trouble extracting sound from avi

[jsmanto]

I am trying to extract the sound from an avi file so that I can improve the sound. (I'm copying old Godzilla movies using a ADVC100). Video looks good but action scene sound is loud compared to the talking scenes. I've tried using Goldwave but am unable to succesfully load the file. I open the avi file and after a small period of time it attempts to load the file but it has no audio. Just wondering what I was doing wrong. Need help.

[Tommyknocker]

What compression codec is the sound stored at?

[jsmanto]

Thank you Tommyknocker for the reply. Being new to this I don't know how to find out what you are asking--actually don't understand so please bear with me. I was wondering if that could be my problem. I just used the ADVC to bring in the video and it brought it in as an avi file. That ADVC is so easy to use I thought I had this wooped but just need to work on the sound a little. Thank you for any advice you can offer me.

[Gazorgan]

What you want to do is 'normalize' the sound. That is Soften the loud part and louden the soft part. This is a must for DVD's because the dynamic range is so large.

BeSweet will do this for you, takes a few minutes.

[jsmanto]

I tried BeSweet also. It recognized the avi file but would not open it or convert it to a wav. This is what made me start wondering if I was missing a certain codec or something. The tutorials and everyones input is very helpful and is truly appreciated by this newbie. I feel that if I can ever get Goldwave or BeSweet to open the avi file so I can repair the sound then I'm home. I used TMPEnc to convert the avi to mp2 for DVD creation and it worked great--just need to improve sound.

[jsmanto]

I've been doing alot of reading trying to figure out my problem and ran across something that I believe may be the source of my problem but I need some help and info from a you fine folks. I'm using MGI Videowave 5.0 to capture, is it possible that it is using type 1 avi and if so as I understand it this is why Goldwave or Besweet can't see any audio file. If this is the case how do I bring it in as type 2 avi. Thank You for your help.