Lost Audio of MPEG

andrea · Post by **andrea** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:37 am

I bought VS8 last year and thought it was the movie I was editting which wasn't urgent so I gave up and worked on other projects. However, I really need to be able to do this and I can't figure it out.

I have a DVD which I simply want to grab clips from and change the order of the clips. I can do it and the video comes out fine, but eventhough each clip shows an audio icon on the thumbnail, I can't hear the audio during project creation and it's definitely not on the final DVD that I burn.

All I want to do is take the DVD that I have and edit it so it's in chronological order, I want to keep the sound on the original film, but can't figure out how to enable it and I don't have a camcorder or other device from which to do a "Capture".

Please Help Me!

(I imported the DVD to library, put the library clips in the project timeline, trimmed certain clips, created menus, but can't get any audio. File format is .mpeg-2 and I'd like to keep the quality.)

Post by **lancecarr** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:48 am

One possibility is that the original DVD you have is using Dolby Digital sound (AC-3), this is not natively supported by VS8 and at the time required a (paid for) plugin. Since then VS9 and VS10 have included Dolby support.
If you go to the Free Downloads section of the "Tutorials" on this site you will at least be able to download a codec that will allow you to decode the dolbly but you will not be able to encode Dolby.

Post by **Ron P.** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:51 am

Deleted, Lance beat me to this...

Ron P.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:55 am

Almost undoubtedly the DVD uses Dolby Audio, which VS 8 cannot handle without a plug-in. I am not even sure if this plug-in exists any more, but it used to cost US$30. Given that you could upgrade to VS10+, which has a built in capacity to handle Dolby in both dual channel stereo and 5.1 channel surround sound, you would be better advised spending an extra $20 to get the latest program.

There is a free Dolby AC-3 filter which you can download at http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=AC3_Filter Note, however, that this filter should allow you to capture the Dolby audio on the DVD, but you cannot output Dolby to another disc. It has to be converted to another format such as the standard LPCM or mpeg layer 2 audio which, however, is not part of the NTSC DVD standard if you are living in a NTSC country. Many people in such countries use it, however.

andrea · Post by **andrea** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:58 am

It is Dolby Digital audio. I have quite a few DVDs to edit - is it worth is to upgrade? Also, if I read the manual correctly - once I have a program that is AC-3 capatible, I just drag the video clips with the audio and don't have to do anything special, correct?

Thanks so much for getting back to me to quickly - I was really losing it:-)

the5thwheel · Post by **the5thwheel** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:09 am

Hi Andrea,

If the DVD is using Dolby Digital or AC3 then you won't be able to hear the sound in Videstudio 8. Your best course would be look at some of the freeware editors available or upgrade to Videstudio 10.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:12 am

andrea wrote:It is Dolby Digital audio. I have quite a few DVDs to edit - is it worth is to upgrade? Also, if I read the manual correctly - once I have a program that is AC-3 capatible, I just drag the video clips with the audio and don't have to do anything special, correct?

Thanks so much for getting back to me to quickly - I was really losing it:-)

There is a 30 day free trial available
http://www.ulead.co.uk/vs/trial.htm

Post by **lancecarr** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:51 am

Andrea, just be aware that the trial version, if you choose to try it, will most likely have Dolby disabled as well. That is because Dolby is a separate company and want their licensing bucks from Ulead before you can use it. The full version is no problem whether VS9 or 10.