No Sound

Mart · Post by **Mart** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:24 pm

I have just made an mpeg file (via "create video file") using video clips taken by a friend using a Hitachi MV208E camcorder. The file itself plays perfectly with sound when I open it on my computer. When I burn it onto a DVD I get the video but no sound. I have repaeted the process with one of my own mpeg files with the same result and on two computers! Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

Post by **Ken Berry** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:53 pm

What version of VS are you using, and more importantly, does it have SE in its title? I ask because the camera you mention is a mini DVD one, and as far as I am aware, would film using Dolby audio. If you have an SE version of VS, that means it is a 'Special Edition' -- a cut down version, which does not come with the Dolby codec for licensing reasons. So if you are trying to render a DVD using Dolby audio, you won't get audio...

Mart · Post by **Mart** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:05 am

Thanks for the prompt reply Ken. We've had some recent correspondence on the forum before about my inability to burn a DVD project composed mainly of still images - that problem I resolved by splitting the project into smaller bits and removing images that seemed to be a problem.
The VS I'm using is Pro X2 Ultimate and by the way the DVD won't give sound even on a normal DVD player through the TV.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:14 am

See if anything in this link helps.
No sound

Mart · Post by **Mart** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:24 am

Hello Steve,
Thanks for that link. I have checked out the link and it has given me a few ideas.

I have also adjusted the audio format in the project settings from Mpeg to LPCM - should this make a difference?

Also in the project properties I have been setting an aspect ratio of 16:9 but when I come to burn the mpeg file created I note that the default is always 4:3 so just before clicking on burn I have been altering the default to 16:9 i.e the same as in the project properties. I then get a message saying that this action will change the display aspect ratio of the project and some information may be lost. Could this be why my burned DVDs has lost sound?

I am currently rendering the project again - a slow process taking a least an hour. In this project I will not alter the 4:3 setting before I burn after rendering and will get back to you with the outcome after rendering and burning are completed.

Mart · Post by **Mart** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:40 am

Hello again Steve,

Well, I've had success at last!! Not sure which of the alterations I made did the trick (see my last message) but I now have a DVD with sound. By the way, I did not change the Windows Audio settings which appeared to be OK.