Voices on Helium

[rbrown3rd]

I have a collection of XSVCDs that I made using TMPGenc to encode and Nero to burn. They played flawlessly on my old Apex 600A player.

I just upgraded my player to a new Sony CVP-NS715P. The picture quality of my XSVCDs on the new machine using progressive scan output is breathtaking.

The problem is that all of the actors sound like they have been breathing helium. How can I reburn my XSVCDs to eliminate the sound problem?

[Bluez]

xvcd's? sounds like non-standard to me

only way i can think of is extract the mpg files, and reencode them, you've gotta figure out what your sony swallows on audio, did you do anything to the audio that is non-standard?

[rbrown3rd]

I didn't think so but I must have. How can I determine the audio bit rate on an SVCD that plays successfully? I am assuming that if I reencode at that bit rate it will play ok.

[Bluez]

unfortunately, only by trial and error... hope the thing reads r/w's...

[rbrown3rd]

That's what I figured. I have already started down that long road. Encoding one now at 44100 hz at 224 kbs. Probably one in a long line of coasters but we shall see.

[Bluez]

best approach is probably to settle for audio for the official svcd / vcd standards (see somewhere else on this site)

i've heard of more players that would allow xvcd video settings but would not accept non-standard audio tracks

why don't you settle for svcd?

[rbrown3rd]

A bit of history might help. My first player was an Apex 600A. Using it I ended up using the XVCD format to get gorgeous video disks whose picture quality rivaled DVD. So, with the new Sony I assumed I would have to use that format to get the same quality. After burning five disks yesterday in XVCD and XSVCD format with various audio settings I found very good picture quality but the audio was still rough. I just finished burning an SVCD with standard settings except CQ=100 and on the Sony it looks almost, not quite, but almost as good as the XVCDs on the Apex. I guess that is what progressive scan output and a more contemporary player brings to the process. I think I can be quite happy with VCD or SVCD format using this player because of the improved picture quality it brings.