XDCAM HD with DolbyE tracks

[camillo777]

We have a problem editing some native XDCAM HD 422 files with DolbyE tracks on audio channels 5 and 6; on the original file DolbyE audio is ok.

Environment is Edius 5 Broadcast on Windows XP.

We are trying to do 2 things:

1) open the file in Edius, copy channels 5 and 6 and paste to audio tracks 7 and 8. Then export entire file again as XDCAM HD 422.

The result is that we have corrupted DolbyE tracks which are now identified as PCM.

2) open the file in Edius, make a cut. Then export entire file again as XDCAM HD 422.

The result is the same.

DolbyE is always screwed up.

Do You have some ideas? It is very important.

Thank you!

Best regards,
Camillo

[pjsssss]

Can you convert the Dolby tracks to wav and then do your editng in Edius?

[camillo777]

Unfortunately this would require a software to decode Dolby and a software to reencode later.
We were trying to jump these steps because it needs expensive software and not common technical skills.
Is there something already integrated with Edius maybe?

Camillo

[camillo777]

Yeah, You are right.
I just not understand what Edius does on the Dolby audio tracks even if I do not change anything.
Nor audio nor video is changed, tracks are only duplicated.

Any idea?

PS and yes we are going to buy Neyrinck code for complex editing.

Camillo

[antonsvideo]

I would ask Sony to find out what software understands these files

[camillo777]

@andrew_hd
Sorry, I do not understand... DolbyE track is a PCM track for Edius, or not? if I open a file with DolbyE audio tracks and then re-export it with Edius without changing anything it should write the same tracks as well.

Or not?

Camillo

[Tomislav S]

There is only one thing that you should think about it in Dolby E ...
it has to be bit transparent!
No sample rate conversion or any other procesing...

[camillo777]

It seems FinalCutPro can duplicate an audio track without touching the Dolby and exporting back to XDCAM HD does NOT affect DolbyE audio encoding.
When doing the same into Edius it happens that something weird happens on Dolby and the Dolby track is no more decoded (only white noise).

Any idea?

[GrassValley_BH]

Sounds like the track just isn't being flagged properly as Dolby.

Playing a Dolby datastream as straight PCM, will either sound like white noise or lots of beeps.

[camillo777]

Sounds like the track just isn't being flagged properly as Dolby.

We are currently using Edius version 5 and searched everywhere but did not find any flag to set an audio track as Dolby.
Do You know where it is?

[GrassValley_BH]

I'm not sure you can do that in EDIUS. In theory Segment Encode should work, but it all depends on how the XDCAM data is being repackaged by EDIUS.

[camillo777]

Anyone knows if Edius 6 will solve this issue?