[eac3to] RAW/PCM to dtshd (This audio conversion is not supported)

[jfromeo]

I need to convert a RAW/PCM audio track file into a dtshd one. I am using eac3to 3.24, but using the following syntax in the command line, returns me this error:

eac3to source.raw destination.dtshd

This might be a RAW/PCM file. Trying to figure out the details.
This will probably take a while. Please be patient...
The RAW/PCM file seems to be little endian.
The RAW/PCM file seems to have a bitdepth of 16 bits.
The RAW/PCM file seems to have 6 channels.
RAW/PCM, 5.1 channels, 1:38:48, 16 bits, 4608kbps, 48kHz
This audio conversion is not supported.

Do I need to have something else installed to perform the conversion? (a DTS encoding suite).

Thanks!

[dansrfe]

You need DTS HD Encoder Suite for that. The interface on that is pretty simple to load raw/pcm or .wav files. Just make sure you extract the pcm's into their elementary wavs before adding them into the DTS HD Encoder interface.

Cheers,
dansrfe

[jfromeo]

Thanks dansrfe! I have the RAW/PCM file extracted as *.RAW using eac3to 3.24 in the process, is it how it needs to be?

[dansrfe]

How many channels is the audio track?

[jfromeo]

It has 6 channels (5.1).

[Blue_MiSfit]

Yeah, don't store it as DTS of any form unless you have a lot of cash.

eac3to can encode AAC at 640kbps, which is what I'd suggest if you need S/PDIF compatibility. If not, then AAC, for sure.

Derek

[tebasuna51]

Thanks dansrfe! I have the RAW/PCM file extracted as *.RAW using eac3to 3.24 in the process, is it how it needs to be?

The DTS encoders (standard or HD) need monowavs like input, then you can use:

eac3to yourHDsource output.wavs

and you obtain, with 5.1 input, 6 monowavs to use in your DTS (HD) encoder.

[jfromeo]

The DTS encoders (standard or HD) need monowavs like input, then you can use:

eac3to yourHDsource output.wavs

and you obtain, with 5.1 input, 6 monowavs to use in your DTS (HD) encoder.

Mmm... then I'd need to convert the RAW to WAV first right? Which program should I use to perform this lossless conversion?

[sneaker_ger]

err... eac3to?

[Blue_MiSfit]

You extracted your audio as RAW? Strange choice, but fine. eac3to can easily take this and output wavs.

eac3to input.raw output.wavs

[jfromeo]

Thanks guys, I'll put my i7 to work :)

[tebasuna51]

Yes, never use RAW or PCM to extract audio, don't have a header to know bit-order, bitdepth, samplerate and channels.
Not always eac3to can recover this info, use wav or w64 for uncompressed audio.