AC-3 ACM Decompressor old versions?

[DRP535]

Does anyone have lying around somewhere the v0.9 of the AC-3 ACM Decompressor codec? Foolishly I installed the latest v1.0 of it without keeping a backup of the previous version only to find that it crashes GoldWave all the time when trying to extract out AC-3 audio to WAV.

I would really like to go back to v0.9 but it seems the author doesn't provide access to obsolete versions and I can't find it anywhere else either. It was released on 15 September.

Thanks.

[stephanV]

maybe it would be better to report the crash to the author so he can try to fix it then?

I'm sure he has an old build lying around.

[DRP535]

Well I would but his primary method of contact is via a forum that I never visit and which requires registration to post in. Seeing as how I'm already a member in 3 video related forums, I have neither the desire nor the time to devote to yet another one just so I can tell him about a problem he already knows about. He does say "I'm just happy when it doesn't crash" about the latest version. So, yes, I'm stupid for not backing up v0.9 when I had it. I admit that. I just wish I could find it again.

[fccHandler]

That's strange. The only thing I added to version 1.0 was the AC-3 encoding part. I don't think I changed anything about the AC-3 decoding part, but I'll certainly investigate it...

In the meantime, I've uploaded a copy of version 0.9 for you here:

http://fcchandler.home.comcast.net/AC3ACM/Previous/AC3ACM.zip

[DRP535]

Perfect! Thanks for that. All is right with the world again. No crashes anymore, just nice, smooth, hassle-free AC-3 decoding. Please keep that link to v0.9 alive for a bit longer. I've given it to someone else in the videohelp forums who was trying to help me find it. He may also like a copy as he only has v0.7. Cheers.

[WeaponX]

I got similar problem with 1.0 when used with virtualdub 1.6.10. When I used virtualdub to try extract ac3 audio to wav from a xvid .avi file, virtualdub popped up a message saying i don't have a vfw codec to decompress it.

So I uninstalled it and reinstalled 0.90 and virtualdub extracted the ac3 audio to wav successfully.

[fccHandler]

That's understandable, because I know what the problem is now. I changed some code in the way it recognizes AC-3. It was a necessary change, but unfortunately it's causing unforseen problems. I hope to have a fix soon.