All I am doing is hard-coding the Pro-logic II soundtrack that you would normally get from a Pro-Logic II receiver, and storing it in compressed form. Is this really so difficult for you to understand? It's a tedious process, but it sounds incredible. I would imagine many of the so-called "5.1" mixes you've heard (if any) weren't done correctly, since the method used was very difficult to locate and fine-tune.
This is not a bad idea, but you are assuming that your PL decoder/encoder is better than the one the end user would be using. What if my system is better at taking a DD 2.0 and playing it back in proper PLIIx surround than your 5.1 mix? Youre assuming alot to say your 5.1 is the best solution. At least when you encode in 2.0, its up to the end user system how it is decoded. When you encode into 5.1, thats the only option anyonehave for playback. People with stereo setups would be out of luck too, as 5.1 does not translate well into stereo. The original 2.0 mix would play perfectly. I dont see any advantage to encoding this into 5.1. You are really only taking a step out of the process that anyone with a surround sound system could and should do themselves.
Tedious? Then why do it? Anyone with a PLII decoder achieve the same result from a 2 channel source, so why bother?
Hey Dude...chill out. It gives me a Pro-logic II soundtrack without needing a Pro-logic II outboard decoder (which I don't have), and the .ac3 file takes up far less space than the PCM file. If you knew what you were doing, you'd see the obvious benefits here.
This is not a bad idea, but you are assuming that your PL decoder/encoder is better than the one the end user would be using. What if my system is better at taking a DD 2.0 and playing it back in proper PLIIx surround than your 5.1 mix? Youre assuming alot to say your 5.1 is the best solution. At least when you encode in 2.0, its up to the end user system how it is decoded. When you encode into 5.1, thats the only option anyonehave for playback. People with stereo setups would be out of luck too, as 5.1 does not translate well into stereo. The original 2.0 mix would play perfectly. I dont see any advantage to encoding this into 5.1. You are really only taking a step out of the process that anyone with a surround sound system could and should do themselves.
It's a tedious process,
Tedious? Then why do it? Anyone with a PLII decoder achieve the same result from a 2 channel source, so why bother?
Hey Dude...chill out. It gives me a Pro-logic II soundtrack without needing a Pro-logic II outboard decoder (which I don't have), and the .ac3 file takes up far less space than the PCM file. If you knew what you were doing, you'd see the obvious benefits here.
Benefits for you. Its catered to your setup, buts a compromise to anyone who has PLII or PLIIx in their setup, like me.
Im not saying what you are doing is completly wrong, and I know you have the best intentions, but I dont think 5.1 encoding should be done.
If theyre exclusively for you, fine. But overall, not the way to go.