My DVD Movies with AC3 (Dolby Digital) to H.264

Hello,
i want to use QT to convert my movies from DVD to a H.264-file with
ac3 sound.
The Apple-FAQ says, that i need QT Pro and the DVD2Playback module,
but AC3 sound has no support (for playback too).
Ok, VLC show me H.264 movies with AC3 Sound coded with Nero Digital,
a Windows software. So for me it is possible to put AC3 sound into a mp4 container.
So i have some questions:
1. What kind of Mac program can i use, to merge (mux) a H.264 mp4 file and a AC3 sound file ?
2. How works the DVD2Playback module, read it automatically all matched
vob files after selecting the first one ? Because the DVD main movie is splitted in three or four vob files.
3. If not (see point 2), what kind of Mac software can i use to merge h.264 files to one ?
Thank you and
regards
F.

This freeware program will export both the video and ac3 sound to other formats, like DV Stream and others. It also will allow you to edit out portions without require you to re-encode mpegs. It works with mpeg-1 by itself and with mpeg-2 if you have the Apple mpeg2playback component.
http://www.alfanet.it/squared5/mpegstreamclip.html

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