How to choose specific audio tracks

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Ivon
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How to choose specific audio tracks

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Description of problem or question:
I would like to encode mxf or .mov) multichanel audio tracks with 5.1 AND downmix Left/Right on tracks 7 and 8
to make a Stereo mp4 for Vimeo (for exemple) But Handbrake detect only one pcm track 7.1!! (but it's not!)
How can chose ONLY audio channel 7 and 8 for making a stereo mp4?



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1.3.2 pc



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Windows 10 Pro



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Woodstock
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Re: How to choose specific audio tracks

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You can't with handbrake.
Ivon
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Re: How to choose specific audio tracks

Post by Ivon »

oh! thanks.
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BradleyS
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Re: How to choose specific audio tracks

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IIRC the problem is the MXF has 8 individual mono tracks/channels and no way to identify the mapping.

You can probably manually specify the mapping using a command line tool like FFmpeg but it will be cumbersome to do.

If possible, rendering a stereo only version is probably easiest. You might also try remuxing using MKVToolNix, which might allow you to drop channels (not entirely sure).
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