Thanks to all for the great discussion.
I had found an online forum afterwards and, from it, Acid Pro 4 and Ulead
Media Pro v7 can do what I want.
Joe, I'll look into Vegas DVD and ReelDvd. Thanks for the suggestion.
Dean - very interesting. I have MyDVD. I also have a new ASUS mboard that
has an optional module for an S/PDIF in and out audio connection for Dolby.
Supposedly it digitizes the analog audio to ac3. I haven't a clue how to use
this though. I'm a newby in this field. Maybe I connect a VHS tape unit to
my machine and, through the module, the wav sound is recorded as ac3?
Thanks. I'll look into it, if nothing simpler turns up. I already have no
problem creating ac3 files.
Ouch! Brackish ;-) those kinds of prices are way beyond me. My only need is
to put lots of VHS tapes onto DVDs and there must be less expensive ways.
Thanks for the info anyway. I'll archive it away, in case I hit a jackpot
one day :-)
Thank you Mike T. Mike - BeSweet has always been a BeSour to me. It does
absolutely nothing but crash. In the forum I visited, it was widely accepted
that it was no help to many who tried it. Thanks for the 3 progs. I'll
check them out.
Looks like I have a good choice of progs here. Now to find what is best.
Have a great week all :-)
Rua.
"Mike T" <mtallent@u$-i$p.net> wrote in message
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Thanks Dean :-)
"Dean" <dean_usenet@ripperd2.dhs.org> wrote in message
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Yes, nVidia nForce 2. The manual says "it allows digital instead of analog
sound input and output." Here's some propaganda from the web site:
"NVIDIA SoundStorm
For the most powerful integrated audio solution available today, look for
NVIDIA nForce(TM) and NVIDIA nForce2 systems featuring NVIDIA SoundStorm(TM)
audio. PCs with the NVIDIA SoundStorm solution offer the most complete set
of digital audio features for your desktop, delivering stunning audio and
fantastic sound effects, all powered by the NVIDIA nForce APU.
NVIDIA SoundStorm offers a plethora of input and output connections,
including digital S/PDIF for access to the Dolby(R) Digital 5.1 real-time
encoder, microphone, CD, TV, line-in, headphones, front left and right
speakers, rear left and right speakers, center channel, and subwoofer.
Compared to other integrated sound solutions and add-in sound cards, this
APU's high-level of performance and advanced feature set clearly place it in
a class all by itself. "
The statement "sound input and output" and "Dolby(R) Digital 5.1 real-time
encoder" suggests that it *might* be the case.
This is the path I have been using. On my first attempt, I split an avi file
into two parts
to keep the processing time to one day for each. I was unable to join the
two mpg parts with the ac3. TMPG kept dropping the audio. I then tried to
join the two ac3 parts but the sync went way off. Now, with a faster
computer, I'm ready to capture the complete file and I should have no
trouble, editing it, splitting off the wav, converting to AC3 and finally
using TMPG to mux the audio in. It would be convenient to feed the sound in
through the SPDIF and have ready made AC3. Maybe the ASUS web site has a
forum. Will check.
Thanks again
Rua
