Unifab has removed the audio upscaler feature....

Tazzy1

I just did a Unifab update to 2.0.0.4 and see it has removed the audio upmix AI feature. That was one of the selling points for movie audio and what I paid for. I have used your products for a very long time, the audio upmixer for movies was actually an upsale feature that I paid a premium for. Please advise.

Ryan_3

Hi, [B]Tazzy1 [/B]

The 2.0.0.4 version has added the entry of the Upmixer module, which supports channel upmixing for both video and audio files. The Upmix feature was also retained in the enlarger module. Could you please provide more details about your question? What does “removed the audio upmix AI feature” refer to?

Tazzy1

The module has been modified in 2.0.0.4 to only upmix 2 channel stereo to 5.1 or 7.1, it no longer upmixes eac3 5.1 to DTS 7.1. When I use the Enlarger for movies prior to the update I had been upmixing audio to DTS 7.1 in the process. When I import a movie from Streamfab to Unifab settings prior to 2.0.0.4 had the option under Codec and Channel of EAC3-5.1 or DTS-7.1. By restricting the feature to upmixing 2 channel only makes it useless to me. Even on your website it shows that it will upmix eac3-5.1 to DTS-7.1.

Ryan_3

The module has been modified in 2.0.0.4 to only upmix 2 channel stereo to 5.1 or 7.1, it no longer upmixes eac3 5.1 to DTS 7.1. When I use the Enlarger for movies prior to the update I had been upmixing audio to DTS 7.1 in the process. When I import a movie from Streamfab to Unifab settings prior to 2.0.0.4 had the option under Codec and Channel of EAC3-5.1 or DTS-7.1. By restricting the feature to upmixing 2 channel only makes it useless to me. Even on your website it shows that it will upmix eac3-5.1 to DTS-7.1.
Tazzy1

The function of converting 6-channel audio to 8-channel did not meet our expectations, and we believe that users would also be disappointed with the conversion results. Therefore, we have removed this setting. I appreciate your different perspective and would like you to describe what makes the converted 8-channel audio better than the original 6-channel audio. This will help us adjust our product functionality. Finally, I apologize for the inconvenience caused by version 2.0.0.4. I will keep you informed of the final outcome of this matter.

Tazzy1

Thank you for your understanding of the issue. My reasoning is that many home theaters are 5.1 / 7.1 surround audio, mine is 7.1 surround. Fewer people are interested in music audio being 5.1 / 7.1 because it is not natural, music is originated from a stage perspective and to this day is recorded in stereo whereas movie sound is object oriented, rear, left, right, moving, etc. Hopefully you can effectively develop the audio upmixer to satisfactorily upmix to 7.1 since that and the HDR was the deal maker for me. My main point is that movies are and can be done in 7.1 mix, music audio is not.

Ryan_3

Thank you for your understanding of the issue. My reasoning is that many home theaters are 5.1 / 7.1 surround audio, mine is 7.1 surround. Fewer people are interested in music audio being 5.1 / 7.1 because it is not natural, music is originated from a stage perspective and to this day is recorded in stereo whereas movie sound is object oriented, rear, left, right, moving, etc. Hopefully you can effectively develop the audio upmixer to satisfactorily upmix to 7.1 since that and the HDR was the deal maker for me. My main point is that movies are and can be done in 7.1 mix, music audio is not.
Tazzy1

What do you think about the effect of converting 5.1 channel to 7.1 channel? Can you share your thoughts on it? In addition, if you urgently need this feature, you can use version 2.0.0.3 for now. https://dl.dvdfab.cn/download/98_2003_327426c4/unifab_2003.exe

Tazzy1

Thanks. Do subsequent updates i.e., 2.0.0.5 roll up previous updates? I did share my thoughts on Dvdfabofficial on FB. I hope the developers revisit this issue in the future. Also is this capability still in development since Streamfab downloads are natively downloaded in EAC3 5.1 making the new version useless.

Tazzy1

Attached is the error that I receive when adding movie file to Enlarger.

Tazzy1

As a matter of fact I have rolled back to the 2.0.0.1 install, no problem. If 2.0.0.5 will not affect the one feature then perhaps you can just supply the 2.0.0.2 / .03 updates. Hopefully I can just skip the 2.0.0.4 update.