on the FLY AAC to DD AC3 re-encode

[itsmydamnation]

ok, i have re-encoded as 5.1 AC3 and tested and it works fine, ie i can choose DD as the optical output

ffmpeg version N-32348-g6dbac85, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Sep  6 2011 16:03:56 with gcc 4.4.2
  configuration: --enable-memalign-hack --arch=x86 --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-mingw32- --enable-static --disable-shared --enable-zlib --disable-ffplay --prefix=/media/windows/ffmpeg --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libx264 --enable-gpl --extra-libs='-lx264 -lpthread' --enable-runtime-cpudetect --pkg-config=pkg-config
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[matroska,webm @ 003f8c80] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate

Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 47.95 (5000000/104271) -> 23.98 (24000/1001)
Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'D:\TV shows\ghost in the shell\Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG E01.mkv':
  Duration: 00:24:32.22, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 384 kb/s
    Stream #0.0: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
    Stream #0.1: Audio: ac3, 44100 Hz, 5.1(side), s16, 384 kb/s (default)
At least one output file must be specified


---> DB Level Info: 41, 100
---> Frame rate: 23.98
---> Aspect ratio: 16:9

i know this is now in the wrong section and its also the weekend :P , but any word? ( if you guys work mon to fri, i'll just wait till tomorrow afternoon before bugging or anything )

[Paul]

Yes, we only work Monday to Friday

That file will be passed through natively using the "Samsung C" device profile. That same profile will remux 5.1 AAC in an MP4 container to AC3, so perhaps if the TV cannot play 5.1 AAC (it should play stereo AAC in MKV though), then we can recode 5.1 AAC to 5.1 AC3, while leaving 2-channel AAC untouched. Do you have any MKVs with stereo AAC to test?

[itsmydamnation]

Yes, we only work Monday to Friday

That file will be passed through natively using the "Samsung C" device profile. That same profile will remux 5.1 AAC in an MP4 container to AC3, so perhaps if the TV cannot play 5.1 AAC (it should play stereo AAC in MKV though), then we can recode 5.1 AAC to 5.1 AC3, while leaving 2-channel AAC untouched. Do you have any MKVs with stereo AAC to test?

i will have to check when i get home, if i dont i will just hack up a two channel AAC video by re-encoding DD5.1/DTS/AAC5.1 down to 2 channel AAC. so long as its in an mkv container its very quick to put it all back together thanks to mkvtools. i think 2 channel AAC will play fine as the audio in the 5.1 channel AAC itself plays fine on the TV but will only output in 2 channel PCM over the TOSLINK.

[itsmydamnation]

ffmpeg version N-32348-g6dbac85, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Sep  6 2011 16:03:56 with gcc 4.4.2
  configuration: --enable-memalign-hack --arch=x86 --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-mingw32- --enable-static --disable-shared --enable-zlib --disable-ffplay --prefix=/media/windows/ffmpeg --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libx264 --enable-gpl --extra-libs='-lx264 -lpthread' --enable-runtime-cpudetect --pkg-config=pkg-config
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[matroska,webm @ 003f8c60] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'F:\videos\music\metallica-magnetic_tour_2009_live_at_arenes_de_nimes-x264-2009-pmv.mkv':
  Duration: 01:34:55.28, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 384 kb/s
    Stream #0.0(eng): Video: h264 (Main), yuv420p, 688x368 [SAR 203:211 DAR 8729:4853], SAR 184:191 DAR 344:191, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 1k tbn, 50 tbc (default)
    Stream #0.1: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 384 kb/s (default)
At least one output file must be specified


---> DB Level Info: 30, 77
---> Frame rate: 25.00
---> Aspect ratio: 344:191

this gets converted to DD????

whoops, my mistake.....lol... left me find something thats AAC not DD/ac3...lol


edit:
i had to create this myself, it plays as PCM only out the TOSLINK

ffmpeg version N-32348-g6dbac85, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
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  configuration: --enable-memalign-hack --arch=x86 --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-mingw32- --enable-static --disable-shared --enable-zlib --disable-ffplay --prefix=/media/windows/ffmpeg --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libx264 --enable-gpl --extra-libs='-lx264 -lpthread' --enable-runtime-cpudetect --pkg-config=pkg-config
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[matroska,webm @ 003f8c60] max_analyze_duration 5000000 reached at 5040000
[matroska,webm @ 003f8c60] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'D:\TV shows\[OZC] Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG E11 _Affection_ [Blu-Ray 1080p] (1).mkv':
  Duration: 00:24:31.27, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A
    Stream #0.0: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
    Metadata:
      title           : Episode 11 - Affection
    Stream #0.1: Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16 (default)
    Stream #0.2: Attachment: ttf
    Metadata:
      filename        : Androgyne_TB.otf
    Stream #0.3: Attachment: ttf
    Metadata:
      filename        : BellGothicStd-Black.otf
    Stream #0.4: Attachment: ttf
    Metadata:
      filename        : BellGothicStd-Bold.otf
    Stream #0.5: Attachment: ttf
    Metadata:
      filename        : Brianne_s_hand.ttf
    Stream #0.6: Attachment: ttf
    Metadata:
      filename        : ITCKabelStd-Medium.otf
    Stream #0.7: Attachment: ttf
    Metadata:
      filename        : kkberktp.ttf
    Stream #0.8: Attachment: ttf
    Metadata:
      filename        : POORICH.TTF
    Stream #0.9: Attachment: ttf
    Metadata:
      filename        : Sony_Sketch_EF.ttf
    Stream #0.10: Attachment: ttf
    Metadata:
      filename        : X-SCALE.TTF
    Stream #0.11: Attachment: ttf
    Metadata:
      filename        : YOUTHAN_.ttf
    Stream #0.12: Attachment: ttf
    Metadata:
      filename        : YOUTHANI.ttf
    Stream #0.13: Attachment: ttf
    Metadata:
      filename        : YOUTTX__.ttf
At least one output file must be specified


---> DB Level Info: 41, 100
---> Frame rate: 23.98
---> Aspect ratio: 16:9

[Paul]

That file plays natively though, right? So, AAC stereo doesn't need to be converted and everything works as-is, or am I missing your point (sorry, if I do!)?

[itsmydamnation]

That file plays natively though, right? So, AAC stereo doesn't need to be converted and everything works as-is, or am I missing your point (sorry, if I do!)?

yep all files play fine natively. the "issue" is that the 5.1 aac isn't being converted to 5.1 DD/ac3, it appears the first file shown in this thread is being passed to my TV as something other then DD5.1 or DTS (i assume two channel PCM?) because of this i can only out put 2 channel PCM over my TOSLINK to my receiver not 5.1 channel DD or DTS.

worse comes to worest i can alway re-encode just the audio to ac3 or DTS (major pain, only if bitrate is needed) and then remux the ac3 audio into the mkv but if mezzmo could handle this for me it would be so much better!

cheers

[Paul]

Ok, got it You mean this file: "D:\TV shows\ghost in the shell\S.A.C. 2nd GIG \ Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG E01.mkv" ? We'll need to modify the device profile a bit for it to transcode 5.1 AAC to 5.1 AC3 (currently it's passing it through, so I guess your TV is downsampling it to stereo PCM). Are you comfortable editing the device profile, or would you prefer me to send you an updated one?