Hi. Newbie here. I puchased Easy Cap and it came with Video Studio 10. I transferred some old VHS movies to DVD and when I played them after burning, the audio has static, mostly over the speaking parts. It doesn't drown out the audio but you notice it is there. I tried both MPEG and LPCM audio, tried two different sets of RCA cords and the same issue happens. Has anyone else had the same issue or did I do something wrong? The only fix I can think of is to capture the video, record the entire sound track in Audacity and sync it. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Vinny
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Is the sound OK on the captured MPEG-2 before you re-encode and make the DVD?
If so, try reducing the volume (in Video Studio). When I had a similar problem, reducing the volume to "75%" (in Video Studio) took care of it. (Sorry, I don't exactly remember where you find the volume control, and I don't have Video Studio on this machine...)
If it's getting distorted during capture, your Audacity technique might work. Many times, I've created a separate sound file with Video Studio, edited the file with my audio editor, and then imported the sound back-into Video Studio.
The only thing I'd worry about when recording separately (besides the fact that it could be tedious) is that the clock in you soundcard and the clock in the Easy-Cap device might not match closely enough. If that happens, the sound could drift over the course of a 90 minute movie.
Another option (if it's getting distorted during capture) would be to try some Attenuators. (You'd have to experiment with different attenuators to get the "correct" amount of attenuation.)
If so, try reducing the volume (in Video Studio). When I had a similar problem, reducing the volume to "75%" (in Video Studio) took care of it. (Sorry, I don't exactly remember where you find the volume control, and I don't have Video Studio on this machine...)
If it's getting distorted during capture, your Audacity technique might work. Many times, I've created a separate sound file with Video Studio, edited the file with my audio editor, and then imported the sound back-into Video Studio.
The only thing I'd worry about when recording separately (besides the fact that it could be tedious) is that the clock in you soundcard and the clock in the Easy-Cap device might not match closely enough. If that happens, the sound could drift over the course of a 90 minute movie.
Another option (if it's getting distorted during capture) would be to try some Attenuators. (You'd have to experiment with different attenuators to get the "correct" amount of attenuation.)
[size=92][i]Head over heels,
No time to think.
It's like the whole world's
Out of... sync.[/i]
- Head Over Heels, The Go-Gos.[/size]
No time to think.
It's like the whole world's
Out of... sync.[/i]
- Head Over Heels, The Go-Gos.[/size]
In that case it sounds like you have a "bad capture" and lowering the in Video Studio volume after recording/capturing won't help... I'm assuming that the static/distortion is also present when you play the file with Windows Media Player... Just to confirm it's the captured file and not a problem/settting in Video Studio...When I play back a section prior to burning, you can hear the static also. The audio quality of the VHS tapes are excellent. I'll try the volume suggestion first.
I'm not really sure if lowering the volume during capture will help either, and I don't think there's any way to do that in software. I'm not sure why your getting audio capture problems (except that these "cheap" capture devices can be trouble). I just guessing that it might be clipping (overload distortion) and I'm thinking that lowering the audio level might help.
[size=92][i]Head over heels,
No time to think.
It's like the whole world's
Out of... sync.[/i]
- Head Over Heels, The Go-Gos.[/size]
No time to think.
It's like the whole world's
Out of... sync.[/i]
- Head Over Heels, The Go-Gos.[/size]
I've just bought a similar device. I found that updating the supplied drivers made a big difference. (For some reason the drivers it found from the internet called themselves Grabster_AV_350 rather than Easycap.)
I tried it on both XP and Vista. One worked fine with the new drivers but the other was still a bit rough - but I can't remember which. But it worked OK if the sound was fed in via the sound card rather than using USB.
I partly bought it to get the bundled VS10 SE as my full version of VS7 creaked under Vista. It took me some time to realise that VS10 is much less tolerant of AC3 audio. VS7 would pass it through if the file didn't need to be rerendered whereas VS10 SE objects. So I had to convert the sound to MP2 audio before showing it to VS10.
I tried it on both XP and Vista. One worked fine with the new drivers but the other was still a bit rough - but I can't remember which. But it worked OK if the sound was fed in via the sound card rather than using USB.
I partly bought it to get the bundled VS10 SE as my full version of VS7 creaked under Vista. It took me some time to realise that VS10 is much less tolerant of AC3 audio. VS7 would pass it through if the file didn't need to be rerendered whereas VS10 SE objects. So I had to convert the sound to MP2 audio before showing it to VS10.
If you go to 'video Capture property settings' you can choose where the audio comes from. Choose your sound card/onboard sound (probably called AC97 audio or similar) rather than the USB sound. It will then probably need a bit of playing with the sound settings to make sure the sound card is outputting from the correct input, and also with turning off the machine sounds (unless you want a you've got mail noise in mid video).
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The only choice I had was Microphone USB, even without hooking up my usb device. No other choice was given. I tried the line in with my external sound drive but during the film without speaking parts it sounds like a helicopter for lack of a better term.
When I recorded just the audio without the video, it was crystal clear-no static, etc. I'm going to record the audio with Audacity and merge them together, If this doesn't work, I'll try an attenuator.
When I recorded just the audio without the video, it was crystal clear-no static, etc. I'm going to record the audio with Audacity and merge them together, If this doesn't work, I'll try an attenuator.
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If anyone else was having audio issues with this when transferring a VHS movie to DVD, here is what you can do (keep in mind it is time consuming).
I record the audio from the VCR into my digital multi-track recorder and then send it to Audacity where I can remove any background noise. I then save the audio file as a WAV file then import it into Video Studio. You may have to break up the audio into 2-4 files-I tried letting it go from beginning to end but then Audacity crashed. There are spaces in movies where there is dead space, that's where I end my files. Then you have to sync the audio with the video. I am going to try the attenuators and see if that helps. Like I said, this process does work but it takes up a lot of time. Thank God I only have 3 movies to convert!
I record the audio from the VCR into my digital multi-track recorder and then send it to Audacity where I can remove any background noise. I then save the audio file as a WAV file then import it into Video Studio. You may have to break up the audio into 2-4 files-I tried letting it go from beginning to end but then Audacity crashed. There are spaces in movies where there is dead space, that's where I end my files. Then you have to sync the audio with the video. I am going to try the attenuators and see if that helps. Like I said, this process does work but it takes up a lot of time. Thank God I only have 3 movies to convert!