THE ANSWER TO: VS10+: 2channel audio to 5.1?

erock1 · Post by **erock1** » Tue May 09, 2006 4:47 pm

A few people have asked but I haven't found a definate answer. Can you convert a LPCM audio track or a 2 channel audio track to a Dolby 5.1 channel audio track in VS10+?

In VS9 I know I can convert a LPCM audio track to a 2 channel dolby track.

Ulead's VS10+ web site says: "True Dolby® Digital 5.1 Surround Sound With Dolby® Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, your home movies will sound like you're in a movie theater. Click once to automatically create surround sound tracks. Surround steering and panning capabilities allow for precise sound placement.

The "click once to automatically create surround sound tracks" seems to say yes it will but I would like confirmation.

TIA,
Erock

erock1 · Post by **erock1** » Thu May 11, 2006 1:24 pm

Since no one on the VS forum had an answer to this question, I asked Ulead. I thought some others might be interested so below the answer their Tech Support provided.

For the Record: Ulead Tech Support answered my question professionally and very promptly.

Ulead's Reply
"Sorry, the program does not support automatic distribution of 2.1 audio into 5.1 system. But this is possible by extracting the audio from the video then distributing it to the audio tracks in VideoStudio timeline.

Please check the page 110 in the UVS 10's manual and the following link from Ulead's Learning Center for the related informations. "
http://www.ulead.com/learning/vs/vs10_02_1.htm

martyt · Post by **martyt** » Sun May 21, 2006 5:34 am

Hello,

I'm just wondering if you (or anybody else) has had success in doing what Ulead recommend. If so, how did you get it done and could you list, in detail, the processes you used. Thanks.

TubaDad · Post by **TubaDad** » Sun May 21, 2006 10:20 pm

This is another one of those "features" that just kills me about VS. I have tried multiple times to create a 5.1 clip from a 2.0 clip, now they say I have to separate the audio to it own track before I can do this? If that is the only way that it works, then why is the option to use 5.1 on the video tracks even available. Heck, back in Pinnacle 9 you were able to create 5.1 tracks without issues. Too bad the rest of the program does not compare as well.

I would love to see a tutorial, Hey Steve, about creating 5.1 video tracks, and 5.1 DVD's. Because if you have to separate the audio from the video, you can't follow the recommended procedure for creating a DVD either.

I had a lot of hope for VS 10+, and I was very happy with 9, but the more I use it the more I like 9.

Sorry about the rant.

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Mon May 22, 2006 11:48 am

TubaDad wrote:I would love to see a tutorial, Hey Steve, about creating 5.1 video tracks, and 5.1 DVD's. Because if you have to separate the audio from the video, you can't follow the recommended procedure for creating a DVD either.

MMh. I don't follow the logic here.

There is nothing in the recommended procedure, (simply put: separate converting to MPEG from authoring disc), that relates to the contents of the tracks before compression.

TubaDad · Post by **TubaDad** » Mon May 22, 2006 12:11 pm

Daniel, I probably phrased it wrong. What I am talking about is the recommended procedure to create the full MPEG file before burning a DVD. If you have to have the audio file separate from the video file, then you can't follow that procedure. At least not how I read it, because I can not get an MPEG2 file with Dolby 5.1 audio created to follow that procedure. Everytime that I try and create that single MPEG2 file VS crashes on me. I had tried every possible combination I could think of, at the time, to create a single MPEG2 file and none of them worked. I have to admit, I did not try separating the audio file, but I will go down that road next. Back to the recommended procedure though, I still read it as I need a single video file with the audio contained and to this point I have not been able to generate that file.

I hope that help clear up my muddy description.

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Mon May 22, 2006 12:30 pm

Either I'm mistaken (still using the trial version so no Dolby) or the phrase
"separate the audio" does not refer to a physically external file, but to Splitting the audio track from the video to the Audio 1 track in the timeline within your project.
VS10 cannot do 5.1 on the audio of your base video track, you have to split it (transfer the audio to another track and muting the video) and then apply Dolby on the now split audio track. It does not change anything about the rest except if you then cut/move/speed change the video, because the audio would not follow.