Divx4 clips produce crap sound, need help

[tanukisama]

I am using Virtual Dub to extract the sound from my clips, which were downloaded. They are compressed with Divx4, more specifically divx 4.12.

How can I get the same sound quality as with Mpeg-4 codecs? When I play my VCD I hear a buzzing sound when there is talking or music. Why is that and how can I get rid of it?

I use TMPGenc to make the Mpeg-1 file. I use the Wav file ripped with Virtual dub and add it to the file I'm converting. So far this always results in a crappy sound output, unless the file was compressed with Mpeg-4 instead of Divx 4.12.

Thanks,

Tanuki

[KingJohn]

If the original sound track is bad, then yes you need to extract the sound and process it with something like www.goldwave.com

The Avi will be using a particular video codec, but the sound codec could be anything these days

Its difficult to improve rubbish recordings

[tanukisama]

Thanks, I'll try that. I wish EVERYONE would use mpeg4 but they are all using 4.12 on anime, which creates bad sound on vcd...this sucks!

[KingJohn]

Oh I duno.. Ice age was in that format and it had a bit of an echo but a good laugh