Separating 6.1 channel audio

[Aztek463]

Pretty straight forward question, I suppose. I have myself a 6.1 channel DTS-HD audio track, and I want to split it into 7 mono files for editing. I've looked at Throw's guide for working with DTS, but it seems that those two programs mentioned only split into 6 mono files. Is there a way to split it into 7, or does the 6 split merge the rear channel with the surround channels? And, of course, would I be better off just taking the 5.1 DTS off the DVD version of the film I'm editing?

Thanks!

 

[Captain Khajiit]

Eac3to should be able to give you seven mono wavs. You might need to track down the Arcsoft decoders though.

Eac3to input.dts output.wavs

or does the 6 split merge the rear channel with the surround channels?

That is another option.

Eac3to input.dts output.wavs -down6

And, of course, would I be better off just taking the 5.1 DTS off the DVD version of the film I'm editing?

I would say no. I'd sooner extract the core from the DTS-HD MA track. If you are unable to track down the Arcsoft decoder, you could use NicDTS, which is free, with Avisynth.

 

[Aztek463]

Sweet, thanks Cap. I'll look into those!