have any problems with stuttering.
Subject:RE: 5.1 Surround Rendering Reply by: johnp352 Date:12/31/2004 11:26:14 AM which sound card are you getting for 5.1?
Subject:RE: 5.1 Surround Rendering Reply by: zcus Date:12/31/2004 12:09:47 PM I don't have it yet - it should be here in a few days http://www.audiotrak.net/prodigy192.htm

Subject:5.1 Surround Rendering

Posted by: danika

Date:12/30/2004 11:28:32 AM

The documentation for 5.1 rendering in Acid 5.0 doesn't seem to reflect reality.

1) It says to render to AC-3 you need the Sony 5.1 Surround Plug-In Pack. But the website site Sony doesn't sell that any more although you can buy the AC-3 Encorder for $199. And presumably that works.

2) The documentation also says you can render a 5.1 project as 6 separate .wav files, but I haven't been able to find a way to do that.

3) The documentation doesn't mention anything about .wma files. However, there is a 5.1 template for .wma files. I tried rendering to a .wma file and I did get 6 channels with the proper speaker outputs. However, I also got a lot of stuttering that I don't hear when I play the project. (But that could just be my sound card. I have an Audigy 2 ZS.)

Does anybody know if you can render a 5.1 project with 6 channels without the AC-3 encoder?

Subject:RE: 5.1 Surround Rendering

Reply by: zcus

Date:12/30/2004 1:48:11 PM

Did you have a midi track in this project? When I render to WMA 5.1 with a midi track I get all types of stuttering also - but like you said plays fine while listening to the project; only in the rendered WMA file. I also have a Audigy2.

I'm in the proccess of getting a new sound card. I'm sick of creatives driver bugs!

That's odd! They don't seem to be selling the ac3 encoding package any more. If you own DVD architect or Vegas + DVD you will have access to the ac3 encoder - if not you do not, you cannot encode to ac3

Subject:RE: 5.1 Surround Rendering

Reply by: danika

Date:12/30/2004 5:30:40 PM

Nope. No MIDI tracks in this project.

I also use my Audigy 2 for 5.1 mixdowns to .wma in Sonar and Cubase and don't have any problems with stuttering.

Subject:RE: 5.1 Surround Rendering

Reply by: johnp352

Date:12/31/2004 11:26:14 AM

which sound card are you getting for 5.1?

Subject:RE: 5.1 Surround Rendering

Reply by: zcus

Date:12/31/2004 12:09:47 PM

I don't have it yet - it should be here in a few days

http://www.audiotrak.net/prodigy192.htm