Fix for problem of no audio when played on DVD player

[GJL]

Hi all,

I just discovered a solution to a problem I had been having where DVD videos that I created using VS8 would play great on my computer, but I would get video only and no sound when played on my DVD player attached to the TV.

From some of the postings here, I found out that the problem may have been due to the fact that I have been capturing my source video material (e.g., TV golf) in the MPEG-2 format with audio set to “MPEG audio layer 2.” It seems that many TV receivers and DVD players do not support MPEG audio. However, while I could do future captures with audio set to the more common “LPCM audio” standard (for NTSC at least), I could not find a way to convert all of my existing MPEG files to LPCM audio (if anyone know, please post here).

Anyway, I was able to solve the problem by changing the setup on my DVD player itself (Yamaha DVD-S540). I had my Digital Audio of the DVD player set to “All” and when I changed it to “PCM” everything worked.

Anybody else who is having problems with audio might want to check their DVD player settings.

However, I have to say that I am a total newbie with VS and video editing, and would appreciate a fuller explanation on how to avoid these problems, e.g., what is the best capture format etc.

Gerry

[DVDDoug]

All DVD players can play LPCM Stereo. It is uncompresed, so it is the highest quality and it takes-up the most space on your DVD.

All NTSC players can also play Dolby AC3 (1 to 5.1 channels). If the player does not have surround sound, it can down-mix a 5.1 Surround DVD to 2-channel stereo. AC3 is the only way to put 5.1 channel surround on a DVD, and be sure that the target player can play it.

All PAL players can play MPEG-2 audio (1 or 2 channels). Most can also play Dolby AC3, and the current standard requires that new PAL players also play AC3.

All other formats are non-standard. This means that if a DVD has 5.1 DTS, it must also have another audio track with one of the standard formats.

For optimum capture settings, etc., see the Recommneded Procedure at the top of the forum list.