distorted sound

[phillyrider]

hi i need alittle help.i have converted several avi files to dvd with several programs an seem to have the same problem with every program.they convert an play fine in my pc but wont play sound correctly in my stand alone dvd player.ithe sound seems to be low an distorted.i have backed up all of my retail dvds an never had a sound problem.

[Bjs]

Welcome phillyrider

As you no doubt have discovered , there is a difference between commercial dvd's , and other content , such as avi's , where ever they have been retrieved from .

So here's a brief outline :

A: Use gspot to determin avi internals ... watch for VBR audio .
B: What programs where used to perform this conversion to dvd process .
C: Dvd burner brand and model , and has the firmware been updated .
D: Media used , and burnt at what speed .

Once we have that , we will be able to help you with further advice .

[phillyrider]

i have used avi2dvd,convertxtodvd,xilisoftavitodvd.i'm using a pioneer burner at up to 16x burn.not sure of model.
also sony dvd-r media.iam also having a problem finding software that is compatible with windows vista home premium.

[Bjs]

Well , windows vista home premium is a real problem .

Imgburn works , but try verbatim or ty's (dvd-r) , burn at half media's max , or 4x (safer)
I didnt get a chance to test gspot under vista , just yet , but it's still worth a shot .

Gspot will tell you the internals of an avi , and if appropriate codecs are installed .

Sony media has been getting some bad reports in forums , but his might be the drives firmware needs updating .

There's a big difference between "backups of original dvds" , and "converted avi to dvd" .

If you have an original conversion , created from an avi , that worked , try it in the unit and test ... you may need more than one , to rule out an issue with media being at fault .

To determine a fault with player , we need to know what the audio from those avi's was converted to .

Copy one of the vobs from the affected disc to harddrive ... now this is another question ... media info ... will it ... if it dose , then it can help by showing the internals of the vob ... check audio out .

Mp2 = no good
Ac3 = 64 (no good) ... the higher , the better

Avi2dvd , convertxtodvd , xilisoftavitodvd ... I doubt they be serious under vista , although they fuction .

I use a few products from mediostream ... but ran across this a while back that might be worth giving a try , its free , and vista supported ... though the menu stuff is very basic , and it only use's lp format , not full d1 resolution in output .

http://pcwin.com/DVD___Video/Multimedia_Player/neoDVD_Video_8_LP/index.htm (22.9 MB)

If , by chance , the test dvd created by this program works , then the issue is from the products used to do the original conversions ... and not media or player related ... that would be nice to know .

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So in order :

1: Having an original dvd , converted from avi , known to work before ... use it to test player .

If no audio issue , then avi audio , conversion products become suspects ... if new batch of media involved , it to .

2: If audio issue , copy vob from dvd to hd , and use media info to check stats of contained audio .
3: Use gspot on avi's , looking for VBR audio ... its not good , and most all-in-one products choke on it .
4: Give neodvdvideo 8 lp a shot , its vista supported ... burn with imgburn to verbatim dvd-r at 4x

Vista dosent help , it makes it a longer process to resolve , being not many are involved with the os to help .

From this , it might be closer into finding the issue causing the problem .

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Im off ... got to go buy you know what ... but ultimate ... back to check how you go ... later