VS10+ No audio on DVD

[alan.glaister]

I'm having a problem.

I've created an AVI of my project (lower field first, PAL 4:3) this plays fine and audio is heard.

I then share and create a disc. In the DVD preview again the audio is heard.

But once the DVD is rendered and burnt to disc the audio disappears.

Can anyone help?

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi Alan

What are the properties of your captured files?
What process did you use to capture the video?

When you have completed the editing Share Create Video File—Pal/ntsc DVD (where is your location)
Changing the bit rate to match the length of your project.
How long is your project?

Use the new Video File to burn a disc.
New project
Share create disc—Add Video
Make sure your project properties are the same as your Video File.

Read the Recommended procedure from the top of this forum

Read my quick Guides from the link below.

Hope this Helps

Trevor

[Ken Berry]

Is your copy of VS10 the full version? If not, and you are trying to produce a DVD using Dolby, then SE versions cannot handle Dolby. If you Google for a freeware program called GSpot or another called Sherlock, you can check to see if your computer has the Dolby codec.

In addition to Trevor's questions (apart from where you are -- I know you have told us it is PAL), can you tell us the source of your original video and the properties of the captured files. Then give us the exact and full properties of the file you have produced for burning. And finally, in the burning stage, clcik on the second icon in the bottom left of screen and make sure the MPEG settings which are shown as being the burning properties, match your mpeg-2 files exactly.

And finally, an outsider: what speed did you burn at? If you burned at too high a speed, and have an expensive brand name stand-alone DVD player, there is a chance the player cannot properly read the signal burned onto the disc. The brand and type of disc you used could also be relevant here.

[alan.glaister]

Thanks for the replies guys.

I have managed to get a disc out with audio, but it required an uninstall and reinstall. All of the settings I used without success before now work (with the exception that I've now clicked normalise audio - but how that would affect the whole audio output I'm not sure)

But anyway I'll answer the questions posed because I think you can always learn new things through problems.

What are the properties of your captured files?
What process did you use to capture the video?

The files were captured via firewire from a sony DCR HC20E. Due to re-installing VS10+ because of a loss of the video filters I captured by error as MS AVI Framebased (I usually capture as MS AVI lower field first)

When you have completed the editing Share Create Video File—Pal/ntsc DVD (where is your location)

I'm in the UK - I always share to an AVI file first using the PAL 4:3 (not Dolby 5.1) option, then share to disc (a habit I got into with VS8 & 9 because of strange crashing problems when sharing direct from the VSP)

Changing the bit rate to match the length of your project.

I don't understand what you mean by this I'm afraid so I wouldn't know how to do it.

How long is your project?

1 hour and 5mins I share to disc using the HQ (non dolby) setting that I've changed to lower field first (always sets them as frame based for some reason )

what speed did you burn at? .... The brand and type of disc you used could also be relevant here.

I burn't at the maximum speed for the disc x2 and they are TDK DVD-RW, I always used RW to proof my discs before committing to DVD-R.

Finally it is the full VS10+ version

Cheers

[Ken Berry]

I notice you say you first share to a DV/AVI file, then share to disc. I have no problem with first sharing to create a single DV. I do it all the time since I export my finished DV back to a mini DV cassette for archiving. But I believe you are then missing out on what could be a crucial step.

Our recommended procedure is that, after editing, you go to Share > Create Video File > DVD. This will produce a DVD-compatible mpeg-2 file. Make sure you choose properties in the selected template which you intend to use later in the burning. That is what was meant by setting the appropriate bitrate. But if your project is only a bit over an hour, choosing the HQ template achieves the same purpose.

Once you have created this mpeg-2, you can then use it to burn the DVD.

While it is theoretically possible to go straight from editing to the burning stage, too many people have had too many problems doing it this way. You are still asking the computer to convert (from DV to mpeg-2) during the burning phase, which we strongly discourage. This is because it is a demanding enough process in its own right, particularly for resource-challenged computers!! Doing it your way not only lumps the computer with that task, but also creating the menus, multiplexing the audio and video and then actually doing to burning -- and all in the one process, on the fly!!! It is little wonder that errors start to creep in. That is why we recommend the separate steps I have outlined above.

[alan.glaister]

Thanks Barry,

I've always shared to a file before because I kept having crashes during the burning phase on VS9. But I'm starting to suspect that what I actually did was share to 4:3 DVD.

I think I've confused myself because of doing this project in a number of separate stages. I edited the opening titles and main dvd separately to the end credits (because of my camcorder being away for repair)

So I shared the end credits to AVI to avoid any quality loss, then when doing my old habit with VS9 i shared again to AVI instead of MPEG2 - I wondered why it was taking so long.

Now you have mentioned it i can see where I may have been going wrong. Still I'm confused why it has started to work now that i've reinstalled.

[Ken Berry]

It works perfectly for some people all of the time; and only sometimes for others. So if things go wrong again, at least you'll know what the recommended work flow is!!

[GeorgeW]

@alan.glaister

I lost track of whether you share/create a DV .avi, then use the DV .avi in your DVD Creation step.

If that is what you are doing, then out of curiosity, did you create a DV .avi TYPE-1 or TYPE-2

What version number is your VS10+

Regards,
George

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi Alan

This is what I do to make a dvd :-

1 / Capture to dv-avi via firewire.
2 / Edit my project
3 / Share Create Video File--Pal –Dvd 4:3 I usually use 6000 kbps, this will allow me to fit 90 minutes to a disc.
4 / Start a new project, set the project properties the same as the video file in 3 above.
5 / Share Create Disc—Add video ( the file made in three above.)
6 / Create my menu’s
7 / burn my disc

Providing my project properties are the same as the video file then on further render of the video file is necessary.


Note:-
If I wanted to save my video back to my camcorder then I would first render my project to Dv-Avi.
This file allows me to export the video, recording it to Mini-Dv-Tape.
I would then render the Dv-Avi to Pal-Dvd.

Trevor