Do i need WinDVD for DTS?

[ripper2004]

I have PowerDVD installed and it can play back my DTS track (on DVD movie) just fine. Also it can playback the .dts file that DVD2AVI generates during frameserving.

I would probably try to convert this DTS to either wave or AC3.

I read many guides where they ask u to install windvd. Do i really need it?

[Amnon82]

Normaly not. Cos a Decoder is installed with PowerDVD for playback.
PowerDVD added the DTS playback feature later than WinDVD. So this is why "installing WinDVD" is in most of the guides...

[bobsc]

Originally posted by ripper2004
I would probably try to convert this DTS to either wave or AC3.

I read many guides where they ask u to install windvd. Do i really need it?
You could use dtsdec to convert to wave. If you want to use BeSweet(azidts) or Hypercube to convert the DTS you will need windvd.

[ripper2004]

I want to convert DTS to AC3(2ch probably)
What tools would i need?

Thanks

[Amnon82]

dtsdec
and BeSweet

[ripper2004]

so i have to use dtsdec to do DTS->wav
then use besweet to do wav->AC3 ?

There is no direct conversion from DTS->AC3?
Also wav is an orinary format so does it preserve all the surround affects and 3D sound etc that DTS and AC3 have?

[bobsc]

Originally posted by ripper2004
so i have to use dtsdec to do DTS->wav
then use besweet to do wav->AC3 ?]
Yes

There is no direct conversion from DTS->AC3?

You could use BeSweet(azidts), but you need windvd.

[jpl]

What is the correct command line to get 6ch wav out of dtsdec? I attempted this several weeks ago and the only usable files that I could get were 2ch files.

TIA
jpl

[daphy]

see readme.txt in zip

Multichannel wav output: dtsdec -o wavall > some.wav file.dts

Stereo wav output: dtsdec -o wav > some.wav file.dts

To play dts: dtsdec file.dts