User Guide

The AC-3 Encoder 269
The AC-3 Encoder
The AC-3 Encoder can be used to encode audio source files to DVD-compliant Dolby Digital
streams. The source files must be in either AIFF, PCM, or WAV format. Once the streams are
output, they can be registered as assets in Scenarist.
This section includes the following topics:
• “The AC-3 Encoder Interface” on page 270
• “Encoding with the AC-3 Encoder” on page 271
Figure 5: Encoding process for analog source material
AIFF, PCM, WAV
audio
AC-3 Encoder
Interface
Scenarist
Dolby Digital
streams