Weird Audio problems....

[Superstar24]

I just burned a DVD that I captured from a VHS tape and there was I guess the best way to describe it would be staticy noise throughout the whole DVD that is not anywhere on the VHS tape when I watch the same video on my VCR that is hooked up to my TV. This static noise has happened with 2 VCRs.
On top of that, a few days ago I was trying to capture 2 other videos, and one had no sound at all....and another had sound until about 9 min. into it, then the sound shut off, so I tried them on the VCR that I have hooked to my TV and both of them played fine, with the sound the whole way thru, so I hooked that VCR up to my computer, and the exact same thing happened with them both. And now, I'm having problems with this video...with the background noise.
What could possibly be causing this? I don't have any background noise at all watching the same videos on my TV...

[redwudz]

My first guess would be a audio codec problem, either in settings or with the codec. What audio format are you using on the DVD? The VHS tape would have analog audio. Somewhere it was converted to a digital format and that could be where the problem started.

More info would help. What capture program and what capture card or device and what audio codec and what settings for audio are you using? If you would describe your VHS to DVD process step by step, someone may be able to help.

[Superstar24]

Well, I'm using WINTV2000 to capture..I've about 10 DVDs since I started using that capture program, and I haven't had this problem...it's just been these last 3 videos that I seem to be having all these problems with. I have the VCR hooked up to the computer, and the Win TV is a capture device that is inside of the computer.
As far as the audio settings goes in the WinTV program, the Audio Input Type I'm using is Stereo (the other choices are Joint Stereo, Dual Channel and Mono) the Audio Encode is MPEG1 Layer 2, Sampling rate is 48 khz, the Audio Bitrate is 256, the Audio CRC On/Off option is unchecked.

[filmboss80]

When you monitor the VHS tapes from the VCR to the TV, the sound is fine, but when you connect the VCR into your computer, that's when the sound problems begin, right? So, how are you plugging the audio plug into the computer? Could you perhaps be running the line-impedance VCR audio into a microphone-impedance jack on your sound port? An impedance mismatch will cause you all sorts of audio problems. We'll need to know more about your connections between VCR and computer.

Addendum: I was writing this as your second post came up. I don't know much about the WinTV2000. Nevertheless, check your audio drivers under your device manager. You may also need to check audio settings under your Windows Control Panel.

[Superstar24]

Correct...when I watch the video on my VCR that is hooked to my TV, there is no audio problems at all, and when I capture the same video to my computer with a vcr (ive used 2 and keep getting the same problems) the audio problems happen. I have the VCR connected to the computer but the yellow video cord and I had to use a (im not sure of whats it called) its an audio cord thats red and blue that i have hooked to the back of my VCR, and it is connected at the other end by one cord that plugs into the audio hole for the capture device.

[Superstar24]

I updated my audio drivers, and none needed updated, so that didn't solve the problem. So I guess that possibility is eliminated.

[redwudz]

Got that. You have your audio out from your VCR, Red and White, going to your audio in on your capture card. That's OK.

Some capture cards use the computer's 'Line in' for audio. If your audio is perfect before your connection to your video card, then that may be the start of the problem. Assuming the audio is OK, then something may be happening in your video card. Does it have the option of using a audio card for audio input? The 'yellow' cord is composite video.

Have you updated your video card drivers?

[Superstar24]

Yes, my capture card has the Line In for audio, that's what I have it plugged into. Yes, I also tried the video card drivers as well....
Where would I check the audio card for the audio input? in the capture program?

[Superstar24]

I'm looking in my capture program now, and in the Audio section, it has for the Audio Mixer Inputs, WinTV Wave selected. The other choices are PC speaker, phone line, microphone, line in (where my audio cord is plugged in at on my computer) cd player, video, aux, sw synth, wave
Should I change the selection to one of the other choices? As I said earlier, I didnt have any problem until the last 3 or 4 videos I tried to capture...

[Superstar24]

I got a new audio card, and the problem is still there. The one video has the static noise and the other still has no sound. So I guess that eliminates that problem also. Could it maybe be something with the video card? I've made hundreds of DVDs and never had this problem, I don't know what it could be.

[filmboss80]

On your audio mixer, mute everything but Line In. Are you still getting distorted audio, or is it silent?