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CQCmaster
8th January 2009, 20:06
Hi everybody, I have a quick question.

I've been wondering if PS3 and iPhone would support a video with AC3 audio input. I was thinking to convert my videos to AAC, but I read somewhere that AC3 is better quality than AAC when compressed so I am just wondering if the AC3 would be supported by standalone devices like PS3 and iPhone?

Cheers :)
tebasuna51
9th January 2009, 04:09
I've been wondering if PS3 and iPhone would support a video with AC3 audio input.
I don't know iPhone but PS3 support AC3 in Audio/Video containers.
I was thinking to convert my videos to AAC, but I read somewhere that AC3 is better quality than AAC when compressed so I am just wondering if the AC3 would be supported by standalone devices like PS3 and iPhone

At same bitrate AAC have better quality than AC3.
CQCmaster
9th January 2009, 19:44
I don't know iPhone but PS3 support AC3 in Audio/Video containers.


At same bitrate AAC have better quality than AC3.

Apparently iPhone does support AAC. So I guess the best way to convert to AAC is to use Nero AAC with MeGui?
tebasuna51
9th January 2009, 20:54
Apparently iPhone does support AAC. So I guess the best way to convert to AAC is to use Nero AAC with MeGui?

You can use MeGUI or BeHappy (same than MeGUI but only for audio and with some more functions).

But also you can use eac3to, Foobar2000, command line options,...

Remember don't exist an absolute 'best way'
CQCmaster
9th January 2009, 21:38
You can use MeGUI or BeHappy (same than MeGUI but only for audio and with some more functions).

But also you can use eac3to, Foobar2000, command line options,...

Remember don't exist an absolute 'best way'

I guess what I tried to say is what's the app with more functions when it comes to AAC encoding... I will try BeHappy

thanks for your help tebasuna