I am using VS8. I have archived the unedited footage on my DV tapes to DVD's using my home theater DVD PLAYER/RECORDER. Now when I Import the footage on the DVD's into VS8, I get video but no audio. I tried importing a rendered video that I made (dvd) all worked fine. I have tried not finalizing the dvd, still no audio. I am trying to back up all my tape to disc. I am hoping I can import these clips into VS like I would from a camcorder.
Any answers would be appreciated.
Importing from DVD-NO AUDIO
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But you could try the free AC-3 filter which can be found at www.videohelp.com which at least should allow you to import Dolby, though not export it in that format again...
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Thanks Fellows...
It appears the version of VS I am using doesnt support Dolby audio. And being a person whom enjoys products to perform highly (to my needs) I'm going to upgrade to VS9. I began with VS 3. So one good thing is I understand the layout. Some of the finer technicalities still blind side me but I'm learning. (With some much appreciated coaching)
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In general you'd be better-off transferring the AVI/DV directly from your camcorder to the computer via Firewire. Edit your files in AVI/DV format, and encode to MPEG only once.
If you are not going to do any editing, it's OK to record directly to your stand-alone burner.
The problem is... DVDs are MPEG-2. MPEG is "lossy", so if you do any editing that requres a decode/re-code cycle you the video quality gets degraded during the extra encode. And, worse things can happen... I've had the dreaded "lip-sync" problems from editing MPEGs.
Besides the Dolby AC3 encoder, VS9 has an improved DVD import function. (Some people still have trouble importing some DVDs, but the interface is much better.)
In general you'd be better-off transferring the AVI/DV directly from your camcorder to the computer via Firewire. Edit your files in AVI/DV format, and encode to MPEG only once.
If you are not going to do any editing, it's OK to record directly to your stand-alone burner.
The problem is... DVDs are MPEG-2. MPEG is "lossy", so if you do any editing that requres a decode/re-code cycle you the video quality gets degraded during the extra encode. And, worse things can happen... I've had the dreaded "lip-sync" problems from editing MPEGs.
Besides the Dolby AC3 encoder, VS9 has an improved DVD import function. (Some people still have trouble importing some DVDs, but the interface is much better.)
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