MSP7 & AC3

barneyman · Post by **barneyman** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 3:35 pm

First, apologies if this is a noob question, but I can't seem to find the answer anywhere ...

Can MSP7 create 5.1 ? The blurb in the "What's New" says 'Allows users to create 5.1 Surround Sound Tracks' but then the trial goes cold ...

Would a nice soul point me at an FAQ that explains how I can do the above pls ?

Any help greatly appreciated

phd · Post by **phd** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:44 pm

Where did you see that? Could you provide a link? I didn't notice it on the "What's New" page at Ulead.

barneyman · Post by **barneyman** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 12:53 am

phd wrote:Where did you see that? Could you provide a link? I didn't notice it on the "What's New" page at Ulead.

Now it gets suspicious, in a 'dropped feature' sort of way

- the link here only says Encode Dolby Audio, on the strength of this I bought it ... the WhatsNew in the actual product help says 5.1

spanners! May be time for a CC refund .....

bskousen · Post by **bskousen** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 6:24 pm

I was under the sam impression when I first bought MSP 7.0. The answer was that it only did ac-3 2.0 not 5.1. However, I have noticed something interesting in service pack 2. I think service pack two will retain a 5.1 ac-3 channel that is imported. For example, if you are cutting scenes in a ripped DVD with ac-3 5.1, it will retain the 5.1. I am trying this as we speak. I will let you know for sure later today when I check the file.

bskousen · Post by **bskousen** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:54 pm

Nope, service pack two doesn't allow a 5.1 audio file either. It will import and allow you to edit the file, but will encode it as 2.0 ac3 only.

htchien · Post by **htchien** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:41 am

To support Dolby Digital 5.0 will require software ISVs to pay more license fees to Dolby Labs.

Maybe it will be supported in the future.

H.T.

barneyman · Post by **barneyman** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:04 am

Let's hope it's soon eh ? Surround sound is becoming ubiquitous, and 5.1 too - my loungeroom system here supports 7.1

praebo1557 · Post by **praebo1557** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:48 pm

barneyman I totally agree with yor argument.

Terry Stetler · Post by **Terry Stetler** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:56 pm

barneyman wrote:Let's hope it's soon eh ? Surround sound is becoming ubiquitous, and 5.1 too - my loungeroom system here supports 7.1

As noted by others for now it's a liscensing issue. A good example of this is Premiere Pro, which requires a $250 plugin to have Dolby 5.1 support.