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Old 21st September 2009, 19:30   #5309  |  Link
samtroy
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Originally Posted by jdobbs View Post
I've gone through the code over-and-over and I can't see any way that an AC3 would be generated unless it is chosen to do so. As for the two instances of each -- that's perfectly normal. If you have selected to reencode AC3 you will have the original (demuxed) and the reencode (@ either 640Kbs or 448Kbs). The reason that is done (e.g. from 640Kbs to 640Kbs) is so other adjustments can be made (filtering, normalization, etc.) in future versions. Today the only adjustment is "AUDIO_AMPLIFY=" which can increase reencoded volume levels.
OK, just to be clear: Even if I choose NOT to reencode AC3 tracks, BD Rebuilder will process the demuxed original AC3 tracks anyway to "amplify" the sound by using nicaudio.dll?

Isn't this bad because reencoding the AC3 tracks will degrade the audio quality? Or is this "amplifying" done without really reencoding the audiodata?

Can this be turned off by any chance? I'm sure some users would like to leave the AC3 tracks completely untouched..

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