eac3to 3.24 AC3 Converter

Converts E-AC3, TrueHD, PCM, DTS-HD and FLAC tracks to AC3/DTS/FLAC.
Removes Dialog Normalization from AC3, E-AC3, DTS and TrueHD tracks.
Extracts AC3 frames from Blu-Ray AC3/TrueHD tracks.
Extracts DTS core from DTS-HD tracks.
Applies a positive or negative delay to the audio track.

reencoding:
eac3to src.eac3|thd|pcm|dtshd|wav|flac dst.ac3|flac|raw|wav|wavs|dts [-options]

removal of Dialog Normalization:
eac3to src.ac3 dst.ac3
eac3to src.eac3 dst.eac3
eac3to src.dts dst.dts

extraction of AC3 frames from AC3/TrueHD tracks:
eac3to src.thd dst.ac3

extraction of DTS core from DTS-HD tracks:
eac3to src.dtshd dst.dts

Options:
-192 use 192 kbit/s for AC3 encoding
-448 use 448 kbit/s for AC3 encoding
-640 use 640 kbit/s for AC3 encoding
-768 use 768 kbit/s for DTS encoding
-1536 use 1536 kbit/s for DTS encoding
-orbitlee force the use of Orbit Lee's DD+ source filter
-sonic force the use of Sonic's filters (not recommended)
-nero force the use of Nero's filters
-down6 downconvert raw data from 8 to 6 channels
-down16 downconvert raw data to 16 bit
-allowDrc allows Nero's audio decoder to apply DRC
-keepDialnorm disables removal of E-AC3 dialnorm information
-96000 TrueHD output or PCM file is 96 kHz
-8 TrueHD output or PCM file is 8 channels
-16 TrueHD output or PCM file is 16 bit
-24 TrueHD output or PCM file is 24 bit (default)
-little PCM file is little endian
-big PCM file is big endian (default)
-0,1,2,3,4,5 remap the channels to the specified order
+/-100ms apply a positive or negative delay

Supported source files are:
(1) demuxed E-AC3 audio file, mono or stereo or 5.1 channels
(2) demuxed TrueHD audio file from HD DVD or Blu-Ray
(3) demuxed DTS-HD audio file from HD DVD or Blu-Ray
(4) demuxed PCM file, 5.1 or 7.1 channels, 16 or 24 bit, 48 or 96kHz
(5) demuxed AC3 audio file (only for removal of Dialog Normalization)

For decoding E-AC3 and TrueHD files you need these filters:
(1) Nero HD-DVD/Blu-Ray plugin
(2) "Nero File Source / Splitter"
(3) "Nero Audio Decoder 2"
(4) "Dump" filter

For decoding DTS-HD files you need these filters:
(1) "Sonic HD Demuxer"
(2) "Sonic Cinemaster Audio Decoder 4.3"
(3) "Dump" filter

For DTS encoding this tool must be properly installed on the PC:
(1) SurCode DVD DTS - version 1.0.21 or newer