any tool for sound-re-encoding ?

[ffreese]

Is there any tool for compressing soundtracks on dvd´s?

Often a 5.1 soundtrack takes too much space to keep. So it would be nice to keep a smaller soundtrack (at least stereo)of the original-language. (Better than deleting it complete)

AFAIK none of the one-click-tools does do anything to soundtracks?

Greetings,

Frank

[Malcolm]

I asked for this A LOT of times! (some sort of one-click solutions or adding this feature to DVD-Rebuilder, DVD-Shrink or VobBlanker) But i fear this won't happen anytime soon. You can follow my request regarding this. Look here:downrate audio? (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=79347)

But i have written a guide how to do this manually. Here it is: UPDATED: Compressing Audio before Shrinking a DVD (LPCM/ac3 5.1ch -> mp2/ac3 2ch) (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?threadid=84887)
Hope this helps!

Here is another discussion thread: Audio transcoding or re-encoding (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?threadid=81205)

greetings,
Malcolm

[blutach]

I have not gone through all of Malcolm's guides (so apologies if any of this is repetitive), but my audio tool of choice is BeSweet with the GUI.

It is a download at http://dspguru.doom9.net/ and there are tutorials here too.


Regards

[Malcolm]

Originally posted by blutach
I have not gone through all of Malcolm's guides (so apologies if any of this is repetitive), but my audio tool of choice is BeSweet with the GUI. Mine too! :) When i say BeSweet Wizard i really mean BeSweet GUI in it's 'Wizard-Mode' - which is officially called 'BeSweet Wizard'.
So we both mean the same! ;)

http://img228.exs.cx/img228/4035/besweet4nm.th.png (http://img228.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img228&image=besweet4nm.png)
greetings,
Malcolm

[2COOL]

Originally posted by blutach
I have not gone through all of Malcolm's guides (so apologies if any of this is repetitive), but my audio tool of choice is BeSweet with the GUI. But, a much better GUI for BeSweet is BeLight (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=85566&highlight=belight). ;)

[nwg]

Originally posted by 2COOL
But, a much better GUI for BeSweet is BeLight (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=85566&highlight=belight). ;)

Agreed. It is much more user friendly.

[blutach]

OK, OK, OK, already!!!

I will bow to peer pressure and try out BeLight.

I might even end up preferring BeLight (but I don't prefer Light Beer!!!)

Regards