Avidemux - no audio

[pooksahib]

This is from the developer's site:
2013-05-09: 2.6.4 : Now it works


After many poor versions of 2.6 I was keen to use this new one but with the first file I loaded it was the same old story: no volume when playing and unable to jump to the last frame. I can live with the latter but being able to hear the audio is important when editing. Is this a universal problem or is there something I need to do to trigger the audio?

[DB83]

I am sure that many reading this will scratch their heads in wonderment.

Ok. So the version of avidemux that I use is 2.5.4 but.......

The sound comes through clear. Straight 'out of the box'

And I can jump to the last frame - you do not do that when playing the video.

[hech54]

Never had ANY problems with AviDemux.....all versions have worked perfectly for me.

[pooksahib]

For me, 2.5 has always been fine except for some HD files (1920x1080) which cause a crash. No version of 2.6 has ever given me audio which is even more frustrating now that you're telling me it's just my problem. Can anyone suggest a reason for this?

[hech54]

Can anyone suggest a reason for this?

Not without knowing the details of the videos you say give AviDemux problems. "Details" meaning video and audio codecs.
Re-encoding and transcoding apps have a history of accepting a HUGE variety of codecs.....many editors (like Avidemux) on the other hand do not.

[DB83]

There is a warning when you load certain files and you are told that they can cause a crash. However, the program usually suggests a 'safe' mode.

But as hech54 states 'certain' is a big word so a sample of a troublesome vid or the codec details are required if we are not just going to guess.

[Baldrick]

I'm using avidemux 2.6.3 32bit and I get audio in all ts, mp4,mkv,avi I have tried.

What is your video and audio details?

[pooksahib]

I see no point in providing details of an offending video - I've loaded every type onto v2.6 and they ALL fail to produce sound. And yet v2.5 is fine. Very strange. Perhaps v2.6 processes audio in a different way than v2.5 and my 'soundcard' isn't compatible(?). I'd love to know the answer to this - maybe someone can suggest another line of investigation?

[Hoser Rob]

"I see no point in providing details of an offending video - I've loaded every type onto v2.6 and they ALL fail to produce sound"

If you don't post some details you can't get support. Simple as that. Some example? System details?

I doubt your soundcard isn't compatible. The audio codecs avidemux uses are bog standard. As noted above, a number of users here much more knowledgeable than I am use 2.6 often with no problems.

I actually use 2.5.4 myself because I'm mostly running ubuntu and 2.6 isn't in their repositories. Linux installation and update is different from windows and if you're careful with software sources you just install beta tested versions. So I'm not so sure 2.6 is actually finished either. But obviously you're having problems others aren't having. And they know what the hell they're doing.

Actually if you don't need h.264 processing 2.5.4 is just fine.

[hech54]

I see no point in providing details of an offending video

Then go bash or critique FREE SOFTWARE somewhere else.....and stop loading obscure, shit video into FREE SOFTWARE and expecting it to work.
In the future we very much look forward to your release of PookSahibDemux so we can critique it blindly as well.

Goodbye.

[pooksahib]

If it helps anyone, here's a sample vid that works fine on 2.5 but is soundless on 2.6:

Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
File size : 25.7 MiB
Duration : 1mn 57s
Overall bit rate : 1 844 Kbps
Writing application : Lavf52.93.0

Video
ID : 0
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Advanced Simple@L5
Format settings, BVOP : No
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (MPEG)
Codec ID : XVID
Codec ID/Hint : XviD
Duration : 1mn 56s
Bit rate : 1 702 Kbps
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.185
Stream size : 23.7 MiB (92%)
Writing library : XviD 61

Audio
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Codec ID : 55
Codec ID/Hint : MP3
Duration : 1mn 57s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 1.79 MiB (7%)
Alignment : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration : 24 ms (0.72 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration : 24 ms

I use Win7 64 bit. Just a thought - would having v2.5(portable) on my system interfere with v2.6?

Hoser Rob - thanks for the comments. Yes, I'd be happy sticking with v2.5 but it's the 'not knowing' why v2.6 won't work for me that's annoying.

Hech54 - try and be nice, there's no need for that kind of post.

[V1de0Luvr]

The 2.6.4 audio problem for me was AviDemux settings, nothing to do with audio in the file. Every time I opened a file, no audio. I finally looked in Edit, Preferences, Audio, and AudioDevice was DUMMY, which I changed to Win32. This kept recurring file after file that I opened, until finally the setting stuck, and I now get audio.

[DB83]

Maybe post #12 solves your problem as there seems nothing weird about that clip your provide details of except that it's bitrate/size is way OTT for xVID and its not HD either. The issues with 2.5.4 and crashes are concerned with h264.

And do not come over the victim. You asked for help but if you can not provide details - how about uploading that 25meg clip - how can you expect help ?

[Steve(MS)]

Hech54 - try and be nice, there's no need for that kind of post.

Actually there is a need for his post as your insinuation was that many "poor versions of 2.6".
Which isn't substantiated by anyone but you....and so far no one thinks much of your opinion.

[pooksahib]

V1de0Luvr – I see that my version is also set as DUMMY but I've now changed it and have audio so thank you very, very much indeed.

DB83 (and some others) – not every problem requires the mantra of 'post details, we can't help without details'. I did say that no file of any kind produced audio (therefor what use would details of just one of them be...). V1de0Luvr obviously understood where I was coming from.

Steve(MS) – if you look at the developer's site you'll see a catalogue of revisions/bugfixes which culminate in him stating (as I highlighted in my original post) “2013.05.09 2.6.4 Now it works”. I think it's fair to suggest that even he considered his earlier versions inadequate. And please don't anyone accuse me of knocking his freeware. I've nothing but admiration for people like him but with the problem I encountered – 2.5 working, 2.6 not working – I've every right to describe the latter as 'poor'.

Thanks again, V1de0Luvr.

[DB83]

You still do not have the right to call the latest version 'poor' as most users would have explored the program to see why it would not do as you wanted ie play audio.

Maybe you expected it to magically work 'out of the box' as many just do but it is still your responsibilty to look at the settings.

And the 'mantra' is important since your definition of 'all' could be quite narrow.

[jfjfjf]

I lived with this problem for about 8 months.
I noticed on the Internet that many people had the same problem, but no suggestion solved.
Message # 12 definitely solved the problem with a stunning simplicity.
I am very grateful to V1de0Luvr!

[V1de0Luvr]

Message # 12 definitely solved the problem with a stunning simplicity.
I am very grateful to V1de0Luvr!

You are welcome, jfjfjf.