Can DVD MF 6 Plus passthrough 5.1 sound?

dotheDVDeed · Post by **dotheDVDeed** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:08 pm

My source is MPEG-2 video 1280x720 variable bit rate/DD Audio 48KHz 5.1 channels-448 kbps bit rate.

I'm trying to create a no menu DVD-R that will play in any common DVD player with 5.1 audio through a Dolby Digital capable receiver.

MovieFactory 6 Plus converts my video correctly but insists on downgrading my audio to stereo or what it calls

"Dolby Digital Audio, 48 KHz, 3/2(L,C,R,SL,SR)"

As far as I can tell this is *NOT* 5.1 channels of discrete sound. It is five channels of mono sound--all sounding the same. Definitely not what I'm looking for.

I'm new to MovieFactory, can you tell me if I'm missing a setting somewhere.

TIM

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:11 am

DVD MovieFactory 6 supports Dolby 5.1

dotheDVDeed · Post by **dotheDVDeed** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:26 am

sjj1805 wrote:DVD MovieFactory 6 supports Dolby 5.1

Thank you

TIM

etech6355 · Post by **etech6355** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:52 am

Tim,
Is MovieFactory 6 re-encoding the original 5.1 audio track and changing all the pan settings?

I think if you were working with elementary streams the 5.1 audio will remain the same and not be re-encoded.

dotheDVDeed · Post by **dotheDVDeed** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:32 am

How do you import these elementary streams?--I don't see how to import AC3 files.

TIM