The MPEG Optimizer

[stelch]

Can someone explain to me what is the The MPEG Optimizer?
In the manual it says:

"The MPEG Optimizer dialog box appears.
Enter your desired file size output. Video and Audio Settings automatically adjust to your specified file size."

I do not understand this. Please explain this to me in plain English.

Stelios

[Ron P.]

Simply put, it adjusts the bit-rates for the audio and video. Kind of like using a 2-pass encoding with VBR (variable bit-rates). It is suppose to provide the best quality and a smaller file size...

However the MPEG Optimizer is only available when using MPEG files in your projects.

[stelch]

Thanks Ron for the info.
Now I have a problem with VSX2+ Here are the steps I took:
1. In the share section Create Disc, DVD
2. When the window opens with the added project in the time line I go to "Project Settings" at the bottom then press "Change MPEG Settings..."
3. I choose " CQ 16:9 (30min/1.4G.......150min/8.5G) Press OK
4. When I go to all the steps and burn the DVD everything its OK except you can not hear the added audio in the audio track of the time line. I have tried it with MP3 and WAV but still no audio. You can hear the audio from the recorded video clips but not the added audio on the audio track.

Any ideas?

Stelios

[Ron P.]

You might try creating a video file from your project (Share>Create Video File) before opening the burn module to build your DVD. Once you have created your video file, select File>New Project, just to clear the timeline, then go to Share>Create Disc to open the DVD Burn module.

In the burn module, insert your newly created MPEG-2 video file(s), and proceed on building menus, adding chapters, ect., then burning either to Folders on your hard drive (Create DVD Folders) or DVD. Creating DVD Folders allows you to use a software DVD player to view your work, and see if there are anything that needs correcting before committing them to disc, thereby saving on discs.

The first thing that comes to mind when someone has trouble hearing their audio is the Dolby and trial version issue. However you mention that you have tried MP3 and WAV, neither seem to work, eliminating Dolby. What is the source of your video and audio? If your audio was originally MP3 format, what did you use to convert it to WAV? There might be something corrupting the audio during conversion. If the original source was Dolby, and you're trying to use it, without software having the proper licensing, it may prevent it from being copied and recoded.

These are just some quick thoughts on this. I'm sure others will come along with better and more information...

[stelch]

Thanks Ron for all your suggestions. What I also tried and Worked! was to change the MPEG settings from CQ 16:9....to HQ 16:9... Maybe it has something to do with the compression.

Stelios