Renaming Audio Tracks

Author: Jambe Davdar
Date: 19-Dec-2007, 5:42 AM

Author: Jambe Davdar
Time: 19-Dec-2007 5:42 AM
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I am currently working on my Blade Runner DVD and I'm wanting to rename the audio track subs so that they tell the viewer what audio track he is listening to. I.e. Workprint, 1982 Theatrical, Directors Cut, Final Cut.

Any idea how to do it??

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Author: Moth3r
Time: 20-Dec-2007 3:59 AM
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I don't really have a definitive solution.

You cannot "rename" audio streams - you can give them labels for language (English, etc.) and type (main, commentary, music & effects and so on) but you can't specify a custom label AFAIK.

Unless you are talking about having subtitle tracks that constantly display the required text for the whole of the running time. So, you have four audio tracks, and four associated subtitle streams. Selecting the appropriate button from your DVD's setup menu sets both the audio and the subtitle streams.

Only thing is, you can still change the audio (or subtitle track) with the DVD remote during playback, and then the subtitle will be incorrect. Maybe you could prohibit audio change from the remote, or put some clever command in that changes the subtitle track at the same time, but to be honest this kind of authoring is more advanced than my experience.

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Author: klokwerk
Time: 21-Dec-2007 4:32 AM
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I was sure I'd read somewhere that you could give custom names to audio tracks. :S Maybe, it's only in a certain authoring software.

However, Mother's right, there should be a piece of software or an option in an authoring package that lets you pick the language and the type at least.

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Author: Arnie.d
Time: 21-Dec-2007 5:27 AM
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Do you want to rename the subtitle tracks or the audio tracks?
If you open the .ifo with ifoedit you can label an audio track with the correct language and also add an extension like "for visually impaired", "director's comment", "alternate director's comment". The subtitle track can be named with the correct language and a coding caption like "forced caption" or "director's comment". I don't think you can give the audio or subtitle tracks custom labels.

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