Audio out of sync

[lata]

The point was to render to mpeg2, which previously created video in sync.
Changing the project from mp4 to mpeg2 should be ok provided the frame rates are the same.

Again it is best to have the project properties the same as the video where the program will allow.
Once rendered to mpeg2 you can check quality and audio sync.

As for the 1 / 2 second silence, that appears to be part of the video, I would assume from the recorder files, I would not expect the dvd disc video to be a problem.
You should be able to see the silent part by switching to Sound Mixer view.

If you are able to share one of the videos having this silent section it may help to understand the issue.

[Weeination]

With regard to the the audio muting and spillover problem I mentioned, do you think that upgrading to VideoStudio 2023 would eliminate that problem?

[Weeination]

With a sale on the VideoStudio Pro 2023 - Upgrade, I ordered it before the deal expired. I already have Pro X8 installed. Is my understanding correct that the full version is for people that never had any previous version of VideoStudio and both versions are otherwise exactly the same?

Is it best to uninstall Pro X8 before I install Pro 2023?

I am trying Pro 2023 hoping that the audio muting and spillover problem I mentioned will be eliminated.

[lata]

Yes new users will purchase the full version as they will not get the option to Up Grade

Video Studio 2023 will be separate from your existing X8.
You should keep both programs installed, any X8 files used in your project need to be retained on the pc, do not uninstall X8 until you have completed the project.

Note--- any project files opened and saved using 2023 will no longer open using X8
You may be best to create a copy of your projects to use in 2023, that way your original VSP projects for X8 will be preserved, should you wish to return there.

I dont really understand what is happening with your projects, nor fully understand the audio spill over issue.
Difficult without seeing the project......

[Weeination]

The issues with the audio briefly muted at the beginning of some clips and the audio spill over problem (where on some clips it goes into the next black screen with text for a second or two) have been eliminated with Pro 2023.

The problem I have now is more minor. At the beginning of some of the clips there is a pop or two in the audio.

Even before a video file is rendered, I can here the popping sound when I play the clips on their own in Storyboard View. When I play the clips in Timeline View they are not there.

The source videos were imported from X8. I previously copied those files onto an external drive to make room for something else. Then I copied them back over before installing Pro 2023. When I play the videos in Pro 2023 outside of the project, sometimes I can hear a popping sound, but it's in different parts than where it is when the video is used in the project. When I play a video on it's own a second time, if the popping sound is even there then it happens in yet another part.

Do I really need to import the videos for this project all over again using Pro 2023, or should it even matter which version of Video Studio is used for the imports?

[lata]

Hi
If you have an existing project created using X8 then you should be able to open that project using 2023. However over the years the program has been updated and features used with X8 may no longer be available using later versions and may cause some issues, hence the reason to keep X8 installed.
If you are starting a new project then you should use 2023.
Your video, its clear that you are using several different types, good to know that 2023 appears to have fixed some of your problems.

Story Board view, it is highly likely that you are playing the video in Clip playback, this plays the clip directly from the file on the hard drive, when in Timeline view I suspect Project playback is selected, are you able to compare both playback options.

The audio blip appears to be affecting one type, you indicate hearing the blip when playing outside video studio. That would indicate it is a problem with the file and not created by Video Studio.

You should try using a video convertor to create a more editable file.
What are the properties of the video having audio blips.

One setting that we may not have tried is to deselect the Acceleration options.

Are you able to share a video sample so we can test.

[Weeination]

Sorry to confuse you. When I play the files outside of Video Studio, meaning go directly to the imported files in the video folder on the PC and play them with VLC, I do not hear any blips, I did not hear these blips in X8 either. Not all of the files have blips in 2023. All of these files are just imported from VIDEO_TS folders which were previously backed up on an external drive from DVDs.

They have standard properties from a DVD recorder. For example...

MPEG-2, Upper Field First
24 bits, 704 x 480
Variable bit rate (Max. 9558 kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio
Bit rate 256 kbps

I tried deselecting hardware encode acceleration but that did not help.

[lata]

Can you check / confirm your video properties relating to interlacing.
Older video may be using lower field first, upper field first was / is used by hd video.
You may have to go back the the video-ts folder.

For some files, It is possible to rename the vob files to use .mpg, then import to video studio to check properties

If the interlacing has been changed it certainly would affect quality and possibly audio

[Weeination]

There is no mention of interlacing in properties. Is there another location to check for that?

All of these DVD recordings are upper field first.

Just to confirm, I did go back and get two VIDEO_TS folders off of the external drive for two of the videos that have the blips and then imported them with 2023.
The results are still the same as the videos imported with X8.

I'm not sure how I am able to rename the VOB files in those VIDEO_TS folders to MPG. I can change the name of the file but not the type.

[canuck]

To change the extension from vob to mpg

Make sure file extensions are visible, you can then rename the file with the new extension. To do this:

Right-click on the file you want to change the extension for.
Select "Rename" from the context menu, or click the file once and press the "F2" key.
Carefully change the part of the filename after the last dot (.) to the new desired extension. Make sure you don't change anything before the last dot, as that is the actual filename.
Press "Enter" to save the new name.

Don't change the extension directly in the Video_TS folder but make a copy of the desired vob file.

[Weeination]

I didn't make file extensions visible until you mentioned it. Then it was easy to rename to MPG after the dot.

As you indicated, I made a copy of the desired file on the desktop and put it in a folder before renaming. I was not able to import the file into Video Studio under the capture tab and then import from disc so I had to go back to the edit tab and then click on "import media files".

Video Studio only plays the file for 11 seconds whether on it's own or part of a project. I can see images of the entire file (which should be around 30 minutes) when I click on certain parts, but playing the file it actually runs only for 11 seconds. In storyboard view the file is shown to be 11.18 seconds. In timeline view the file is shown as 11.017.

VLC will play the entire renamed file, but says it's only 11 seconds in length.