HeadAC3he

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HeadAC3he	Basic AC3 to WAV, MP3,MP3 and Vorbis Converter. Set start and stop, Normalize, Boost. Required DLLs included in download(azid.dll, ssrc.dll, lame_enc.dll, vorbis.dll, MP2enc.dll, MPAlib.dll). No longer developed.	Freeware Version:0.23a Released:20020712 Size:830KB Download (direct link) Download old versions	7.2 (7.7) 5 votes Guides	Read 5 comments (1269976 views) Add comment Notify me
	Latest version: 0.23a (July 12, 2002) 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: =-0.23a-= - modified for use with modified vorbis.dll (based on Vorbis 1.0) Ch Coupling sel. was deactivated as Vorbis 1.0 seems to dynamically employ it, so no chance to select it anymore (if I am mistaken, feel free to let me know and tell me where to change it...) - several bugfixes (esp CLI) - added INI Option to change IO priority on PCM writing - following settings will be forced on update: 4ch and 6ch preset will be defaulted to DS (DS2 makes no sense here anyway...) IO priority will be decremented View entire changelog Sponsored tools: Guides and How to's: doom9 Audio conversions - Read How to convert the audio in a video to WAV (or MP3) - Read View all guides with guide description here Tool features, Convert: AC3 to MP2, AC3 to MP3, AC3 to WAV, WAV to MP2, WAV to MP3 Report this tool(dead link/new version out)
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	Ease of use: All the options may scare you at first but you get used to it. The options window is kind of wierd, you click the option button once you get first page of options then click it again you get second page then again to close it. Very many options so you have a lot of control. Functionality: It converted AC3 to MP2 perfectly for me. Value for money: Nothing cheaper than free. Overall: Intimidating at first but after using it you probably understand it. MP2s made with it don't give me any problems (unlike besweet). The only "bad" thing I could say about it is the design. Overall a great tool that does its job well. Posted December 17, 2005 by tonemgub. Tool version 0.23a using OS WinXP Ease of use 9 of 10 Functionality 10 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 10 of 10
	An excellent program for the ac3->mp3 conversion. Simple to use and highly acceptable results. The program worked for me right out of the box. Posted September 03, 2005 by Vidalien. Tool version 0.23a using OS WinXP Ease of use 8 of 10 Functionality 7 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 7 of 10
	This program works well, but it amplifies the WAV volume by a large amount compared to the original AC3. Ease of use: This program is simple to use and comes with a help txt. However, first, you must download a separate dll for AC3 decoding; and everytime the program begins, it nags you to download the vorbis dll. The program does tell you where to get the files. Second, to change the delay or normalization, you must repeatedly press arrows that increment the value by 1, rather than being able to input a value. Functionality: There are lots of options, including sample rate, channel selection, and volume boost. It also allows for delay by changing the start and end frames. You can also set the program priority. Value: Free. Posted July 09, 2005 by wikkyhorse. Tool version 0.23a using OS WinXP Ease of use 8 of 10 Functionality 9 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 7 of 10
	Need a special program called winrar to download this. My computer doesn't have it, and I have never been able to find it anywhere. Posted January 11, 2004 by robley. Tool version headac3he using OS WinXP Ease of use 1 of 10 Functionality 1 of 10 Value for money 1 of 10 Overall score 1 of 10
	If you can't get your head around BeSweet (with or without the GUI) then try this. It has a much simpler (though still busy)GUI and makes more 'sense' (at least to me) than the BeSweet GUI. Follow the URL's (in the nag boxes) if you do not have the required codecs installed. It makes AC3 to whatever simple. I did find on one AC3 track that Headac3he gave an error (tried it 3 times) and aborted whilst BeSweet did the same Ac3 conversion withou a glitch. But saying that, that was only on one track, other than that its been 100% OK. Well worth dlding. Nuff said. Posted November 17, 2003 by monzie. Tool version 0.23a using OS WinXP Ease of use 7 of 10 Functionality 9 of 10 Value for money 10 of 10 Overall score 8 of 10 Guides: http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mp3-hac3.htm
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