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Pretty cool guide FF, I use eac3to for getting my wavs, as a matter of fact I just got done editing a DTS-HD MA file, now that was fun!
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There must be a number of different ways to edit and re-incorporate a DTS Surround file back into an edited film project, but this is the way that I have found works best for me. So far...
1) First use DVD Decrypter to rip the DVD (containing DTS audio) to your hard drive. I use the default settings, and only change the output directory location.
2) You will now have a "VIDEO_TS" directory in the output location on your hard drive. Now you need to Demux the ripped VOB files from your movie with a little free program called Vobedit
Using VobEdit, you will output a number of audio (in PCM-WAV, AC-3 Dolby Digital, or DTS formats, depending what was available on the original ripped DVD title) and video files into a new sub-directory. I tend to name that directory just "Demux", and place it off the "VIDEO_TS" of the movie I just ripped to avoid confusion when I am working with multiple titles, or versions of the same film from various sources.
3) After Vobedit does it's thing, you should have a XXXX.DTS file in your sub-directory. We now need to demux (or split apart) that file into six separate mono lossless PCM wav files. To do that I use a program called "Beesweet" with a GUI , and the azidts plug-in that lets BeeSweet work with DTS files. With BeeSweet, all you do is make a directory (I call mine BeeSweet) to hold the program on your HD, place the Beesweet program fies, the GUI program files, and the azidts plug in files into this same directory.
4) Now you run the file called "BeSweetGUI.exe". When you open the GUI you have to specify the locations of a number of files it needs to use. It's mostly straight forward, but it can be confusing at times.
Just use this image to help. After step #3, the program should export six mono wave files. One file for each of the six DTS channels.
5) I then import all the mono tracks into my film editing program (along with the video source so that I can keep in sync). Then, snip-snip, and save these six edited waves.
6) Now we have six PCM mono files that need to be re-complied into a DTS file for use with our project's video. For that part I would recommend using a program such ad SureCode DTS. Just to be clear, this is a non-freeware commercial program, and would have to be obtained appropriately.
Posting of comments, corrections, or other DTS editing methods is most welcome!
FF
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