recently had some comments about compatibility issues using audio codecs ac-3 & e-ac-3

for the past week-ish or so, I changed the stereo (2.0) audio codec to he-aac and starting with the

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phunpsyz wrote:recently had some comments about compatibility issues using audio codecs ac-3 & e-ac-3

for the past week-ish or so, I changed the stereo (2.0) audio codec to he-aac and starting with the

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guessing if you had problems with ac-3 then e-ac-3 is the same

so you're preferred codec would be _________

Originally posted by B4ND1T69

Always had probs with AC-3 here...some DVD/BLURAY players also won't play AC-3 audio...aswell as some TV's

Originally posted by phunpsyz

guessing if you had problems with ac-3 then e-ac-3 is the same

so you're preferred codec would be _________

B4ND1T69 wrote:Always had probs with AC-3 here...some DVD/BLURAY players also won't play AC-3 audio...aswell as some TV's

I use oldish players so i use MP3 due to my main codex being XviD...most compatable combo for any players/tv's etc.

Just my personal preference obviously...you'll prolly wanna use AAC for 1080p and 5.1 etc

Not only Hardware but some media player won't play EAC3 audio, have to use vlc for such files, i prefer AAC audio too

been digging into specs of tvs, soundbars, and streaming devices, which I'm assuming* is the bulk of the equipment being used to watch my encodes, (sorry, no dvd or bluray players), and of course, one size does not fit all, who would ever want to make it that simple {yes, sarcasm}; now factoring in the preferred channels and bit rates, and it appears that ac3 for 5.1 is more compatible than aac, but aac still has solid compatibility for 2.0

way over thinking these things

thanks everyone

Last edited by phunpsyz on 2022-10-25 18:01:17

Question:I'm encoding A 100 Episode TV pack so i want to make sure im doing it right - What bitrate is good for Ac3 5.1 channels?? Handbrake defaults to 224kb/s but from the research ive done 400 seems like the most commonly recommended rate. Any suggestions?

If I remember correctly when I used to encode bluray uploads with ac3 and 5.1 I always set it at 640 I think 🤔 which to me sounded excellent, overkill to some good to me. anyway I'm a great believer in quality over quantity. it's what your happy with yourself

Originally posted by Soup

If I remember correctly when I used to encode bluray uploads with ac3 and 5.1 I always set it at 640 I think 🤔 which to me sounded excellent, overkill to some good to me. anyway I'm a great believer in quality over quantity. it's what your happy with yourself

In my case the source is DVD, not sure if that makes any difference.

My problem is I have no 5.1 channel system to test with😢 so i can only guess what sounds good or not.

Anyone else?

Last edited by EVILTEEN777 on 2023-02-16 11:15:37

Dvd I wouldn't go any lower than 192

Originally posted by Soup

Dvd I wouldn't go any lower than 192

Guess i Will stick to the default 224kb/s then.

Thanks for the assistance Soup

Originally posted by EVILTEEN777

Guess i Will stick to the default 224kb/s then.
Thanks for the assistance Soup

a few thoughts

I would not exceed the original bitrate

imo AC3 does not sound as clean as AAC (including fdk & he-aac) but less likely to be transcoded using a 5.1 profile

and no matter what you decide, you will probably still get comments to change the bitrate and the codec