Audio Filter Problems

mtclark1586 · Post by **mtclark1586** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:40 pm

Using ULead Studio 10 Plus I have put together several clips from different sources. The problem is the audio levels are different for each clip. Ulead 10 allows one to normalize the audio whening burning a disk. However this does not work adequately. I have tried spliting this audio from the video and using the audio filters to increase the volume level for those clips that need it. That works fine until i got burn a DVD. When the dvd is burned and i play it, all the clips return to their original audio levels? How can i burn a disk without losing the change i have made the audio?

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:46 pm

VideoStudio is a fine video editor but it is, indeed, lacking when it comes to audio editing. Many of us on this forum use the (FREE!) Audacity for our audio editing.

You could give that a shot by splitting your audio and creating an audio file, then importing that into Audacity for tweaking, then importing that file back into VS.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:49 pm

You say you tried to normalise the audio, but did you also try to use the VS10 rubber banding to vary the volume of each separate clip? Using the rubber band, you can even vary the volume within individual clips.

Or if that is too hard (and it IS difficult to start with), and you want to vary the volume of the whole clip, then you simply highlight that clip and enter a new volume level in figures, either up or down from the default 100 which is shown for each clip.

The latter is done by clicking on the Audio tab at the top of screen, then with your clip highlighted, choose the Attributes tab in the mid-right of screen. In the top left of that tab, there should be a digital clock, and below that a little window with '100' in it, and to the right of that the control which allows you to fade in or fade out the audio.

mtclark1586 · Post by **mtclark1586** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:26 am

Thanks ken and black lab for the suggestions. ken i am still curious though. Why did the changes i made when splitting the audio and then amplifyin not show up in the DVD? I would like to make some other audio adjustments but cannot get them to carry over to the DVD.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:22 am

I suspect it may be because of your probable workflow. You haven't told us what you do exactly, but I suspect that you may do your editing, and then, with the project still in the timeline, you go to Share > Create Disc, and burn your disc.

If that is in fact what you do, you might instead want to try this. Finish your editing. Then go to Share > Create Video File > DVD. This will create a DVD compliant mpeg-2 of your whole project, including presumably the audio fixes. Once the mpeg-2 has been created, save your project.

You might then want to play back the mpeg-2 to make sure the audio is the way you wanted it.

If it is, then start a new project, but leave the timeline empty. Select Share > Create Disc. The burning module will open and it will have an empty timeline. Insert the new mpeg-2 using the Add Media button. Make sure 'do not convert compliant mpeg files' is ticked in the Options cogwheel icon in the bottom left of the burning screen. Build your menus and burn.

Instead of first burning an actual DVD, you might instead, on the final page of the burning module, 'burn' a DVD folder. This will allow you another chance to play it back on a software DVD player like WinDVD or PowerDVD to make sure once again that the audio is correct -- though if it was correct in the mpeg-2, it should be correct here too.

If it is, then you can use a third party software program like Nero Burning ROM or the Roxio suite to burn as many DVDs as you like of your masterpiece from the DVD folder.