increasing volume

[umair]

does anyone know how i can increase the volume of a svcd or vcd file? that way i don't have to increase the my speaker volume everytime

[Tommyknocker]

Before you create the mpeg file, you can load the source video into Sound forge or Gold Wave. Increase the audio there, mux it with the video when creating the VCD mpeg.

[MOVIEGEEK]

Use TMPGEnc>Settings>Audio>Audio Edit.It's best to demux first(TMPGEnc)>edit audio>then multiplex.Ulead Videostudio or Pinnacle Studio can do as well.

[umair]

i used tmpgenc and i changed the volume to 400% the highest it can go. but it still didn't change the volume

[Tommyknocker]

I take it you have given up on the Gold Wave/Sound Forge solution?

[overloaded_ide]

Is there an easy way to encrease the volume of just parts of a video?
I have a camcorder recording with loud people in front but a quite person in the back. I would like to raise the one voice so it's easier to hear, but NOT the people in front or they will be screaming loud enough to blow speakers

They don't all talk at once, sort of taking turns. Far to often to cut into clips though.

I think I would need something more like selecting a section of the video, like for cutting, and then adjust that part only.

[theDruid]

overloaded_ide,

I recently replied to a post about the same thing your asking:

Normalising within a track

The original poster hasn't said whether he's had any success, but you might want to take a look anyway.

cheers,
mcdruid.

[umair]

Tommyknocker i didn't want to install another software if i could do it with something that i already have like tmpgenc. i'll try it your way. but i already created the mpeg file. can i still do it?

[overloaded_ide]

Thanks.
Normalising eh, I would not have had the slightest idea what to call it, thus my inabilites with a search engine many times

But this is what I should be looking to do on a video with Loud people forground and quite in the background though? They sort of take turns talking.

Will this disort the sound though? For example I used an MP3 player once that was supposed to set all the tracks to the same volume level. It did, but the files came out all scratchy sounding and other static type noises. They worked but the quality went to heck and not really worth keeping.

Years ago I could take wave files and do this similar to cutting. Set a start and end point then add echos, change speeds, adjust volume, even reverse the selection to play backwards (never found a use for that though). Thats was about 8-10 years ago though, not even sure what program it was now. But sort of what I would like to do on this video, manually adjust certian sections. And of course I can't change the length of the clips or I'll have sync problems.

Also as you mentioned in the other post, Soundforge is probably expensive, and for now this is a one time need, not something I plan on doing alot, so I hate to spend much money for a program to work with. And this is a freebie project I am not getting paid for, just something I can learn on and be challanged! So unfortunatlely, money is an object.

[theDruid]

overloaded_ide,

I believe SoundForge can make the volume more 'even' across the track, and the quality of its dynamic compression will probably be very good (so it won't sound too distorted).

It depends on how good your source is though, as usual.

On a budget, there is GoldWave (shareware), and Audacity (freeware) - which are both good audio editors.

I don't think they can normalise the same way SoundForge can (making the level more even), but they can both do all the other things you mention.

cheers,
mcdruid.

[overloaded_ide]

Thanks again.

I'll probably give that free one a try first
Then work my way up if need be.

[qwerty99]

i was wondering is there a way i can cut out someone talking from an audio file? there are 2 people talking at the sametime and i want to be able to cut out one person's voice so i can only hear the other

[theDruid]

qwerty99, I would start a new topic for your question - as it's not really the same as the original one.

cheers,
mcdruid.

[dphirschler]

To the person that wanted to raise the volume of certain people while leaving other people at their current volume level.

What you seek is volume shaping. Goldwave can do it, but it's much easier in Cool Edit. It's basically a horizontal line across your audio. You put in segment points and raise the height of the line for parts you want to increase, and lower for parts you want to decrease. You can ramp up or ramp down as well creating a fade in/out effect if you want.

Aside from that is analog sound compression. Radio stations do that to raise the volume level of their broadcast. I've never tried that before, but it could possibly help. But it will sound a little unnatural.

To the person that asked how to remove one person, I am afraid you can't unless they happen to be in different channels. Perhaps you can re-record that part if it is a home movie.


Darryl