New to the forum, and using VideoStudio 7 and encountered a problem with no audio on the DVD I burned from the timeline. I was all set to burn another disk using the MPEG audio format, but decided to investigate this forum first.
I was reading the stickies and saw the caveat about making a video file before burning a DVD, i.e. not burning a disk directy from the timeline. I was ready to assume my no audio problems were due to that, but I see other posts from people having no audio who are making a video file first.
My input clips are FRAPS captures: 24 bits, 800x600, 30 fps AVI
The audio is PCM 44,100 kHz, 16 bit, stereo.
I'm using this program to capture video clips from a flight simulator. This is a standard 4:3 aspect ratio that the game runs in and is the same aspect ratio as my monitor.
Project settings for file conversion are:
MPEG files
24 Bits, 720 x 480, 29.97 fps
Field Order A
(DVD-NTSC), 4:3
Video data rate: 6000 kbps
LPCM Audio, 48 KHz, Stereo
Would my 'no audio' problems be due to the input clips properties not matching the project video properties? What, exactly, does this caveat mean:
"Make certain that your BURN properties exactly match your VIDEO FILE properties." ?
Does it mean my FRAPS captures must be 720x480, 29.92 fps, etc.?
Or does it mean I render a video file first which matches my intended burn properties? And why is 720x480 referred to as 4:3, when it isn't? 640x480 would be 4:3. My video clips look squished when I have the project settings at 720x480. (something about non-square pixels?)
Should my project settings match my capture clip properties or the properties of the video that will eventually get burned to the DVD?
Matching BURN properties to VIDEO FILE properties
Moderator: Ken Berry
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db
Okay, I've managed to burn a DVD with audio!
I changed two things, so I'm not sure which did the trick. First I checked my project settings and they were some ridiculous low res mpeg setting (probably a default). I changed them to match closely my FRAPS input clips:
NTSC drop frame (29.97 fps)
Microsoft AVI files
24 Bits, 800 x 600, 29.97 fps
Frame-based
Uncompressed
PCM, 48.000 kHz, 16 Bit, Stereo
This isn't exactly the same as the FRAPS avi, but close.
Then I made the extra step of creating a video file. I followed the procedure in the sticky:
1. Selected SHARE/Create Video File
2. SelectedCustom then set Save as Type = "Mpeg"
3. Selected Options, Selected "Compression" tab. Set Media Type = NTSC DVD (or PAL DVD). Selected Video Data Rate = Variable, 8000 kbps
4. Examined every setting on all three tabs to make sure every other property setting matched my project properties, except now I don't have the option of 800x600 resolution, so I picked 720x480 which is what I will eventually burn to DVD.
Then I played that video file in WMP and checked that it looks good, not squashed, and there is audio.
Then opened VideoStudio, select SHARE/Create Disc, Add Video, and loaded my video file. I again followed the sticky procedure and opened the project settings, pressed "Change Mpeg Settings", "Customize", then on the "Compression" tab I pushed the quality slider to 100%, and made sure all other parameters matched my video file.
This time, when I burned the DVD, there was no message about "Converting Videos", which I had before. My 17 minute video took a couple of minutes to burn and looks and sounds good.
One issue I have is that the resulting video on the TV is cropped a fair bit. I'm not sure if this is normal, or if the change from my 800x600 captures to 720x480 is causing this. The video file is not cropped at all when played in WMP.
I changed two things, so I'm not sure which did the trick. First I checked my project settings and they were some ridiculous low res mpeg setting (probably a default). I changed them to match closely my FRAPS input clips:
NTSC drop frame (29.97 fps)
Microsoft AVI files
24 Bits, 800 x 600, 29.97 fps
Frame-based
Uncompressed
PCM, 48.000 kHz, 16 Bit, Stereo
This isn't exactly the same as the FRAPS avi, but close.
Then I made the extra step of creating a video file. I followed the procedure in the sticky:
1. Selected SHARE/Create Video File
2. SelectedCustom then set Save as Type = "Mpeg"
3. Selected Options, Selected "Compression" tab. Set Media Type = NTSC DVD (or PAL DVD). Selected Video Data Rate = Variable, 8000 kbps
4. Examined every setting on all three tabs to make sure every other property setting matched my project properties, except now I don't have the option of 800x600 resolution, so I picked 720x480 which is what I will eventually burn to DVD.
Then I played that video file in WMP and checked that it looks good, not squashed, and there is audio.
Then opened VideoStudio, select SHARE/Create Disc, Add Video, and loaded my video file. I again followed the sticky procedure and opened the project settings, pressed "Change Mpeg Settings", "Customize", then on the "Compression" tab I pushed the quality slider to 100%, and made sure all other parameters matched my video file.
This time, when I burned the DVD, there was no message about "Converting Videos", which I had before. My 17 minute video took a couple of minutes to burn and looks and sounds good.
One issue I have is that the resulting video on the TV is cropped a fair bit. I'm not sure if this is normal, or if the change from my 800x600 captures to 720x480 is causing this. The video file is not cropped at all when played in WMP.
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jchunter
Db,
Congratulations. I think you got it exactly right.
If the objects in the video look squashed, select "Keep Aspect Ratio" in Project Preferences. You will probably have black sidebars but that is better than putting 20 pounds on your wife...
Capture properties should match the source material. Don't try to convert anything here.
Project properties should match the video that you are editing.
Video File properties should match what is wanted ultimately. Do any converting at this stage. Good quality DVDs should have 720x480, VBR = 8000kbps. Field order should match capture FO if possible.
Burn Poperties should match Video File properties. Don't convert anything here.
Congratulations. I think you got it exactly right.
If the objects in the video look squashed, select "Keep Aspect Ratio" in Project Preferences. You will probably have black sidebars but that is better than putting 20 pounds on your wife...
Capture properties should match the source material. Don't try to convert anything here.
Project properties should match the video that you are editing.
Video File properties should match what is wanted ultimately. Do any converting at this stage. Good quality DVDs should have 720x480, VBR = 8000kbps. Field order should match capture FO if possible.
Burn Poperties should match Video File properties. Don't convert anything here.