AC3 Sound Support

[Joseph Gotsens]

Does VS 9.0 support mpg with AC3 sound? I know VS 8.0 had an AC3 Plug-in. Does VS 9.0 have an AC3 Plug-in, as I could find no reference to it on the Ulead web site? It would be nice, if that was built in!

[GeorgeW]

This comparison lists it as builtin for VS9 Full
http://www.ulead.com/vs/compare2.htm

[ftloghm]

This comparison lists it as builtin for VS9 Full
http://www.ulead.com/vs/compare2.htm

That does'nt really answer his question since it does not mention it there...I would like to know as well.

I imported files into VS9 with AC3 and they play but I can't hear any audio.
Is there a patch or a plug-in that can help?

If not I may have to go with the much more expensive Media Studio Pro which I believe has support for this.

***edit...I found other posts on this. It is supported in the full version but not the demo version.

[Joseph Gotsens]

Used an AC3 clip and it worked perfectly.

[THoff]

The non-SE versions of UVS 9 include AC-3 decoding/encoding support.

However, that doesn't mean that your favorite video player such as Windows Media Player can deal with AC-3 audio. As a result, you may not hear any audio when you render your file and try to play it.

The workaround is to install the free AC-3 DirectShow Filter, or to use a DVD player such as versions of PowerDVD or WinDVD with AC-3 support.

[Ken Berry]

Torsten -- though the question is now irrelevant to me (as I have finally installed VS 9), it may still be helpful to explain how and where to install the free filter. I confess that I had downloaded it when I was using VS 8, but never got it to work... VS 8 just didn't seem to 'see' it, and would not import Dolby sound. I realise it was only to be used for import, and that it could not re-encode to AC-3. (The VS9 AC-3 plug-in on the other hand works just fine!!)