SurCode

SurCode, by Minnetonka Audio Software, has quickly become the "goto" brand for ready-to-use surround sound technology. SurCode is provided as plug-ins for popular workstations such as Pro Tools, Nuendo, Pyramix, Fairlight, Avid and Final Cut Pro in addition to stand-alone software, or licensable OEM software for most all workstation platforms and operating environments.

We have bought and downloaded the SurCode for Adobe Products and use it via Premiere to export 5.1 Surround Sound to take into Encore for Blu Ray DVD authoring.

Note: Our Adobe Premiere Pro came with a trial version of SurCode that was good for 3 exports before we had to invest. So far, SurCode is the only (and easiest) way to export 5.1 sound from Premiere that we have found.

Mapping Audio Channels in Premiere

We ran into the problem of a file having 10 mono channels of audio that we wanted to export as 5.1 surround. While we didn't find a definitive answer to our questions about how to do this, we DID find some useful information on Mapping Audio in general:

From Adobe TV:



I also found a couple of forum threads from CreativeCOW.net pertaining to 5.1audio:

5.1 AC3 output in CS3 using surcode
maintaining 5.1 audio from Premiere to Encore

Wikia also had a section about Surround Sound using Adobe Premiere Pro:
Category: Surround Sound