Tivo files audio out of sync

[Video_Ed]

Hello Everyone,

This is my very first post here on videohelp.com. This is an amazing site…so much information that its actually overwhelming !! If I am not going about the right way to ask this question then I’m sorry… please remember this is my first post. Here goes…

I use the program called “Tivo to Go” to pull shows off my Tivo on to my PC. Those programs have a .tivo extension on them.

I then use a program called “Direct Show Dump” to convert those .tivo files to Mpeg (.mpg) files which play fine on Windows Media Player.

When I load the .mpg file into a video editor ( Adobe Premiere Pro 2 ) and export to another format (.mov in this case) the audio is slightly (but noticeably) out of sync with the video. To me it seems like the video is slightly ahead of the audio but I could be mistaken.

I’ve seen a number of similar posts here from people with similar problems but they never mentioned using Premiere. A number of people have had theories but I haven’t found any clear explanation as to what is happening and what the best way to fix it is.

Does anyone here know what is going on as I convert from .tivo --> .mpg --> .mov ?

Thanks in advance,

Ed

[Baldrick]

is the mpg out of sync? after you convert from tivo. or just when you convert to mov?

[Video_Ed]

Thanks for the response...

Actually the mpeg file that is created by "Direct Show Dump" plays fine. Its only when I load the file into Premiere and then export it to another file that the audio gets out of sync.

I've heard a number of theories on what might be the problem. I checked the project and the audio/video properties match the mpeg file...

29.97 fps
48000Hz

When I look at the video, people's lips are SLIGHTLY behind their words that you hear..

Thanks again for the response.

Ed

[Krispy Kritter]

Since the mpeg files are fine, it is most likely the result of a problem with Premiere doing the conversion. The usual fix for these issues is to perform the conversion with another program. The best results are usually performing the audio/video conversions seperately, then remuxing the files back together. Goldwave is a good audio tool.