I've got a quandry that I'd like to run by the forum.
I'm converting videos with audio (primarily 5.1 DTS and AC3) into WMV form. Now, my native encoder -- Microsoft Expression Encoder -- is incredibly finnicky when it comes to DirectShow filters, so a lot of my DTS/AC3 audio formats get a random error that's essentially unfixable when I try converting the audio via the VBR unconstrained route. I've searched for other filters (if anyone knows any non-DirectShow filters to try, please let me know) but no dice. I'm currently using LAVFilters with minor success.
My solution to that error, though, is to 1) convert the DTS/AC3 source to 640kbps AAC and then into VBR unconstrained or 2) convert DTS/AC3 directly via 1-pass CBR.
TL;DR version:
Will I be losing any quality going from DTS/AC3 -> 640kbps AAC -> VBR aside from the drop in bitrate?
Will I be losing any quality going from DTS/AC3 -> 1-pass CBR aside from the drop in bitrate?
Which method (between the above two) do you think would be the better option?
Thanks all.
I'm converting videos with audio (primarily 5.1 DTS and AC3) into WMV form. Now, my native encoder -- Microsoft Expression Encoder -- is incredibly finnicky when it comes to DirectShow filters, so a lot of my DTS/AC3 audio formats get a random error that's essentially unfixable when I try converting the audio via the VBR unconstrained route. I've searched for other filters (if anyone knows any non-DirectShow filters to try, please let me know) but no dice. I'm currently using LAVFilters with minor success.
My solution to that error, though, is to 1) convert the DTS/AC3 source to 640kbps AAC and then into VBR unconstrained or 2) convert DTS/AC3 directly via 1-pass CBR.
TL;DR version:
Will I be losing any quality going from DTS/AC3 -> 640kbps AAC -> VBR aside from the drop in bitrate?
Will I be losing any quality going from DTS/AC3 -> 1-pass CBR aside from the drop in bitrate?
Which method (between the above two) do you think would be the better option?
Thanks all.