PCM Audio Codec Help

Hello,
I am currently trying to submit a commercial for Comcast cable to be aired. They rejected the spot and asked for me to "resend the spot using PCM" and that the audio codec was the problem.
After reading up on it, I am still confused about how exactly to achieve this.
In general they want either MPEG-1 Layer 2 or LPCM SMPTE 302M encoding. Any help on how to create this would be great.
Thanks

Hi G.
Hard for us to tell you how to adapt your current workflow (to produce an export with audio that conforms to the needed specs) without you first telling us what your existing (or preferred) export workflow is.
Need more details. That said, its hard to go wrong as these settings are generally the default:
If you are using Quicktime Conversion then press Options to bring up the Movie Settings window, and click on Sound >> Settings... Format >> Linear PCM is usually the default.
If you are using Compressor to export an MPEG Transport Stream (or Program Stream) then MPEG-1/Layer 2 audio is the default.
Hope it helps
Andy

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