AC3 DD2CH - Silent movies with VideoStudio 9.0.

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Ken Green
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AC3 DD2CH - Silent movies with VideoStudio 9.0.

Post by Ken Green »

Hi to Ken Berry,
Still at it Ken, two forward three back.

Movie source: Recorded from HD TV transmission (antenna) via FusionHDTV card and software.

Problem: Recorded clips containing DD2CH audio when imported into VideoStudio 9.0 have no audio. These clips play fine with third party players and audio type is recognised by other movie editing software.
Checking the clips properties box in VS9 shows Audio type: None.
Clips with MPEG1 or MPEG2 audio formats are fine.

There is a work around by recording in Fusion's .TP format and then converting the lot to MPEG but a 90 minute clip takes some 2.75 hours to convert. Not really acceptable.

This is being posted in the hope that someone "out there" has run into a similar problem and found a solution.
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Post by phd »

If you're recording a complete stream with Fusion, you may have multiple Video and audio tracks recorded and VS9 is picking the wrong one

You can make short work of the file and extract just the video and audio stream you want with VideoReDo. Works great with transport streams and will output the file in minutes not hours.

You can then import into VS9.
Ken Green
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Post by Ken Green »

phd wrote:If you're recording a complete stream with Fusion, you may have multiple Video and audio tracks recorded and VS9 is picking the wrong one
Perhaps a light in the tunnel which is not an oncoming train.

From FUSION help.
"Recording and playback of the HDTV stream
You can record live HDTV broadcasting streams to a PC and play them back anytime you want. You can select the single sub-channel or whole stream recording when you hit recording button"

Sub-channel is selected by default. I assumed this meant I was recording sub-channel not whole stream. This selection is also ghosted. I do not know if this means that it not selectable, period or that as only the sub-channel is being transmitted there is no need for selection.

I've flicked through all HD TV channels and can find no situation where sub-channel is not selected by default. Fusion's configuration gives no clues.

On recollection I remember recording a small clip in Fusion's .TP format the other night and when converting it was given the option to select either SC10 Ballarat or SC10 HD before converting. I converted to both. SC10 Ballarat had commercial breaks, SC10 HD had demonstration footage where the adds should have been. This suggests to me whole stream recording even though sub-channel is selected.

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Post by tyamada »

If you are using a DVB-T tuner Video Studio has a plugin, it might work with your Fusion card.
http://www.ulead.co.uk/events/dvb_t/runme.htm
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Post by Ken Green »

tyamada wrote:If you are using a DVB-T tuner Video Studio has a plugin, it might work with your Fusion card.
http://www.ulead.co.uk/events/dvb_t/runme.htm
I am using the above tuner. Had tried the plugin a while back but gave it another try anyway, no joy.
Thanks anyway
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Ken Green
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Post by Ken Green »

phd wrote:You can make short work of the file and extract just the video and audio stream you want with VideoReDo. Works great with transport streams and will output the file in minutes not hours.
You can then import into VS9.
Had a look at Videoredo and if it does what it says it will do it begs the question, why do I need VS9?
As mentioned in my first post, I have tested clips with DD2CH audio (HDTV recorded) in a number of generic third party players and movie editing programs without any audio problems. I think the more important question should be; why do these other programs recognise DD2CH and VS9 doesn't?
Would seem to be a handicap for VS9 would it not?
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