No Sound from DVD Workshop DVDs

[johnash]

On several occasions I have burned a DVD with Ulead DVD Workshop only to find no audio playing on the DVD; (in the most recent case, my menu music tracks played OK).

I know I have to Multiplex the Audio when exporting MPEGs from Premiere 6.5. Apart from that I use presets for PAL 16:9 DV.

My latest coaster was created as follows: created my chapters and menus in DVD Workshop. When I used Advanced Settings (in order to select 16:9) to create & burn the DVD, I found it would not fit the disk so DVD Workshop had to re-encode the .MPG files to a lower bit rate. Could this be the clue to loss of Audio - it was OK in the preview?

Audio is the biggest bane when creating DVDs - each time I lose Audio there seems to be a different cause.

Thanks for any help.

John

[Gees]

You do not say what type of audio you chose. Does it play with sound on the PC?

[Specialist]

On several occasions I have burned a DVD with Ulead DVD Workshop only to find no audio playing on the DVD.

What are the precise video/audio attributes of your source media?

For example, when I work with my DVD disc camcorder, I get MPEG-2 files with the following video/audio properties:

NTSC drop frame (29.97 fps)
MPEG files
24 Bits, 704 x 480, 29.97 fps
Field Order B
(DVD-NTSC), 4 : 3
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 8800 kbps)
Audio data rate: 256 kbps
MPEG audio layer 2, 48 KHz, Stereo

How do the specific video/audio properties of your source media compare?

Jerry Jones
http://www.jonesgroup.net

[johnash]

Thanks. I'm away for a few days so am unable to provide the details. Will do so next week.

John