BeSweet

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BeSweet	BeSweet is an audio transcoding tool. It lets you convert audio files from one format to another. Command line tool but get the BeSweetGUI for a graphical interface.	Freeware v1.5b31, GUI 0.7b4 Download (direct link) 800KB Download old versions	6.6 (6.9) 20 votes Guides	Read 20 comments (2062692 views) Add comment Notify me
	Latest version: 1.5b31, GUI 0.7b4 (September 09, 2005) Download sites: Download (direct link) Supported operating systems: Windows Download old versions Sections/Browse similar tools: Audio Encoders Alert me! when this software has been updated. Report this tool(dead link/new version out)	Click to enlarge screenshot
	Version history: 1.5b31 - support for producing ddwav at arbitrary bitrate - support for -dimzon( -dllname whatever.dll ). see, e.g. : http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=709157#post709157 View entire changelog Sponsored tools: Guides and How to's: Convert NTSC AVI, DVD, (S)VCD to PAL DVD, (S)VCD - Read Converting SVCD PAL 25fps to SVCD NTSC 23.976fps - Read DV Video How To: Making DVD Home Videos - Read How to capture video and create a PAL DVD from it - Read How to convert an NTSC (23.976 fps) XviD file to a PAL DVD - Read How to Convert AVI to DVD + AC3 with CCE and AC3Machine - Read How to convert AVI/DivX/XviD from PAL to NTSC and NTSC to PAL - Read How to convert WAV/MP2/MP3 audio to AC3(DD) using Besweet - Read How to replace LPCM by AC3 before shrinking a DVD - Read Newbie Guide for Converting AVI2MPEG2 Compliant DVD Using CCE - Read Standards FrameRate Conversion - Read VCD To DVD Conversion without reencoding the video - Read View all guides with guide description here Tool features, Convert: AC3 to AC3, AC3 to MP2, AC3 to MP3, AC3 to WAV, MP2 to AC3, MP2 to MP2, MP2 to MP3, MP2 to WAV, MP3 to AC3, MP3 to MP2, MP3 to MP3, MP3 to WAV, WAV to AC3, WAV to MP2, WAV to MP3, WAV to WAV Acronyms / Also Known As: besweetgui Report this tool(dead link/new version out)
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	This software has served its purpose well, but the mp3 encoding options is seriously dated. Even if you update the LAME.dll, it still can't use modern command line parameters (-v6 -vbr-new, etc.). The command lines should ideally be transparent, but I suppose BeSweet must have some kind of arcane command interpreter for LAME. Not a great idea. This would be the most powerful audio tool of all, if only someone would bother to update it once in a while. Posted January 10, 2009 by Demogorgo. Tool version 1.5b31 using OS Vista Ease of use 2 of 10 Functionality 8 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 5 of 10
	Works great and has lots of useful features. However, it defintely requires some knowledge to use well. I only use a small subset of its functions regularly, mainly encoding PCM WAV to AC3 and now and then adjusting audio to match a different vdeo framerate than the original source video. Posted November 20, 2008 by fischkopf. Tool version 0.2.2.30338 using OS WinXP Ease of use 6 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 9 of 10
	Brilliant audio transcoding tool, nothing else is as fast or produces such high quality encodes. Niggles/minor faults: can't make head nor tail of the regular GUI. Use the BeLight GUI instead: it's straightforward and user friendly. You will need to search for the ac3enc.dll and mp2enc.dll separately as they don't come with the download for some reason, copyright most likely. Posted February 21, 2007 by Chug a Bug. Tool version 1,5 using OS WinXP Ease of use 8 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 8 of 10
	May be i am too dumb for this tool. I have tried a hundred times to figure out ac3->mp3 conversion but no dice. The GUI is just way too abstract. I find headac3he an excellent tool for the ac3->mp3 jobs. Posted September 03, 2005 by vidalien. Tool version 1.4 using OS WinXP Ease of use 5 of 10 Functionality 5 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 5 of 10
	I tried this tool for converting WAV to AC3 and the results were very disapointing.The sound of the AC3 file was distorted and crackled.I'm sure I configured everything correctly.This is one of the only reasons I wanted this tool,but it cannot give good results so I have deleted it from my Program Files. Sorry,but its no good for WAV to AC3 IMO! Posted September 02, 2005 by laspis59. Tool version 1.5 b30 using OS WinXP Ease of use 9 of 10 Functionality 2 of 10 Value for money 5 of 10 Overall score 4 of 10
	There's only one word to describe this incredible piece of software. Excellent! The ones who dislike this software, do not know at all what they're saying. After you install the azid codec for the AC-3 files to go from AC-3 to wav and indicate the place where other codecs included are, eveything works fine. It's a little bit difficult the first time, but as soon as you realize how the whole thing works...wow, this apllc. rocks. I've restored many files thanks to BeSweet. It sure is a must have tool!!! Posted June 25, 2004 by Cunhambebe. Tool version 0.6 using OS WinXP Ease of use 8 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 9 of 10
	Well, I only used it for WAV to AC3 and it transcoded the file fine except for erroring out and crashing saying that the output filename could not be found, yet still did the job just fine. Seems to be a big bug fix that the developers need to get into gear with and fix immediately! Posted May 04, 2004 by State of Mind. Tool version latest using OS WinXP Ease of use 6 of 10 Functionality 5 of 10 Value for money 1 of 10 Overall score 5 of 10
	I needed a quick way to convert MP2 to AC3 and I have to say that this program seems to do that well. I noticed that one or two people were having problems with the program running and just bringing up an empty notepad, well I had this problem, but after reading the readme files with the BeSweetGUIv0.6 I found that you have to set up the folders in a certain order and put certain files in them and hey presto it works. I give it only 4 for ease of use because of the GUI interface is not easy, however the wizard works very well. I have to give it 10 for value for money, afterall it is free! One other thing, I downloaded the "Stable version 1.4" and it did not work, I found out this was because "ac3enc.dll" was missing from the zip file, so I downloaded the beta version (ac3enc.dll was in that zip file) and that works just fine. So for something for nothing I can't knock it. Posted May 03, 2004 by Anthony Challis. Tool version 1.5b26 using OS WinXP Ease of use 4 of 10 Functionality 8 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 7 of 10
	Even with the GUI,way too difficult for me to even get it started! Maybe from smoking too much dope in the 70s?!? Posted February 15, 2004 by farnk. Tool version 1.4 using OS WinXP Ease of use 1 of 10 Functionality 4 of 10 Value for money 6 of 10 Overall score 2 of 10
	Excellent program that I could not survive without. It has a no-fuss interface, and all the options are in front of you. May be a bit intimidating for the non-tech, but it offers a wide array of options and performs with great speed (compare to SoundForge or others for conversion times). Quality is excellent, even on the AC3 encodes. Only "drawback" is Pioneer DV-333 (and similar) players hate the AC3 encode. Since I don't have that player, I don't care. Pioneer flaw to me, not a Besweet error. Has many advanced options, though some of them are a bit buggy at best. For all normal uses (straight converting, maybe changin few minors things), this is THE SOFTWARE to use. And the best part? It's free. 100% free. Posted February 13, 2004 by lordsmurf. Tool version with GUI6 and AC3ENC.DLL using OS WinME Ease of use 10 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 10 of 10
	I have only used this program to convert AC3 to wav. If you're familiar with these audio formats, the program is quite easy to use. Example: You have a music DVD, and you want to extract some songs in AC3 format and make an audio CD. You can then easily convert the AC3 files to wav, change the sampling frequency and burn them to CD. Posted February 12, 2004 by fedet123. Tool version 1.5b25 using OS WinXP Ease of use 7 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 10 of 10
	In response to previous comments: I had the same problem when trying to convert AC3 to MP2, before realizing that I needed to click TooLAME button and change setting for encoding engine from TooLAME to MP2Enc.dll. After that all is fine. About Notepad opening: Whenever processing is stopped, completes, or ends abruptly, it always brings up the log in Notepad. Maybe this is what's happening for you. Log notes of the most recent encode (and maybe attempts, too?) will be at the bottom, so you can jump to those using CTRL-END. I think there's a way to turn off logging, if you wish, but I haven't tried. My own comments: I'm not a fan of the GUI, but this program certainly does everything I want it to, and quickly at that. It's just something of a struggle to achieve the results I want, whenever I want to do something new. Posted February 06, 2004 by Father X. Tool version 0.7b2 using OS Win98 Ease of use 5 of 10 Functionality 9 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 7 of 10
	This program does Nothing what its claims it does. Errors Glore. don't waste your time rubish. Posted February 06, 2004 by siouxmoux. Tool version BeSweet v1.4 using OS WinXP Ease of use 1 of 10 Functionality 1 of 10 Value for money 1 of 10 Overall score 1 of 10
	Same problem in Win XP as previously reported. Dont know why. Encoding is started, then I want to check if is using the settings I configure, so I stop it. Doing this, will not allow me to re-set config and re-start encode. After 2 seconds it brings up notepad. Must be a an XP thing with this beta version. Posted January 13, 2004 by dvwannab. Tool version 1b25 using OS WinXP Ease of use 7 of 10 Functionality 1 of 10 Value for money 1 of 10 Overall score 2 of 10
	Looks like it would get the job done, but it doesn't work on my computer. Sets up ok, but when I push the button to make the conversion nothing happens except it opens windows notebook. How hard can it be to convert ac3 to something else? I can't seem to find anything that will do it. Posted January 11, 2004 by robley. Tool version v1.5b25, GUI 0.7b2 using OS WinXP Ease of use 6 of 10 Functionality 1 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 3 of 10
	Beware! Besweet produces AC3 that is not compatable with Pioneer DVD players! It will work fine on others, but the Pioneer will refuse to process the audio if it is encoded with Besweet. This is acknowledged at the doom9 page. Posted January 01, 2004 by pedxing. Tool version 1.5b22 using OS WinXP Ease of use 2 of 10 Functionality 5 of 10 Value for money 8 of 10 Overall score 6 of 10
	This program is excellent for converting between various audio formats. My favorite is the WAV -> AC3, which allows me to author DVDs with Dolby Digital sound. The only downside to this program is slightly difficult to use. The BeSweetGUI makes this easier, however, this interface is crammed and it is hard to find some features. This program is the best audio conversion tool. Posted December 27, 2003 by evilwarmaster. Tool version 1.4 using OS WinXP Ease of use 7 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 9 of 10
	I'm sure this is avery powerful tool but it has the interface from hell. Whoever put the GUI on (Danni)? deserves to be shot. The underlying tool is very good and can transcode almost any to any. It is used in many very good tools but using it via the GUI detracts 100%. Sad but true if it gets a new GUI then it could be great. Posted December 05, 2003 by rabiddog. Tool version 6b61 using OS WinXP Ease of use 2 of 10 Functionality 6 of 10 Value for money 8 of 10 Overall score 3 of 10
	Very easy to use. AC3 encoding is a little quiet. I'm not sure why... Posted October 06, 2003 by ft shark. Tool version 1.4 using OS WinXP Ease of use 10 of 10 Functionality 8 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 8 of 10
	Can do almost anything you want for audio, but I've had problems with the quality of the mp2enc engine for layer 2 files and some issues with stability. Overall though it is a great audio encoding program. Posted June 15, 2003 by donny661. Tool version 1.4 using OS WinME Ease of use 6 of 10 Functionality 9 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 8 of 10
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