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diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml
index 0141e4dba0..fab2e12ab1 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml
@@ -1517,14 +1517,14 @@ to get a list of supported codecs.
<para>
Audio is a much simpler problem to solve: if you care about quality, just
leave it as is.
-Even AC3 5.1 streams are at most 448Kbit/s, and they are worth every bit.
+Even AC-3 5.1 streams are at most 448Kbit/s, and they are worth every bit.
You might be tempted to transcode the audio to high quality Vorbis, but
-just because you do not have an A/V receiver for AC3 pass-through today
+just because you do not have an A/V receiver for AC-3 pass-through today
does not mean you will not have one tomorrow. Future-proof your DVD rips by
-preserving the AC3 stream.
-You can keep the AC3 stream either by copying it directly into the video
+preserving the AC-3 stream.
+You can keep the AC-3 stream either by copying it directly into the video
stream <link linkend="menc-feat-mpeg4">during the encoding</link>.
-You can also extract the AC3 stream in order to mux it into containers such
+You can also extract the AC-3 stream in order to mux it into containers such
as NUT or Matroska.
<screen>
mplayer <replaceable>source_file.vob</replaceable> -aid 129 -dumpaudio -dumpfile <replaceable>sound.ac3</replaceable>
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ are discontinuities/splices where there are missing or extra audio frames.
The correct way to handle this kind of problem is to insert silence or
cut audio at these points.
However <application>MPlayer</application> cannot do that, so if you
-demux the AC3 audio and encode it with a separate app (or dump it to PCM with
+demux the AC-3 audio and encode it with a separate app (or dump it to PCM with
<application>MPlayer</application>), the splices will be left incorrect
and the only way to correct them is to drop/dup video frames at the
splice.
@@ -1731,7 +1731,7 @@ limitations:
Unfortunately, the most efficient codec, Vorbis, does not meet
either of these requirements.
Therefore, if you plan to store your movie in AVI, you will have to
- use a less efficient codec such as MP3 or AC3.
+ use a less efficient codec such as MP3 or AC-3.
</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
@@ -2600,7 +2600,7 @@ mencoder dvd://2 -o <replaceable>title2.avi</replaceable> -ovc lavc -lavcopts vc
</row>
<row>
<entry>ac3</entry>
- <entry>AC3, AKA Dolby Digital</entry>
+ <entry>AC-3, AKA Dolby Digital</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>adpcm_ima_wav</entry>
@@ -2635,7 +2635,7 @@ The first column contains the codec names that should be passed after the
</para>
<informalexample><para>
-An example with AC3 compression:
+An example with AC-3 compression:
<screen>
mencoder dvd://2 -o <replaceable>title2.avi</replaceable> -oac lavc -lavcopts acodec=ac3 -ovc copy
</screen>
@@ -4746,7 +4746,7 @@ compliant.
<entry>MPEG-2</entry>
<entry>9800 kbps</entry>
<entry>48000 Hz</entry>
- <entry>AC3,PCM</entry>
+ <entry>AC-3,PCM</entry>
<entry>1536 kbps (max)</entry>
<entry>30000/1001, 24000/1001</entry>
<entry>4:3, 16:9 (only for 720x480)</entry>
@@ -4759,7 +4759,7 @@ compliant.
<entry>MPEG-1</entry>
<entry>1856 kbps</entry>
<entry>48000 Hz</entry>
- <entry>AC3,PCM</entry>
+ <entry>AC-3,PCM</entry>
<entry>1536 kbps (max)</entry>
<entry>30000/1001, 24000/1001</entry>
<entry>4:3, 16:9</entry>
@@ -4792,7 +4792,7 @@ compliant.
<entry>MPEG-2</entry>
<entry>9800 kbps</entry>
<entry>48000 Hz</entry>
- <entry>MP2,AC3,PCM</entry>
+ <entry>MP2,AC-3,PCM</entry>
<entry>1536 kbps (max)</entry>
<entry>25</entry>
<entry>4:3, 16:9 (only for 720x576)</entry>
@@ -4803,7 +4803,7 @@ compliant.
<entry>MPEG-1</entry>
<entry>1856 kbps</entry>
<entry>48000 Hz</entry>
- <entry>MP2,AC3,PCM</entry>
+ <entry>MP2,AC-3,PCM</entry>
<entry>1536 kbps (max)</entry>
<entry>25</entry>
<entry>4:3, 16:9</entry>
@@ -5169,7 +5169,7 @@ support it too well.
<para>
For DVD audio, <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>'s
-AC3 codec is used.
+AC-3 codec is used.
</para>
@@ -5255,10 +5255,10 @@ keyint=18:vstrict=0:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192:aspect=16/9 -ofps 30000/1001 \
<sect3 id="menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-pal-ac3-copy">
-<title>PAL AVI Containing AC3 Audio to DVD</title>
+<title>PAL AVI Containing AC-3 Audio to DVD</title>
<para>
-If the source already has AC3 audio, use -oac copy instead of re-encoding it.
+If the source already has AC-3 audio, use -oac copy instead of re-encoding it.
<screen>
mencoder -oac copy -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd:tsaf \
-vf scale=720:576,harddup -ofps 25 \
@@ -5270,10 +5270,10 @@ keyint=15:vstrict=0:aspect=16/9 -o <replaceable>movie.mpg</replaceable> <replace
<sect3 id="menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-ntsc-ac3-copy">
-<title>NTSC AVI Containing AC3 Audio to DVD</title>
+<title>NTSC AVI Containing AC-3 Audio to DVD</title>
<para>
-If the source already has AC3 audio, and is NTSC @ 24000/1001 fps:
+If the source already has AC-3 audio, and is NTSC @ 24000/1001 fps:
<screen>
mencoder -oac copy -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd:tsaf:telecine \
-vf scale=720:480,harddup -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:\