Newbie question: Dolby Digital format

blackfish · 5th December 2007

hello,
please excuse the newbie question but I need a software converter that will take the dolby digital audio from a small HDD camcorder and turn it into .bwf or aiff. Any help would be appreciated.

Andrew Mottl · 5th December 2007

Hmm, not sure, but MPEG Streamclip might do that.

You might need the MPEG2 Decoder from Quicktime (or Quicktime Alternative) for it to work though.

blackfish · 6th December 2007

hi andrew, thanks!
indeed i did need the MPEG2 plug to get the videos off of the camera onto a computer. But outside of the dvd burning software the camera came with, i cannot open/import/locate the audio files for the videos. The video will import to Pro Tools but audio is not showing up here or imovie. The cameras manual states the audio file format is stereo dolby digital 48k. Any idea how I could find the audio and convert it to a more usable format? thanks again!

kk@jamsync.com · 6th December 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackfish

hi andrew, thanks!
indeed i did need the MPEG2 plug to get the videos off of the camera onto a computer. But outside of the dvd burning software the camera came with, i cannot open/import/locate the audio files for the videos. The video will import to Pro Tools but audio is not showing up here or imovie. The cameras manual states the audio file format is stereo dolby digital 48k. Any idea how I could find the audio and convert it to a more usable format? thanks again!

If you can burn a DVD, try this:

Product - DVDxDV

It isn't free, but a lot of people use the pro version.

blackfish · 6th December 2007

great thanks!

**Geert van den Berg** · 6th December 2007

Can you open the file in Quicktime player and look if there is both a video and an audio track or if the track is muxed (Command-J and Command-I will give some info about the file), if so, then MPEG streamclip, like mentioned above, should probably be able to demux it and convert it.

blackfish · 7th December 2007

actually the only way it will open is through the dvd burning software panasonic provided. If I click on the clip in this program, it will open a QT window. I will double check again. Thanks.

Mundox · 10th December 2007

If you're on Mac, Audio Hijack might do the trick.

blackfish · 10th December 2007

cool thanks Mundox. Thanks everyone for their help. I will let you know how it goes, just been (thankfully) busy recently!

5th December 2007	#1
blackfish Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Venice Posts: 250 Thread Starter	Newbie question: Dolby Digital format hello, please excuse the newbie question but I need a software converter that will take the dolby digital audio from a small HDD camcorder and turn it into .bwf or aiff. Any help would be appreciated.

5th December 2007	#2
Andrew Mottl Gear maniac Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Duesseldorf, Germany Posts: 174	Hmm, not sure, but MPEG Streamclip might do that. You might need the MPEG2 Decoder from Quicktime (or Quicktime Alternative) for it to work though. __________________ www.andrewmottl.com film sound - sound design - music

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Software for encoding surround in Dolby AC-3 format	Billster	Music computers	5	19th June 2010 06:15 PM
How to record a Dolby Digital Stream	david2005	Music computers	0	20th April 2006 01:53 PM
Newbie Question on Digital Signals.	7Fold	So much gear, so little time!	5	4th August 2005 08:38 AM
digital format question, please	catfish11	So much gear, so little time!	5	30th July 2005 02:32 AM
Digital Format Converter	EngineEars	So much gear, so little time!	1	12th August 2004 09:39 PM

6th December 2007	#3
blackfish Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Venice Posts: 250 Thread Starter	hi andrew, thanks! indeed i did need the MPEG2 plug to get the videos off of the camera onto a computer. But outside of the dvd burning software the camera came with, i cannot open/import/locate the audio files for the videos. The video will import to Pro Tools but audio is not showing up here or imovie. The cameras manual states the audio file format is stereo dolby digital 48k. Any idea how I could find the audio and convert it to a more usable format? thanks again!

6th December 2007	#6
Geert van den Berg Mac Moderator Joined: May 2003 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 3,454	Can you open the file in Quicktime player and look if there is both a video and an audio track or if the track is muxed (Command-J and Command-I will give some info about the file), if so, then MPEG streamclip, like mentioned above, should probably be able to demux it and convert it.

7th December 2007	#7
blackfish Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Venice Posts: 250 Thread Starter	actually the only way it will open is through the dvd burning software panasonic provided. If I click on the clip in this program, it will open a QT window. I will double check again. Thanks.

10th December 2007	#8
Mundox Gear addict Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 314	If you're on Mac, Audio Hijack might do the trick.