Problem with audio quality - imported CD tracks

Tony S

Newbie Location: London Joined: Oct 01, 2007 17:53 Messages: 7 Offline

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Oct 04, 2007 08:34

I am new to video editing and have finished putting together a video of a friends wedding day with clips I took throughout the day.

I've put a slideshow at the beginning and end using photos and snapshots from the video clips. All transitioned in and it looks great. To go with the slideshows at the beginning and end I have added some tracks from a CD.

It all plays great on my PC, but when I burn it onto a DVD and play on a DVD player the sound quality of those tracks over the slideshows is dreadful, very distorted and at times cuts out altogether.

I've tried various different ways to try and improve the quality of the music. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

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Tony S

Newbie Location: London Joined: Oct 01, 2007 17:53 Messages: 7 Offline

Oct 04, 2007 08:39

Oh and I forgot to add that I have added other CD tracks that run during the video clips and the sound quality on these is fine.

Tony S

Newbie Location: London Joined: Oct 01, 2007 17:53 Messages: 7 Offline

Oct 09, 2007 09:35

I'm still having problems here. I've had a number of suggestions thrown at me:

1) Update drivers - done, no impact
2) Record at slower speed - done, no impact
3) Make sure CD files captured slowly and not at high speed - they were
4) Use a DVD folder first.

It's all VERY frustrating. I don't see much value in having the software if it won't do what I want it to do. I've poured hours into the editing and to hit a wall at the very final stage is very upsetting.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Oct 09, 2007 10:01

This isn't a PD6 problem.

This is to do with the transfer of data from disc to your PC and then to PD6. Your PC cant handle the transfer of data and the use of PD - rendering process. Basically you're asking your PC to do too much and it's selectively accepting the internal transference of data.

Rip from the CD the audio file onto your hard drive and create them as mp3's, check the quality setting.

Play the mp3 and listen to the quality.

Bring the mp3's into PD6 (library to time-line).

Dafydd

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Tony S

Newbie Location: London Joined: Oct 01, 2007 17:53 Messages: 7 Offline

Oct 09, 2007 13:10

May be asking a very basic question, but how do I "create them as mp3's"?

I will try this. I'm out of the country for the next couple of days but hope to have had a go by the end of the weekend and will report back.

Thanks

Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Oct 09, 2007 13:19

Use Windows Media Player it should be able to rip the cd and create mp3's.
CD in drive and then you might get options to select in a screen pop up or Open WMPlayer and then select RIP.

Dafydd

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Tony S

Newbie Location: London Joined: Oct 01, 2007 17:53 Messages: 7 Offline

Oct 15, 2007 08:21

I used Windows Media Player to RIP the CD's, (don't know what format it created the music files).

I then used the new files in my production. There was a significant improvement over my previous attempts, but the music was still distorted.

Any more ideas on what I can try. The sound throughout the rest of the video is fine. It's only the tracks that I have running with a slideshow that are causing a problem. Other tracks from CD's that run during some quieter moments of video play fine.

I'm getting desperate!

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Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Oct 15, 2007 09:12

Tony,

1. I'd create a slide-show...produced it as an mpg - no audio
2. I've then brought the slide-show back into PD and married it up with the rest of the project.

I have also brought it back in and added audio - stretching the short slide-show video to suit the audio. In the full version of the example.

http://seemyworldonvideo.com/view/54/vintage-rally-my-world/ right at the end.

Dafydd

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Tony S

Newbie Location: London Joined: Oct 01, 2007 17:53 Messages: 7 Offline

Oct 29, 2007 13:10

It worked!!!!!!!!!!

I have produced my first DVD and after much frustration and many, many hours I was bouncing!!

Many thanks indeed.