I want MP3, not WAV

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Newbie Location: Cheyenne, WY Joined: Sep 30, 2013 23:40 Messages: 6 Offline

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Sep 30, 2013 23:45

Hello, all. Newbie here.

When I upload a video into Power Director, and have to do something to the audio such as trim it or what have you, my audio - whether it is MP3 or from my WMV file, always gets converted to WAV.

And the WAV has a very echoey effect that just sounds awful.

How can I remove that echo/hollow effect, or how can I get AudioDirector to leave my audio in the same format to begin with!

PIX

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 21, 2011 00:02 Messages: 2910 Offline

Oct 01, 2013 00:21

Hello SEOSpecialist,

Welcome to the ADR forum.

When video clips are sent to ADR for audio editing, & the adjusted file is returned to PDR, WAV is the standard format. That cannot be changed.

I am confident that the conversion to WAV format in ADR is not responsible for the "echo/hollow effect". That would be the result of adjustments you made to the clip.

An alternative process is:
1. In PDR's media library, right click on the WMV file & extract the audio.
2. Open ADR & import the extracted audio (WAV)
3. Make whatever adjustments are needed.
4. Produce the audio clip in your preferred format - mp3?
5. Import the produced audio into PDR and use it as the audio track for your WMV clip.

Question: Your WMV file - is the MP3 a separate audio clip or is that the audio format of the video?

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SEOSpecialist

Newbie Location: Cheyenne, WY Joined: Sep 30, 2013 23:40 Messages: 6 Offline

Oct 02, 2013 13:27

Quote: Hello SEOSpecialist,

Welcome to the ADR forum.

When video clips are sent to ADR for audio editing, & the adjusted file is returned to PDR, WAV is the standard format. That cannot be changed.

I am confident that the conversion to WAV format in ADR is not responsible for the "echo/hollow effect". That would be the result of adjustments you made to the clip.

An alternative process is:
1. In PDR's media library, right click on the WMV file & extract the audio.
2. Open ADR & import the extracted audio (WAV)
3. Make whatever adjustments are needed.
4. Produce the audio clip in your preferred format - mp3?
5. Import the produced audio into PDR and use it as the audio track for your WMV clip.

Question: Your WMV file - is the MP3 a separate audio clip or is that the audio format of the video?

PIX

Hi, Pix

Thanks for your response.

Between the time I asked that question and your response, things have changed, so it's - at the moment - a moot point.

If it resurfaces I'll come back and answer your question fully.