What to edit AC3 sound file with?

[Kenny Gow]

Strong wrote:
> I have an avi file where I want to make some sound correction. Was it
> simple mp3 stereo - I would take sound with avidemux2 to mp3 then to
> wav and edit it with audacity. But in my case I have AC3 stereo. So
> that after avidemux2 ripping I can't even open it with audacity. What
> should I do in this case? - Thank You.
> 

I recommend you use ffmpeg to strip and convert the ac3 to wav format.
For example to strip and convert the ac3 sound in "file.avi" and save
it to "file.wav":

ffmpeg -i file.avi -f wav file.wav

Check it out, http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net/index.php

"FFmpeg is a complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and 
video. It includes libavcodec, the leading audio/video codec library."

--Kenny