AC3 -> AC3 Besweet

[rernst]

I am trying to recode an AC3 file which, I presume, has 24 bit audio in it (how do I find out?), coming off Bluray. I can play the file just fine.

However, trying to re-endoce I use this command line:

BeSweet.exe -core( -input "D:\Gothika - 2 - AC3, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48khz.ac3" -output "D:\Gothika - 2 - AC3, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48khz.ac3" ) -azid( -c normal ) -ota( -hybridgain ) -ac3enc( -b 384 -6ch )

I get this output:

BeSweet v1.5b31 by DSPguru.
--------------------------
Error 59: Failed to sync to payload's start position : "D:\Gothika - 2 - AC3, 5.
1 channels, 640kbps, 48khz.ac3"Using azid.dll v1.9 (b922) by Midas (midas@egon.
gyaloglo.hu).
Using AC3enc.dll v1.20 (Feb 18 2004) by Fabrice Bellard (http://ffmpeg.org).

[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] | Input : D:\Gothika - 2 - AC3, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48khz.ac3

[00:00:00:000] | Output: D:\Gothika - 2 - AC3, 5.1 channels, 640kbps, 48khz-a.a
c3
[00:00:00:000] | Floating-Point Process: No
[00:00:00:000] | Overall Track Gain: 1.#IOdB
[00:00:00:000] +-------- AZID -------
[00:00:00:000] | Total Gain: 0.000dB, Compression: Normal
[00:00:00:000] | LFE levels: To LR -INF, To LFE 0.0dB
[00:00:00:000] | Center mix level: BSI
[00:00:00:000] | Surround mix level: BSI
[00:00:00:000] | Dialog normalization: No
[00:00:00:000] | Rear channels filtering: No
[00:00:00:000] | Source Sample-Rate: 48.0KHz
[00:00:00:000] +------- AC3ENC ------
[00:00:00:000] | Bitrate method : CBR
[00:00:00:000] | AC3 bitrate : 384
[00:00:00:000] | Channels Mode : 5.1
[00:00:00:000] | Error Protection: Yes
[00:00:00:000] +---------------------
Error 32: No input-data was found (wrong substream?)
Quiting...

What is the deal?

[rernst]

Duh,

I nuked the initial input file by specifying input=output.

Please disregard.

[setarip_old]

Hi!

And now does the program accept as input and output, filenames including commas?

[rernst]

Hi!

And now does the program accept as input and output, filenames including commas?

I am ripping it again which is unfortunately a bit time-consuming. Will let you know although after reviewing eac3to it seems that this can already do the conversion but haven't tried.

[rernst]

Hi!

And now does the program accept as input and output, filenames including commas?

Haven't tried commas, but spaces certainly work. I extracted via xport and then recoded using besweet. Resulting filesize almost half. I am too old to hear the difference between 384 and 640 Kbps AC3.

[setarip_old]

I asked about commas because you have them in your filenames in your initial post to this thread - and I'm thinking this may have been a cause of your problem...