Sound Problem of quicktime mov

skylineyeung · Post by **skylineyeung** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:14 am

After i insert the mov file, i found that the sound of the video(mov) is corrupted in the "Project" view but not in the "Clip" view.

Is there any ways to solve this problem

p.s. I had try the "split audio" function but still not works

Wolfgang van Ween · Post by **Wolfgang van Ween** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:26 pm

I for instance have the same problem with the .mov files that come from my Kodak 630. The video stream is a basic MPEG-4 encoding - no problem with that.
But the audio stream on these films appears as being encoded with mu-Law (that's the greek letter m at the beginning) 2:1, and I found this to work only in two programs: Apple Quicktime 7 and muvee AutoProducer 6.

What I do is I transcode them using Apple Quicktime, but you need to have the professional version. It's File-Export, using the Export setting "Movie to MPEG-4", and selecting "Pass through" as video format in the options dialog.
That way the video is untouched and the audio is recoded with an AAC-LC encoder.

Hope that helps
Wolf

Post by **Ron P.** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:55 pm

You can also try applying the Kodak MOV Patch, which was released originally during VS8's release. However I'd think that Ulead should have that corrected in the current releases.
http://forum.corel.com/EN/viewtopic.php?p=62298#62298

I have a Kodak Easyshare P880, however it records video using the MJPEG codec. Clip Properties screenshot:

It shows an uncompressed audio track, which is kinda strange. I don't like using the video aspect on my camera, because it picks up a clicking, motor-like noise that is real distinct. I just use it for it's main purpose to take pictures, and use my camcorder for video..

Wolfgang van Ween · Post by **Wolfgang van Ween** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:29 pm

vidoman wrote:You can also try applying the Kodak MOV Patch, which was released originally during VS8's release. However I'd think that Ulead should have that corrected in the current releases.

Right Ron, but I have applied all patches, service packs etc.

Please note that it's not only ULEAD programs that have that problem, in fact out of all the video software and converters I have only the two noted programs (muvee and quicktime) seem to get it right.

Post by **Ron P.** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:33 pm

That's interesting, however not surprising. For some reason the MOV files are the most difficult to get a decent conversion from. It may have to do with the compression algorithms used. I know sometimes once compressed, de-compression just can not yield the correct output.

skylineyeung · Post by **skylineyeung** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:54 pm

vidoman wrote:That's interesting, however not surprising. For some reason the MOV files are the most difficult to get a decent conversion from. It may have to do with the compression algorithms used. I know sometimes once compressed, de-compression just can not yield the correct output.

That means we should convert the mov into mpg or avi and use the converted one to do the project to solve this compression problem, couldn't you?

Bum Squad · Post by **Bum Squad** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:32 pm

I've been experiencing the same problem as you guys. I followed Wolfgang van Ween's advise and used Quicktime Pro to "export". One snag, though. My "pass through" option is non clickable. I tried different combinations of settings but have no luck yet.

I appreciate you guys' help.

Wolfgang van Ween · Post by **Wolfgang van Ween** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:50 pm

Bum Squad wrote:I've been experiencing the same problem as you guys. I followed Wolfgang van Ween's advise and used Quicktime Pro to "export". One snag, though. My "pass through" option is non clickable. I tried different combinations of settings but have no luck yet.

I appreciate you guys' help.

Are you sure your original .mov is MPEG-4 encoded?
Because if it isn't, "pass through" should be disabled.
Just my 5 cents
Wolf

Bum Squad · Post by **Bum Squad** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:14 am

How can I tell? "Type of File" says "QuickTime Movie" in properties.

Wolfgang van Ween · Post by **Wolfgang van Ween** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:24 pm

Bum Squad wrote:How can I tell? "Type of File" says "QuickTime Movie" in properties.

Open it with Quicktime and type CTRL+I (Menu "Window" - "Show Movie Info"). It tells you the codecs used under "Format"

Bum Squad · Post by **Bum Squad** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:04 pm

Mine said "Apple Photo - jpeg". No wonder. I appreciate your help very much, sir. Thank you.

etech6355 · Post by **etech6355** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:51 pm

The free program SUPER can convert most of the Kodak mov files to another editable format for VS to work with.

Although I think that buying QuickTime Pro is the best solution, provided your using XP.
Don't know why but every different model of Kodak cam records the video in a different format and puts it into a mov container.

Quicktime 7 Pro is $30 US Dollars. That's reasonable.

bsuthers · Post by **bsuthers** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:28 am

Dear All,
Just for the info of anyone with a Kodak P880 camera with firmware rev 1.02. I had the audio distortion problem too, and after a HUGE amount of searching and trying suggestions from this forum & others, have a solution. My firmware revision saves the video as MJPEG and audio uncompressed, but the audio sample rate is about 8000Hz. It seems the combination of the low sample rate and the audio quality from the P880 microphone cause the distortion (ringing & inacurate tonal balance) when converting to DVD (& other) formats. The solution was the freeware program MP4Cam2AVI to convert the audio sample rate and roll off the high frequency response. Use the following settings:
Audio Format: PCM(uncompressed)
tick 'use advanced options'
click 'advanced options' button
tick 'mono output', 'resample to 24000Hz, and 'lowpass filter'
set the filter to 6000Hz and power to 4 (you can play with these values to suit your taste)
set audio volume adjust to 80%, track delay to 0, and preload to 500

The result is an AVI file where the video has been 'passed through' without recoding (No quality loss!) and the audio has been resampled & processed as above. The files play perfectly in media played and video editing/encoding software.

Hopefully this info can save other P880 owners some time

Shalom

Bill

ralph.dn · Post by **ralph.dn** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:37 pm

Thanks so much for taking the time to enter this detailed description of using the conversion program. For dummies like me, it's great to just get the result and then begin learning what all the parameters in the program mean. For now, I was immediately able to convert my .mov files to .avi files and finish my project.

I use a panasonic DMC FX-9 by the way, and I had the same problem. But it was solved by your solution. What I don't understand is why this problem began all of a sudden. I've been using VideoStudio for years, and never had a problem. Now I went back to version 9 and it had the same problem... I'm confused, but very glad that I can get back to work!

Thanks again, and
all the best,
Ralph

Marten · Post by **Marten** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:57 pm

install quicktimealt147.exe. It solved all my mov-problems. Please let me know if it helped.

best regards,

Marten

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