No Sound using TMPGenc DVD Author

[tjweaver]

Hi,

I wanted to take a SageTV recording (set to DVD quality in SageTV) and burn it to a DVD.

I imported the file into TMPGEnc DVD Author which gave this information on the File:

Video: MPEG-2, 720X480, 29.97 fps (4:3), NTSC, 6000 kbps
Audio: MPEG-1 Audio Layer-2, 48000 Hz Stereo, 384 kbps

The project seemed to go fine. I finished it and burned it with no errors. It played fine on my computer in Media Player Classic.

When I tested the DVD in my set top player:

Harman Kardon DVD25 connected to my reciever via SPDF

-the picture looked and played great but I didn't have any audio. My reciever (HK AVR8000) listed the audio as just simply: MPEG - so it at least recognized the format. I'm not sure what I have done wrong here.

I left the option: "Re-encode the audio using the output format of the track" unchecked in TMPGEnc settings. Should I have checked this even though the audio file should have been compatible without re-encoding? I don't have the AC3 plugin - is this something I should get and use? Or is this a problem with my DVD player?

Thanks for your help and time with this. I'm really stuck.

tjweaver

[Baldrick]

Check if you can change any audio settings in your dvd player first, like output mpeg audio as pcm.

[tjweaver]

Thanks,

I will give that a try. Is this a common problem with other DVD players? The reason I ask is that I burnt this for a friend. Is there a better way to compile and burn these types of projects to make it more compatable (ie getting and using the TMPGEnc AC3 plugin)?

Thanks again,

tjweaver