Have you ever heard about audio codec AC3? AC3 codec is a file extension for surround sound audio files that are used on DVDs format. Short for Audio Coding 3, AC3 audio format was created by Dolby Labs on DVD, Blu-ray and some other digital video formats.
The reason is that there is no right AC3 codec installed on our Mac and so the default Mac QuickTime player or iTunes can not natively support AC3 audio. Three popular solutions are recommended to play AC3 on Mac. Solution One is to install the right AC3 codec. Solution Two is to convert the AC3 to QuickTime Player supported audio format. Best Alternative to K-Lite Codec Pack Mac - Play Video on Mac in any Format Aimersoft Video Converter Ultimate is one of best alternative to K-Lite Codec Pack for Mac. With it, you can play any video/audio files, convert them to almost all popular formats and also touch up the videos without any hassle.
Want to covert audio like FLAC, AAC, DTS to AC3 codec for MX Player?
Want to add AC3 audio codec to video in AVI, DivX, XviD, MP4, MKV and so on?
You are in the right place.
In this article, we would like to introduce you with a powerful video tool, Video Converter Ultimate, which lets you convert any audio format you want to AC3 codec with ease, so that you can play AC3 codec for MX Player.
Also, if you want, you can choose to add or remove the AC3 codec to/from the video according to your need. Just download and install Video Converter Ultimate and enjoy the features that this program offers.
Video Converter UltimateFor Mac- Save YouTube videos and online videos from popular sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, DailyMotion, Vimeo, TED, Yahoo, Vevo, etc.
- Convert downloaded videos to MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, MP3, FLAC, and other video/audio formats.
- Support 1080p HD/4K UHD video downloads and conversion.
- Powerful editing features. Rotate/clip/merge/crop video, adjust output video effects, and add personal image or text watermark.
- Enhance video quality and add more video/audio effects, including 3D.
- Add new subtitle/audio track and remove original audio track.
- Support adding images, watermark and text to video clips and changing color, font and size of the text.
Part 1. How to convert FLAC/AAC/DTS to AC3
1Launch Video Converter Ultimate
After installing Video Converter Ultimate on your Windows or Mac computer, launch this program.
If you import video file to this software, then you are able to extract audio from video file.
2Choose AC3 format
Click 'Add Files' to load the audio file in FLAC/AAC/DTS or other audio formats.
3Choose AC3 format
Click the 'Convert All to' and find the audio format AC3. You are able to type AC3 and fast find AC3 audio codec.
4Export AC3 audio
Finally click the button of 'Convert All' and then convert FLAC/AAC/DTS to AC3 immediately.
Part 2. Add AC3 codec to DivX/AVI/XviD/MP4/MKV
1Launch Video Converter Ultimate
Launch Video Converter Ultimate on your Windows or Mac computer.
2Import video file(s)
Click 'Add File' from the top menu and select to load video(s) to this software.
3Add audio to video
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Click trumpet-shaped button of 'Add Audio' to add the AC3 audio track to your video.
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4Confirm the operation
You can preview the video and listen to its effect. Choose the output video format from 'profile'. Then click 'Convert' button to export the video.
Read the video above to learn more about audio track addition or removal to/from a video.
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