Pro-logic II with DVD2SVCD++

A couple of questions.(4) 1)Is pro-logic II only a decoding method or can you encode to optimise for Pro-logic II. As far as I can see Pro-logic II decodes the 3/2 config from a standard dolby surround encoded signal. from-- 2)If you can encode for specifically for pro-logic II is this the surround 2 option in Headach3e & Be-sweet. 3)Does DVD2SVCD encode audio to take advantage of Pro-logic II. 4)Has anyone managed to get AC3 to work with SVCD?? I have searched the forum & found nothing.

Pro-Logic 2 is a decode method. BeSweet does have a surround2 downmix though in the newest version. Why don't you read the Besweet homepage or ask in the audio forum where DspGuru(author of Besweet) hangs out more if you want more specific info on it? Be warned don't ask him about Headach3e, long history there. 5.1(AC-3) audio has been covered extensively. Basically the problem is only 2 or 3 Philips DVD players will play it. In short for SVCD the answer is no it won't work. Read the stickies before asking it will save everyone much time, including you. Don't use the + or anything else to get attention. It is a forum rule violation(Rule 9). Mark

Can domeone who really knows what they are talking about please help me out here. (and yes I have already searched the forum) & read many of the Docs at

Pro logic 2 

Hi Hawk, Dolby Prologic II is a decoding method that takes a "standard" stereo signal and artificially recreates 5 channels from it. Go to the for more explanations. There is no encoding involved in DPL II, it's only a specific algorithm applied on the basic stereo signal. As far as I am concerned, I have a Onkyo receiver that performs Dolby ProLogic II decoding. I use DVD2SVCD to encode movies in stereo sound, and at playback time, I just select DPL II Movie mode to create the illusion of 5 channels. Of course it is not as brilliant as real Dolby Digital or DTS, but it is quite impressive in some cases depending on the source. It can even be surprising on old VHS... Hope this helps. Waldok

Still asleep... 

Sorry Hawk, Next time I'll have a coffee before answering a post, or at least I'll read it with eyes opened... You obviously already went to the dolby site. Sorry. Waldok.