Audio edit from GarageBand does not convert to FLV

[mbrando]

Hi,

I have a video that I edited the audio track in GarageBand '09. I cut out some parts so they are not in the track anymore. I export the video to a quicktime file. When I listen to the video in quicktime it sounds correct with edited areas NOT audible, They are supposed to NOT be there. I then convert to FLV using 0.0.9y with FLVtools. The areas that I split the audio and removed it from the track can now be heard. I tried to mix down to other mov types, I've also tried to convert to other formats using FFmepgX. Converting to other formats seems to have the same issue. The audio I removed in garage band comes back.

I have even gone to the point of reducing the track volume in gargageband to all the way down for that section and the master audio too. Still no luck.

The only, sort of success, was uploading to vimeo. It converted the viedo properly with audio edits intact. However, I don't want a vimeo video. I want to place a FLV on my server.
Any direct would be great.

Thank,
Mike

[t0nee1]

You can't un-mix or " mix down" a track, just like you can't un-fry an egg..You need the original multi-track recording and re-mix, that's how the professionals do it, and no, I'm not one of them..
Apps like Audacity could remove/isolate the vocals by isolating the "center channel" from the left & right.

[mbrando]

Hi,

Maybe I did not use the correct terminology. Basically in the video there is some language I want to edit out and NOT be in the FLV. You are saying that I cannot edit the audio track from say 10:30 to 10:49 so that section it muted, save the edited version to disk and convert that to FLV? I'm trying to undo anything like effects or anything like that. Only mute a few seconds of audio.

Thanks,
Mike

[mbrando]

Hi,

I did some more testing this time a shorter 2 minute video. Again trying to mute sections of the audio. I used garageband again to edit. Then convert the MOV with both FFmpegX and Flash 8. FFmepgX converted the file in about 1 minute, but still did not render the muted sections as mute.

I converted then with flash 8 it took about 30 minutes, god that is slow, but it did retain the muted sections. So I'm thinking maybe the FFmepgX converted has an issue with audio tracks that come from garage band.

Mike

[mbrando]

Hi,

So I'm now throwing darts to see if I can get this to work. I'm running VM ware fiusion on my Mac. So pulled down a copy of Moyea Video4Web Converter. It's windows only. The 2 minute test video convert correctly with audio intact in just under 1.5 minutes. I'd really like to find a Mac OS solution though.

Thanks,
Mike

[t0nee1]

You are saying that I cannot edit the audio track from say 10:30 to 10:49 so that section it muted, save the edited version to disk and convert that to FLV?

No, I'm not saying that at all....Of course you can cut out a section and save...Convert the audio track to wav and import in an audio editing app like Audacity...Not sure if it's Mac compatible however....I'm a Window$ PC guy...

[mbrando]

Hi,

Oh, okay. I looked at Audacity. they have a mac version. I'm thinking though if I'm chopping it up and need to place back in the video I will have a hard time aligning the audio with people talking.

Thanks,
Mike

[poisondeathray]

A better strategy might be to insert silence or beeps instead of chopping up. This way sync is maintained

[mbrando]

Hi,

Ah, yes that would keep it all in syn since the length would not change.

Thanks,
Mike