easiest way to increase a video file's internal volume?

[audioaxes]

hi, i was looking for method to increase the volume for video files so that they play louder after burned to vcd.
I already know of one method of stripping the audio off of the file, increasing the inbedded volume, and then merging back with the video but i was wondering if there was a more simple way of going about this.

i tried looking for a guide but didnt have any success finding anything so help would greatly be appreciated.

[guns1inger]

Nope. Thats it.

No. Hang on. Turn up the volume on the TV. That's the simplest way. otherwise, it's demux, increase the volume, remux.

[Richard_G]

I use Ulead Mediastudio Pro which has a module in it called Audio Editor. This will take an audio stream still as an .avi file and allow the audio to be altered without separating it from the video. There is a free trial available but I don't know if the trial includes the Audio Editor.

I think that CoolEdit Pro will also accept an .avi and allow the audio only to be modified (but don't quote me on it).

[guns1inger]

OK - Sound Forge can do the same, however you still have to pull the mpeg stream out of the VCD dat file, fix the audio, then rebuild the VCD. He is looking for something that will do it to a VCD.

[Richard_G]

Is he? It depends on what format the files are in originally. He says he wants to increase the volume BEFORE they are burned to VCD. If they are already mpeg, then you are right, if they have yet to be encoded to mpeg, then it can be done. It just depends at what stage in the process he wants to do it.

[audioaxes]

yes i was more into editing the audio BEFORE encoding/burning

[kjmacke]

If you encode with TMPGEnc just go to the audio tab. Check mark the edit box and then open settings and change from 100% to 400% check mark the change volume box. This has worked many times for me.