First posting, so bear with me. I currently have video studio 11.5 plus. When I create a dvd, the input volumes on left and right are equal, but after remastering and creating a disc, one channel is stronger than the other by a considerable amount. Doesn't matter whether I'm capturing such as transferring a vhs to avi, or ripping a dvd from a standalone recorded dvd and remastering those files, the end result is unbalanced volume when it was ok going in. I can go back to the project and show the volume levels display as I'm playing the mpg or avi and they are balanced there, but after the disc is mastered, they are always out of balance. I had version 10plus before and after looking at the resulting discs it did the same thing. Looking back at earlier version 7 discs, they are fine and balanced. I'm doing the discs in 5.1 now and was wondering if perhaps that is any part of the problem for some reason. Anyway I'm scratching my head and hoping someone has a simple answer.
Thanks......
L-R volumes out of balance after creating disc/iso file
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Follow up on this posting...
I posted this subject last night. Since then I remastered a project I still had saved, only this time in 2 channel stereo rather than 5.1 and the volume levels on L & R stayed in balance. Obviously the problem is when I create the disc in 5.1. At least I know where the problem is, now the question is why, and how to resolve it. Any suggestions or solutions?
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Not really! I was going to post originally, when I saw your thread last night, but I didn't want you to think I am a total Luddite!!
But as far as 5.1 audio is concerned, I think it is a great idea when you are dealing with 5.1 video as either 'borrowed' from an existing DVD, or else captured from a camera which actually uses that audio format. But if you are trying to make a silk purse from a sow's ear ... er ... a 5.1 audio set of tracks from what started life as a dual channel stereo, then you need to think about things.
If you are not adding extra voiceovers or sound effects to the tracks that did not exist in your original, then you have to think about balancing the existing dual channel audio among 6 tracks. It doesn't just happen by itself. A lot of your original audio will get concentrated or focused in the C for Centre speaker track because that is what carries the voice audio in a true 5.1 audio set. And if you are lucky, then your remaining original audio channel of the two will come out of one of the left or right front channels.
If you want it any other way, you have to work on it manually, and redistribute the balance...
But as far as 5.1 audio is concerned, I think it is a great idea when you are dealing with 5.1 video as either 'borrowed' from an existing DVD, or else captured from a camera which actually uses that audio format. But if you are trying to make a silk purse from a sow's ear ... er ... a 5.1 audio set of tracks from what started life as a dual channel stereo, then you need to think about things.
If you are not adding extra voiceovers or sound effects to the tracks that did not exist in your original, then you have to think about balancing the existing dual channel audio among 6 tracks. It doesn't just happen by itself. A lot of your original audio will get concentrated or focused in the C for Centre speaker track because that is what carries the voice audio in a true 5.1 audio set. And if you are lucky, then your remaining original audio channel of the two will come out of one of the left or right front channels.
If you want it any other way, you have to work on it manually, and redistribute the balance...
Ken Berry
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Thanks for the reply. Hmmm... well I'm not much of a techie, so I guess I didn't expect that outcome. I figured when I selected the 5.1 option rather than the 2 channel option the software did all the work and slapped everything in place where it needed to be and at all the correct levels etc. Guess I'm still a bit confused why one channel ends up weaker than the other then after remastering. Also you say you have to adjust everything manually, but not sure how you do that, or how do you know where it needs to be because you can't look at the levels prior to remastering to know where they need to be, because they are balanced then, but afterwards they're out of balance. So how do you know where or how to set them manually if you can't see the outcome until after the remastering? You probably have an answer and I'm missing something here I suppose. I also notice that when I've reripped a disc that I did in 5.1 the center channel output is really weak compared to the others, but I've ripped discs done with nero and they seem to the strongest channels.
All I know is that right now I'm really frustrated and am looking at going back to 2 channel until I know how to correct this, IF I can figure out how to correct it. I'm still amazed that it isn't all done automatically when you select the 5.1 option. I would think that would be within the realms of programming that into the software to do it all on it's own, with the option if letting you customize the settings if you wanted to tune things to your particular tastes.
Anyway, I appreciate the reply and was hoping more for a "it needs this patch" reply. So much for the easy fix.
Thanks for your help......
Thanks for the reply. Hmmm... well I'm not much of a techie, so I guess I didn't expect that outcome. I figured when I selected the 5.1 option rather than the 2 channel option the software did all the work and slapped everything in place where it needed to be and at all the correct levels etc. Guess I'm still a bit confused why one channel ends up weaker than the other then after remastering. Also you say you have to adjust everything manually, but not sure how you do that, or how do you know where it needs to be because you can't look at the levels prior to remastering to know where they need to be, because they are balanced then, but afterwards they're out of balance. So how do you know where or how to set them manually if you can't see the outcome until after the remastering? You probably have an answer and I'm missing something here I suppose. I also notice that when I've reripped a disc that I did in 5.1 the center channel output is really weak compared to the others, but I've ripped discs done with nero and they seem to the strongest channels.
All I know is that right now I'm really frustrated and am looking at going back to 2 channel until I know how to correct this, IF I can figure out how to correct it. I'm still amazed that it isn't all done automatically when you select the 5.1 option. I would think that would be within the realms of programming that into the software to do it all on it's own, with the option if letting you customize the settings if you wanted to tune things to your particular tastes.
Anyway, I appreciate the reply and was hoping more for a "it needs this patch" reply. So much for the easy fix.
Thanks for your help......