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6th May 2020, 16:48 | #1 | Link |
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DTS with eac3to
I was trying to convert a .wav audio file to .dts audio file with eac3to but I can't and the program says:
The DTS Surcode encoder doesn't seem to be installed Where can I find "Surcode DTS Encoder" or any other alternative and how should I install it? Also, I cannot change the bitrate in any .dts file. For example, I have this: DTS 2.0 960 Kbps 16 bit And I want: DTS 2.0 896 Kbps 16 bit (like the original DTS Core) Any way to do this? |
6th May 2020, 17:43 | #2 | Link |
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You'll find it from an authorized retailer like in the following link:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...e_DVD_DTS.html It's proprietary, commercial software. Last edited by amichaelt; 6th May 2020 at 17:46. |
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Please be more specific... What programme?
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Surcode was designed for DVD-Video compatibility, therefore it is VERY-limited and outdated. |
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For what you want this?
For a 2.0 audio is too much bitrate. BTW try this: ffdcaenc -i input.wav -o output.dts -b 896
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namely 503.25 kbps (sampling rate = 48 kHz). 960 kbps is not unusual for Blu-Ray. But it should be unusual for 2.0 DTS. Yes, not every «professional» user of the Master Audio Suite knows very-well what they do |
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Where should i place the “ffdcaenc.exe” file? I have placed it inside the "UsEac3to" folder and then I’ve done the following:
I run “UsEac3To.exe” and I fed it with the .dts file that I want to modify, “audio.dts”. I want to try this but I guess I have to change something: ffdcaenc -i input.wav -o output.dts -b 896 But, what?. Something like that?: ffdcaenc -i audio.dts -o output.dts -b 896 In both cases Useac3to says the same thing: Command line parameter "i" is unknown. <ERROR> I don't know what I need to change or maybe I need to install ffdcaenc in a different way. |
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@maldon,
Out of interest... Why do you want to generate 2-channel/stereo DTS encodes? Dolby Digital (AC3) and Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3) works very well and is pretty easy to encode using UsEac3To (as a front-end). Cheers
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If you use UsEac3to load the input and select Output format "dca-ext", then 'Add' and you obtain:
stdout.wav | ffdcaenc -i - -o %_2eng.dts -l -b 1509.75 Is the standard bitrate for 5.1, modify the bitrate to: -b 896 Maybe you want some other parameters, for instance change the duration from 25 to 23.976 fps, modify to: stdout.wav -25 -changeTo23.976 | ffdcaenc -i - -o %_2eng.dts -l -b 896
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As previously mentioned the 896 bit-rate that maldon is selecting is too high for 2-channel stereo encodes.
Especially when you consider that many of the newer movie DVD releases which offered 5.1 channel DTS audio, were encoded at 754.5 kbps!
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DTS-HD Master Audio English 1196 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1196 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 896 kbps / 16-bit) Quote:
DTS, 2.0 channels, 1:28:10, 960kbps, 48kHz The ArcSoft and Sonic decoders don't seem to work, will use libav instead. Patching bitdepth to 24 bits... Decoding with libav/ffmpeg... Reducing depth from 64 to 24 bits... Writing WAV... Creating file "stdout.wav"... Writing the destination file failed. <ERROR> Aborted at file position 524288. <ERROR> It seems that the DTS file I have has some problem, Medianfo says it has 16 bits, but for Useac3to it seems to be 64. Patching bitdepth to 24 bits... Reducing depth from 64 to 24 bits... And also this. What happened? The ArcSoft and Sonic decoders don't seem to work, will use libav instead. I don't quite understand it, but maybe the bits are the reason for those errors. Well, it doesn't matter if it's hopeless. The point is to start with my first DTS conversions. By the way, with ffdcaenc it is impossible to convert from wav to DTS-HD Master Audio? Last edited by maldon; 11th May 2020 at 13:11. |
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It would seem that you are not aware that it's possible to extract the original lossy DTS core from a DTS-HD MA stream then?! This is why it's important to fully explain what you what to do and why you want to do it!
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If you want obtain a DTS-MA you can't fix the bitrate.
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There IS something weird in there...
896 kbps is not a valid (or exact) bitrate for 48 kHz DTS audio... with a granularity of 4 bytes per audio frame, the bitrate must be an integer multiple of 3 kbps at 48 kHz Quote:
The latest version of eac3to is able to calculate the actual bitrate of the DTS "core" streams correctly. Last edited by filler56789; 11th May 2020 at 23:56. Reason: clarity |
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Using -b 896 I obtain: Quote:
1196*8*48/512 = 897 Kb/s But using -b 895.5 I obtain: Quote:
1194*8*48/512 = 895.5 Kb/s And eac3to, and MediaInfo, round to: DTS, 2.0 channels, 0:02:55, 896kbps, 48kHz Of course don't have sense that bitrate for a 2.0
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https://www.videohelp.com/download/e...sEac3to129.zip And this: stdout.wav | ffdcaenc -i - -o %_.dts -l -b 895.5 The result: Before: 960 kb/s, 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channels, DTS After: 896 kb/s, 48 kHz, 24 bits, 2 channels, DTS So, If I want to keep 16 bits, ¿where I must place -dontpatchdts?. I tried this, but no results: stdout.wav -dontpatchdts | ffdcaenc -i - -o %_2eng.dts -l -b 895.5 Well, I took a new .mkv file (with .FLAC audio) and I convert .FLAC to .WAV with Useac3to. Now, I want to convert .WAV to DTS-HD MA but I don’t know how. The reason is that I would like to know if that DTS-HD MA I obtain from the .WAV file would have a DTS Core. |
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Again... This is why it's important to fully explain what you what to do and why you want to do it!
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