Video Studio 9 Audio Problem

[Sallyann]

Hi all, I am new here so please go gentle with me LOL

I have just got this software and installed it etc.
All seems to be fairly straightforward but, I am trying to work with some footage taken on my DVD Camcorder (Sony)
I can go to the bit where you import from DVD and after it has read the disc I can preview the footage with no problems, superb video quality and also audio, now the problem occurs when I select the "cells" that I want to import, it goes through the motions, and after a while it shows all the video footage, but there is no audio on the footage.
I have got the DVD drives set to use digital audio because with the video capture card I am using I needed to use the on-board CD audio socket for the capture card, I can play audio CDs fine on the computer so it is not that the audio is not transferring from the DVD drives.

I was up until 2am this morning trying to sort this out, so someone please please please help me before there is a mad, almost bald, woman, runing around my area screaming obsceneties LOL

Regards
Sally-Ann

[Ken Berry]

Please tell me that your version of VS9 does NOT have the letters SE after it... If it does, then I am afraid I have to tell you it is a crippled version, usually distributed free when bundled with software.

And one of the implications of that is that it does not support Dolby audio format, which again, is almost undoubtedly the format used by your camera.

The reason? Dolby demands a fee for each use of its codec, and no software company is going to pay a fee for software which is being given away free...

[Ron P.]

Welcome to the forums Sally-Ann,

Since the current version of VS is 11, and you just installed or obtained VS9, I'm going to make a wild guess that it was included with a piece of hardware you had just purchased, correct? If so then you probably have what's called an SE Simple Edition, version.

SE versions are free, and do not include the ability to edit Dolby Digital audio. If your source video clips use Dolby, then it will not be recognized. The full version of VS9 did include support for Dolby stereo.

You could download the free AC-3 filter so that you can hear the audio. However since Dolby charges a fee for the use of their technology, you will not be able to render the audio as Dolby. You might be able to encode it to LPCM, or MPEG Audio. You can obtain the free filter from the following link:

http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=186

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi Sally-Ann

Check the Master Volume control of your PC.

Make sure that the Wave channel is not muted

Regards