How to burn FFdshow audio decoder volume modded avi files to cd?

[expat]

Hi,I figured out how to finally mod my "too quiet" mp3 audio files in some of my AVI files movie downloads.Now,how do I properly EXPORT SETTINGS to my AVI files? I can't seem to get my AVI files to show up when FFdshow AUDIO wants to drop the registry files in.I can make a folder for the AVI files and drop the registry files in that way and merge the AVI and Registery files then.But my burned discs don't yield the raised volume that I 'tried to EXPORT?? I just end up w/ the same "too quiet" burned discs!Thanks for any help!

[guns1inger]

FFDShow is designed to make these changes on the fly, not permenantly. You should be using either and audio editor or virtualdubmod to do this.

[expat]

Thanks, but Virtualdobmod doesn't work for this application.Any other ideas?

[redwudz]

Can you demux them out with VD Mod? Then you could use the freeware audio editor Audacity to adjust the audio levels and output again as a MP3 using the Lame MP3 codec. Then you mux them back in with the video using VD Mod again and the 'Add' function in 'Streams'. But VD Mod should be able to adjust the audio levels itself.

[guns1inger]

Can you open your avi in virtualdubmod ?

If so, click on Streams->Stream List. Right-click on the audio track and select Full processing Mode. Right-click again and select Volume. Enable the volume change a select a level. Test. If you are happy, come back to the stream list, right-click and select Compression. Select the compression you want to save you louder audio with. Click OK until you are back at the main virtualdub window. Now simple select File->Save As. Your video will not be re-encoded, but your audio will, with the new volume level.

Your other option is to demux the audio to an mp3 file, use mp3gain to alter the volume WITHOUT having to re-encode, then bringing this into virtualdubmod to replace the old audio.

If you cannot open your audio in virtualdubmod, post a g-spot screenshot of the avi.

[expat]

Thanks guys,but once I get the Virtualdubmodded avi files onto cd-r the volume is NOT louder.I'm confused by this,as the tracks are definitely louder when I test them on my pc,but after burning they're quiet like before.Am I missing something here?I'm just using Windows cd burning program to make these cd-r's.Could this be a problem? I've been using this method on most of my AVI files and it works fine.I only have this problem once in awhile,and it seems almost exclusively to happen w/ AVI rips of older vhs movies and their soundtracks.I guess I can try the demux way but I was hoping for an easier way out!Thanks

[expat]

BTW,the problem AVI soundtracks are both MP3 audio tracks,could this be the problem?

[guns1inger]

without sitting at your shoulder it is hard to see what is going wrong, however the act of burning data should not (can not ?) of itself alter the volume. If they are fine on the PC, and not when played back on a seperate device, I would be suspecting the playback device.

[expat]

Could be,I'm using my OPPO 971H to play my AVI files on my Home Theater system.Maybe I'll just use my laptop's VGA out into my Tv(luckily has a vga input!) for these few problem AVI's.Thanks

[expat]

PROBLEM SOLVED! Sometimes it's easier than it looks.Awesomely, the OPPO 971H(my dvd player that plays Divx files) has an internal volume control(which can operated from the remote control even!) which allows you to adjust the volume level of the Divx files b4 sending to your stereo/TV.I've always thought my OPPO was incredible for the $$.But now I'm even happier!Thanks OPPO!

[guns1inger]

I bet the OPPO comes with another really neat feature that all players have. On mine it's called The Manual. It's not osmehting you need to use often, but damn it's handy when you do.

Glad you got it sorted.

[expat]

Well,I'm kinda new to the whole Divx file thing,never had a dvd player that had a volume level control before.Hell,I only spent about 12 or 13 hours over a few days trying to monkey wrench this problem Thanks for all the suggestions.