Discwelder

[aquazoid]

can someone pls tell me some way to create dvd audio using 6ch dts encoded tracks in dicwelder coz it only seems to support mlp files or individual wavs. pls help

[daphy]

Hiho,

DTS isn´t part of the DVD-Audio specification - that´s why DTS isn´t supported by any DVD-Audio authoring program.

If you´d build a hybrid (DVD-Audio + DVD-Video) you can use your DTS track in the DVD-Video part - discwelder is AFAIK able to import it.

Alternative: decode your DTS file in single WAVs

hint -> this definitivly doesn´t improve the the sound quality but you will see the DVD-Audio LED shining on your player while replaying it :D

[aquazoid]

thnx daphy, will give it a try. on second thoughts which is a better option dts or mlp. if i make an audio cd image with dts wavs in nero with 4gb size and burn it on a dvd , will it work? pls guide me

[daphy]

on second thoughts which is a better option dts or mlp.
MLP is lossless - DTS is lossy
if i make an audio cd image with dts wavs in nero with 4gb size and burn it on a dvd why DTSWAVs (44.1KHz)?
it would be much easier to create DTS (48KHz), the filesize is ~ the half.
Which format did you chose?
DVD-Video, DVD ISO (as data DVD)?

Problems:
- DVD-Video doesn´t support DTSWAV
- DVD ISO doesn´t support file bigger than 2 GB and
you need a special player like one of the KiSS series for replaying such format.
will it work? pls guide me
you see, you have to solve those problems first :o

[aquazoid]

hey daphy,thnx for taking time to answer my quries! as far as the image stunt goes well it didnt work, nero refused to burn the cd-audio image on a dvd, how foolish of me. that brings me back to square one. i compiled a dvd audio using mlp on discwelder but my standalone player was quite stubborn probably old and hence kept telling me "wrong disc" .u mentioned about hybrid dvd. how do i go about doing that. discwelder has an import video_ts function but doesnt accept .wav files [dts].
or am i missing something. another strange thing is that when i try encoding to .dts files instead of .wav, my system crashes. this happens with surcode as well as nuendo dts encoder. so here i am after having painstakingly encoded 6ch mono's into dts wavs, and not knowing what to do with it. pls guide this newbie. thnx!

[daphy]

nero refused to burn the cd-audio image on a dvd
surely, wrong image
a dvd audio using mlp on discwelder but my standalone player was quite stubborn probably old and hence kept telling me "wrong disc"
Is your player DVD-AUDIO compatible? I guess not!
u mentioned about hybrid dvd. how do i go about doing that. discwelder has an import video_ts function but doesnt accept .wav files [dts].

DTSWAV is still 44.1KHz, you want to build a DVD-VIDEO so you need sources with 48 KHz
another strange thing is that when i try encoding to .dts files instead of .wav, my system crashes. this happens with surcode as well as nuendo dts encoder. so here i am after having painstakingly encoded 6ch mono's into dts wavs, and not knowing what to do with it.
upsample your source WAVs to 48KHz, this should solve your crashes :D

[aquazoid]

Thnx once again Daphy!. am slowly but surely gettin' there.
Is your player DVD-AUDIO compatible?
your guess is right. so i guess dvd-a is out for me , atleast for the time being.
upsample your source WAVs to 48KHz,
all my wavs are 32kbit,48Khz. so i guess the nuendo crash is a different issue. BTW surcode works fine after reinstalling.
can u elaborate a bit on the import video ts in discwelder.
meanwhile i hv sort of got around using the dts tracks with DVDlab pro. though its a bit complicated for someone like me. lets see how the results turn out.

[daphy]

all my wavs are 32kbit,48Khz. so i guess the nuendo crash is a different issue. BTW surcode works fine after reinstalling.
-> now your DTS files is a real 24bit! (this happens if you use 32bit float files with that encoder)
BTW: it´s sometimes necessary to feed this DTS to besplit (drag ´n´drop via beslice) for fixing - use the one inside of the besweetinstaller (see needfulthings (http://www.needfulthings.webhop.org) it´s the b7! else you can go under investigation on the board to find this version ;) )
can u elaborate a bit on the import video ts in discwelder.
is this still importent for you? I thought you can´t replay DVD-A -> that´s what discwelder produces. What kind version do you use? bronze or chrome?
meanwhile i hv sort of got around using the dts tracks with DVDlab pro. though its a bit complicated for someone like me. lets see how the results turn out.
IMHO DVDlab pro is the best solution for doing a DVD-Video with audio tracks! It´s very simple:
In the beginning start with simple authoring or something like that (sorry I´m at work, so I can´t fool arround with any apps) then press that button for each audio track
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/9890/dvdlabaudio6kv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
then delete your movie1 and connect the single audio projects ;)

[aquazoid]

I've sorta figured it out. i guess dvd lab pro is for me. now i know what do do with all my dts's.
much appreciate your prompt guidance daphy! thnx a lot.
BTW wud u hv any idea 'bout how to resolve the nuendo dts encoder issue? cos that'll save me a heck lotta time.
thnx once again