Encore CS5 using an existing AC3 File -- will it output 5.1 surround sound?

I have an HD blu ray quality video file (.m2v) that I want to run with an existing 5.1 AC3 file provided by my mixer. If I line these two up on the timeline in Encore CS5, will it output a surroundsound blu-ray?

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Yup, most users on this forum do not use MS Office, I'd suggest reposting on the Office for Mac Product Forums hosted by Microsoft.
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Stan, I did a little testing last night as follows.
I took a one minute segment of some beach volleyball that was showing poor quality on my initial DVD from Pinnacle Studio, and exported this 4 different ways
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