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I am currently trying Soft Encode to convert my wav files to ac3 format in
order to use them on a DVD. I'd have a few questions: 1-The dialog
normalization option is set at -27 dB by default. Does this reduce the
sound of the ac3-encoded file as compared to the wav file or does it stay
the same? 2-There is an option which you can check under "Audio production
information" that is titled "Info exists". If I uncheck this box, I'm
having problems opening my ac3 file in certain programs. Also, under the
same tab is a "Mix level" option, which is set at 105 dB SPL by default.
What would the difference be if I change this setting? There is also a
"Room type" setting: should I set it at "Not indicated" if I only want to
convert my wav file? 3-There is a "Dynamic range compression" option, which
is set at "Film: standard" by default, but which I usually uncheck because I
heard this can reduce the sound as compared to the original wav file. There
is also an RF overmodulation protection option, which I believe is better to
check. 4-Do any of the input fitering options (DC high-pass filter,
Bandwidth low-pass filter) reduce the final sound? 5-All of these questions
might be useless if I formulate my last one like this: All I'd like to do is
convert my original wav file in ac3 format. Not remaster it. What I would
like is to convert my wav file so that the ac3 file would be almost exactly
the same, the way it would be if I would convert it to, say, mp2 format
(simply select the bitrate). What settings should I mess up with in order
to preserve the integrity and/or properties of my original wav file? Now I
know this message is a bit long but thanks a lot to anyone who could give me
the least bit of advice!
I am currently trying Soft Encode to convert my wav files to ac3 format in
order to use them on a DVD. I'd have a few questions: 1-The dialog
normalization option is set at -27 dB by default. Does this reduce the
sound of the ac3-encoded file as compared to the wav file or does it stay
the same? 2-There is an option which you can check under "Audio production
information" that is titled "Info exists". If I uncheck this box, I'm
having problems opening my ac3 file in certain programs. Also, under the
same tab is a "Mix level" option, which is set at 105 dB SPL by default.
What would the difference be if I change this setting? There is also a
"Room type" setting: should I set it at "Not indicated" if I only want to
convert my wav file? 3-There is a "Dynamic range compression" option, which
is set at "Film: standard" by default, but which I usually uncheck because I
heard this can reduce the sound as compared to the original wav file. There
is also an RF overmodulation protection option, which I believe is better to
check. 4-Do any of the input fitering options (DC high-pass filter,
Bandwidth low-pass filter) reduce the final sound? 5-All of these questions
might be useless if I formulate my last one like this: All I'd like to do is
convert my original wav file in ac3 format. Not remaster it. What I would
like is to convert my wav file so that the ac3 file would be almost exactly
the same, the way it would be if I would convert it to, say, mp2 format
(simply select the bitrate). What settings should I mess up with in order
to preserve the integrity and/or properties of my original wav file? Now I
know this message is a bit long but thanks a lot to anyone who could give me
the least bit of advice!
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