AVI type 1 and type 2 problem....

[dano182]

I have problems... I have a canon MV750i and a VIA fire wire card. Transfering video to my computer works fine. The problem is that I when using winDV for capturing I MUST use the AVI type 1 mode. When using avi type 2 mode for capturing I get NO SOUND when playing the file in windows media player??? Type 1 mode works fine and the sound plays ok. I´ve tried a few conversion programs but they haven´t been able to convert the entire 30 minutes of movie properly. After about 15 minutes when playing the movie the sound sounds like CRAP!! Does anyone know how I can be able to transfer video in type 2 without losing the sound?? Or if not, a program that can handle the entire conversion from AVI type 1 to type 2 without the crappy sound after about 15 minutes?? Preferably FREEWARE...

ANY suggestions are welcome, I´m a newbie to this so I need all the help I can get...

I´ve tried different capturing tools and conversion tools without success. Could it be a problem with my fire wire card? Or a codec problem?
Please help me out!!

[bugster]

I have to ask what audio setting are you using on your camera. If it is set to 12 bit/32Khz/low quality, change it to 16 bit/48khz/high quality.

12 bit audio is for some multi-channel format that DV supports but nobody uses, that may be part of the problem. It won't help you with existing tapes but should help with future recordings

[dano182]

16 bit/48khz/high quality is what I´m using.....

Thanks for trying to help me out, appreciate it very much!

[bugster]

16 bit/48khz/high quality is what I´m using.....

Thanks for trying to help me out, appreciate it very much!

Well its not that then!

Try downloading and installing the free Panasonic DV codec. I might be wrong in this, but perhaps the default MS DV codec only supports type 1 avi (and the difference between type 1 and 2 is the way the audio is stored)

[dano182]

Tried that.... didn´t help.. This is what Gspot tells me about the file...I hope you can see what it says and maybe it tells you something about what my problem could be..

[bugster]

16 bit/48khz/high quality is what I´m using.....

Look at your Gspot screen shot. It shows the audio as being 32khz!


Try this.

Open the avi in virtualdub (the Panasonic codec will allow this).
Select Audio->Full processing mode. Audio->conversion (select 48khz). File-Save wav. Give the wav file a name and save out a copy of the audio.

Now still in virtualdub, select video->direct stream copy, Audio->wav audio, and select the newly created wav file. Now File->Save as avi.
This new avi will have the audio at 48khz. See what you can do with this.

[dano182]

OK, thanks I´ll try this tonight and get back to you with the result. BTW do you know how I should do to make the audio 48 khz right from the beginning?

[bugster]

OK, thanks I´ll try this tonight and get back to you with the result. BTW do you know how I should do to make the audio 48 khz right from the beginning?

It will be a setting on your camera somewhere. Read the manual

[jimmalenko]

OK, thanks I´ll try this tonight and get back to you with the result. BTW do you know how I should do to make the audio 48 khz right from the beginning?

It will be a setting on your camera somewhere. Read the (f***ing) manual (, NOOB!)

* comments added for effect

[bugster]

OK, thanks I´ll try this tonight and get back to you with the result. BTW do you know how I should do to make the audio 48 khz right from the beginning?

It will be a setting on your camera somewhere. Read the (f***ing) manual (, NOOB!)

Don't edit quotes to make them look like they say something they didn't.

[jimmalenko]

That's why I put it in brackets. I'll add a disclaimer too