Authoring AudioJust No Work

[blueedge86]

I've tried a million programs (Adobe Premier, Encore DVD, Ulead DVD Workshop, DVD Lab Pro...etc) and not one of them can author a movie with audio for me. The elementaary streams are .mpv and .mpa so im using MPEG2 files. I've used PowerCinema and Ulead Video Capture to capture with default and modified settings....both work. My captured files have sound and video but the authored...no audio. The product disk lacks audio both on my PC and DVD player. I don't even know where to start here.....could use a hand. Thanx!

[guns1inger]

I question your estimate of a million programs. I also know that all of those listed work to a greater or lesser degree. This means the problem lies firmly with you, your process, or your environment.

If you want a real answer, you need to spend some time detailing your typical process - all steps, all software used, settings etc.

In the meantime, try a couple of things

1. In PowerDVD, use the Show Information option on the dropdown menu to see what audio it thinks it is seeing.

2. Make sure your DVD player can play mpeg1-layer2 audio - not all NTSC players can do this from DVDs.

3. Play the compiled disk from the HDD before burning.

More details will get you better answers though.

[blueedge86]

You want detail....here it is....
1. I capture a TV show onto my PC in MPEG2 format. It works beautifully...sound, picture, all good stuff.

2. I load into DVD Lab Pro. I let it demultiplex the streams into .mpa and .mpv.

3. I build a menu and make a link to "Movie 1."

4. I don't change any setting....I left everything on default.

Something interesting I just noticed though....I used VirtualDubMod and when I choose the the VTS file that has the actual movie, it works in VirtualDub. It comes in as MPEG audio. Why is it that if I play through a menu I get no sound in Windows Media Player or my DVD player? I use NVIDIA Purevideo Decoder to play DVD's w/ WMP.

[mikiem]

I'd tend to agree with gunslinger, that the audio format might be what's giving you prob. Re-encoding the audio using a short test clip should tell you.

If the audio's there, at the moment can't think of any way authoring a DVD could scew it up.

[blueedge86]

I've heard many times how MPEG doesnt fully work and AC3 has problem and so on......can anyone tell me what audio format DOES WORK? Also, what's a good capture program? I just tried converting my MPEG to VOB's w/out authoring and I still got no sound. I used Cucusoft Converter Pro to conver from MPEG2 to VOB. thanks!

[blueedge86]

I guess I got you geniouses since no1 can answer.

[guns1inger]

AC3 does work in all players. Issues with AC3 have come in the past from the use of non-licensed encoder such as besweet and ffmpeg, which have not been 100% compliant. ffmpeg is now probably the best free AC3 encoder around, although besweet has it's fans.

Personally, I use the sony AC3 encoder, which is a certified, compliant, 5.1 capable ac3 encoder. Surcode and Maven are also licensed and certified compliant.

Just for laughs, can you use the latest g-spot to scan the file, then post a screenshot of the output for us to look at ?

secondly, do trust anything WMP tells you about DVDs - it is a crap DVD player.


You would also do well to be more patient, as most of us don't sit here 24 hours a day to answer any vague question you see fit to ask, and insulting us isn't going to get you anywhere either.

[DereX888]

MPEG audio DOES WORK in every computer player, as well as with every standalone player that is able to play VCDs as well - that means 99% of them (I actually dare anyone to show me any standalone not able to play properly made NTSC DVD-Video with standard MPEG-1 Layer II audio instead of AC3; for years I have tried to find one to no avail, all I always find are *improper* home-made DVD-Video discs - with i.e. mp3 audio - that are being described as dvd-video...).

Blueedge86 - get a proper file information first, because for now I dont see it.
All you say is that your capture card does something like "MPEG Audio" - that is very very broad description, since it can be anything from MPEG-1 Layer I thru Layer II, III (aka MP3) up to MPEG-2 Layer I, II... Not all of them are DVD-Video-compliant compressions, yet they all are "MPEG Audio" files/formats.
Another thing is that your capture card may not make that "mpeg audio" really up to the MPEG standards either.
And again - is it 44.1kHz? 48kHz? Perhaps 24, 22.050 or 11kHz? Do you know that only one of them is the "dvd-video compliant" frequency?
And again - is the bitrate of this "mpeg audio" in a constant or variable bitrate? How many bits per sample? and so on...

So, as you see from the above examples, not all whats metal and shiny can be decribed as gold, and in the same way not everything with just .mpa/.mp1/.mp2 extensions is a right mpeg-format audio for DVD-Video, while it still might be a perfect "mpeg audio".

Get your facts first, then expect any real answers.
But once you check your audio settings and compare with DVD-Video standard specs, Im sure you'll find it out yourself where the problem lies.

PS:
Yes Im a genius, and so are many others on this board.
Obviously youre just jeaolus and feel so inferior to us since your begging for help include insults, or actually some weak try to make us feel ashamed for not solving your oh-so-important problem the minute you post it
Well, guess what: I dont give a fu*k about your problem, and I have replied only to show you my superiority over your lousy personae (at least in the dvd-video authoring field, and I can bet Im better than you in almost anything else :P ) So scratch my suggestion about learning a bit about 'mpeg audio' formats, and consider this advice instead: learn some basic social skills first!
Now, Im sure, if you follow this advice, it will probably solve most of your future problems

[jimmalenko]

Load your captured MPEG-2 file into the latest GSpot Beta (V2.52) and then upload the screencap here so we all can see it. https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=271697 might assist you with this.

Yes Im a genius, and so are many others on this board.
Obviously youre just jeaolus and feel so inferior to us since your begging for help include insults, or actually some weak try to make us feel ashamed for not solving your oh-so-important problem the minute you post it
Well, guess what: I dont give a fu*k about your problem, and I have replied only to show you my superiority over your lousy personae (at least in the dvd-video authoring field, and I can bet Im better than you in almost anything else :P ) So scratch my suggestion about learning a bit about 'mpeg audio' formats, and consider this advice instead: learn some basic social skills first!

ummmmm yep

Yeah ..... it's probably not the best idea to ask / demand for free help and then insult your generous host and fellow patrons. If you'd like to demand things, pay someone else to do it for you then you can demand all you want

[blueedge86]

.n

[jimmalenko]

Codec packs, especially the K-Lite one, are truly much more hassle than they're worth IMHO. Your system is so screwed that GSpot says you don't even have a decoder for MPEG-1 Layer 2 audio, which is really bad. I'd uninstall the codec pack for starters, then reinstall whatever MPEG-2 codec you use. I'm not sure what you need for MPEG-1 Layer 2 audio though. Whatever happens, it's not gonna work if GSpot says "not installed"

[blueedge86]

.j

[DereX888]

hahahahaha

[blueedge86]

Thanx Derex....now some one intelligent can offer their input since you drained the stupidity bank.

[guns1inger]

Frankly, too much attitude to be bothered any more. You aren't paying for any help you may recieve here. No one here is obliged to offer any help. And being a dick about it makes me, for one, not want to offer any.

[blueedge86]

forget ya's then......Derex started w/ his issues. i'll go find a place where aren't arrogant.

[jimmalenko]

forget ya's then......Derex started w/ his issues. i'll go find a place where aren't arrogant.

Good luck with that then