VCD audio problems. can anybody help?

[Austin421]

I have just started backing up my DVDs to VCDs but every time i got to watch them the audio is messed up. it seems as though the audio is 1 or 2 seconds behind (the actor will say the line and his mouth will move and a second or two later i will here was he is saying). i am following sefy's newbie guide using tmeg and vcd easy. can anybody help me please?

[Sefy]

Have you activated the Force Film feature on DVD2AVI by any chance ?

[markums2k]

I'm not too familiar with the programs you're using, and I'm just starting out myself. Here's a little report:

VCDs created in Roxio ECDC Platinum (using CDRWs) will not play in my DVD player (Sony DVP-S530D), period.

VCDs created in latest Nero Burning Rom Demo (using CDRWs) play beautifully on my DVD player.

Using a free AVI2VCD converter from http://www.mnsi.net/~jschlic1/ produces fair-quality video with NO AUDIO SYNC PROBLEMS (burned with Nero). In fact, the audio is VERY high-quality.

Converting AVI files directly in Nero produces fair-quality video WITH AUDIO SYNC PROBLEMS (audio delayed 1-2secs). Also burned with Nero.

All my AVI files are in Pinnacle AVI format (captured and exported from Adobe Premiere 6.0).

My CDRWs are Sony 650MB.

I'm looking forward to trying TMPGEnc from http://www.tmpgenc.net and using the sharpen edge filter to improve video quality.

The point is, it seems like it all depends on how you convert/create your MPEG files. Some programs work, some don't. If the audio is out of sync, it is most likely NOT a problem with the CDR/CDRW, your DVD player, the source material, etc. but may be directly related to the encoder you use.

I'm seriously hoping TMPGEnc gives me the results I'm looking for! Fingers are crossed here!

[Ryu_hoshi]

yea, that was one of the reasons why i stopped using TMPG, because at times it would be out of sync during the movie. Then i tried a program called panasonic Mpeg1 encoder, i think it encodes mpeg1 better then TMPG. and the audio was in sync all the way.

[markums2k]

Now I'm excited. I've got the Panasonic encoder "plugged-in" to my Premiere. I was gonna try exporting the Premiere timeline through that too, instead of exporting to AVI and THEN converting.

There's actually LOTS of MPEG encoders out there that aren't even mentioned anywhere on this site. Lots of trial-and-error if you ask me. I guess that was the gist of my original post there.