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I have been trying to figure this out too. Hopefully someone here can help us.


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I got a pm from TJDavis1138. He described the way how to do it:

1. Rip the dvd as one big vob file. I use dvdshrink to do this. There is a checkmark in the options to not split vob's.

2. Demux the vob file with vobedit. This will give you an ac3 audio file and a video file.

3. Use hypercube transcoder to split the ac3 into six seperate wav files. One of these will be the center channel.


Once again, thank you TJDavis1138, and also InfoDroid for telling me who to ask.

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I hope this doesn't sound like a dumb question. But I'm I to understand this correctly that you can split the audio track and extract the soundtrack only on this type of audio file?
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Not exactly. What was being described was taking the 5.1 audio stream and extracting each of the 6 channels into single, discrete files. This is necessary because - as far as I know - there is no software that enables one to edit an AC3 file in its native form (which is understandable, as it was intended as a delivery format, not an editing format.)

There is no way to effectively separate the music, sound effects, and dialogue from any one of the 6 channels, but certain channels tend to carry more of one of the three. For example, a majority of the main dialogue will be in the center channel, with very few sound effects and almost no music. The left/right channels tend to have the most music/sound effects, and the surround channels tend to be a hodge-podge, depending on the film. For example, in Das Boot, the constant "drip, drip" of water tends to come mostly from the surrounds, to give the effect of being "in" the submarine.

If you want the music completely isolated, you are better off buying the soundtrack, or downloading the ISOMIX DVD. As to sound effects, you can download samples from:

The Soundbunker,

TheForce.net,

More sources, including the two links I just gave.

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Thanks for the clarification. that makes more sense that what I was thinking.
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While on the subject, is there a way to extract specific sections of the ac3 stream to convert into 6 mono wav files? I want to extract some dialogue. I've tried the software suggested and it works great but only rips the entire film....?
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You could load it in DVDShrink, and then specify the exact segment to copy. Then extract the AC3 from this segment.

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>

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Thanks guys,

I'll tinker with the tools a little more. Glad to know they are capable of this function.

D.