Seperate video and audio file

[funkytwig]

I have a video file with stereo and an audio file with 5.1 mix. Can I use the 5.1 mix, rather than the stereo mix for the DCP?

[Carsten]

Yes. You can add both to a DCP-o-matic project, then disable the stereo audio in the audio matrix and route the 5.1 file to the 5.1 DCP channels (should happen by default if the channel order is L/R/C/Lfe/Ls/Rs).

You may also use the stereo file as a reference for syncing the 5.1 audio if the video and 5.1 audio files are not frame aligned, which sometimes can happen.

[funkytwig]

Thanks, that was simple. I think it is OK but how do I use Stereo on video as a reference? Do I play them all and check there is no strange echo?

[Carsten]

Yes, basically that should work.