BeSweet question

George Tatum · **Posted:** Tue Mar 16, 2004 8:54 am **Post subject:** BeSweet question

I am trying to convert an ac3 to 32-64k/s mono VBR mp3 using BeSweet. I've recently formatted and re-installed Windows and the only codecs I have on my system at present are the gknot codec package. The ac3 correctly plays at 1 hour 22 mins but the resulting mp3 is 0:34:18 duration and 115k/s, according to Windows Explorer. Media Player reckons that is the correct running time but Jet Audio plays 1:22 as expected

I'm sure I've not done anything different to when I've used BeSweet in the past. I did the following:

Lame 1, changed mode to mono and unchecked alt preset
Lame 2, checked use VBR, min bitrate 32, max bitrate 64.

And it gave the following log file:

Quote:

BeSweet v1.5b23 by DSPguru.
--------------------------
Using azid.dll v1.8 (b825) by Midas (midas@egon.gyaloglo.hu).
Using lame_enc.dll v1.32 (8/8/2003), Engine 3.90 <http://www.mp3dev.org/>.

Logging start : 03/16/04 , 07:30:19.

D:\Program Files\GordianKnot\BeSweet.exe -core( -input i:\SONY_DVD_RECORDER_VOLUME\Project\HE AC3 T01 2_0ch 256Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3 -output i:\SONY_DVD_RECORDER_VOLUME\Project\HE AC3 T01 2_0ch 256Kbps DELAY 0ms-New.mp3 -logfilea D:\Program Files\GordianKnot\BeSweet.log ) -azid( -c normal -L -3db ) -ota( -hybridgain ) -lame( -m m -v --vbr-new -b 32 -B 64 -p ) -profile( ~~~~~ Default Profile ~~~~~ )

[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] | Input : i:\SONY_DVD_RECORDER_VOLUME\Project\HE AC3 T01 2_0ch 256Kbps DELAY 0ms.ac3
[00:00:00:000] | Output: i:\SONY_DVD_RECORDER_VOLUME\Project\HE AC3 T01 2_0ch 256Kbps DELAY 0ms-New.mp3
[00:00:00:000] | Floating-Point Process: Yes
[00:00:00:000] | PostGain normalize to : 0.97
[00:00:00:000] +-------- AZID -------
[00:00:00:000] | Input Channels Mode: 2/0, Bitrate: 256kbps
[00:00:00:000] | Total Gain: 0.000dB, Compression: Normal
[00:00:00:000] | LFE levels: To LR -3.0dB, To LFE 0.0dB
[00:00:00:000] | Center mix level: BSI
[00:00:00:000] | Surround mix level: BSI
[00:00:00:000] | Dialog normalization: No
[00:00:00:000] | Rear channels filtering: No
[00:00:00:000] | Source Sample-Rate: 48.0KHz
[00:00:00:000] +-------- LAME -------
[00:00:00:000] | Bitrate method : VBR (NEW)
[00:00:00:000] | VBR Quality : 4
[00:00:00:000] | MP3 Min bitrate : 32
[00:00:00:000] | MP3 Max bitrate : 64
[00:00:00:000] | Channels Mode : Mono
[00:00:00:000] | Error Protection: Yes
[00:00:00:000] +---------------------
[01:22:00:448] Gain of 7.5dB had been asserted to file.
[01:22:00:448] Conversion Completed !
[01:22:00:448] Actual Avg. Bitrate : 48kbps
[00:09:30:000] <-- Transcoding Duration

Logging ends : 03/16/04 , 07:39:49.

The size of the mp3 is 28.2 MB, any ideas?

DxaKrator · **Posted:** Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:08 am **Post subject:**

You may want to give cool edit a shot..I have had problems using bsweet like that as well with some files

George Tatum · **Posted:** Tue Mar 16, 2004 7:04 pm **Post subject:**

Just tried cool edit, it just plays the AC3 as hiss

and the resulting mp3 is just 15 minutes of hiss

DxaKrator · **Posted:** Wed Mar 17, 2004 6:16 am **Post subject:**

Try converting to wav format first...then convert to mp3..besweet should be able to handle the wav file

George Tatum · **Posted:** Wed Mar 17, 2004 11:22 pm **Post subject:**

Thx Dxa. Cool edit wouldn't even play the ac3 but I decoded to wav in dvd2avi. Besweet still had the same probs with this wav but cool edit converted it to 64k/s mono mp3, I'll use that :beerchug:

DxaKrator · **Posted:** Wed Mar 17, 2004 11:27 pm **Post subject:**

That was going to be my next suggestion :wink:

I had to do that with a dvd that had weird synch problems.Most are easy to do but you run into a few that bugger you to death. :beerchug:

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