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No sound on final dvd output.
Russell1967
Senior Member Location: Kissimmee, Fl USA Joined: Aug 10, 2013 23:35 Messages: 165 Offline
[Post New] Jan 30, 2014 21:44
This has only happened once, so maybe it was something I did, but on one of my recent projects, the preview disk option (from the 'Create Disk' tab) works perfectly, but the final DVD has no sound. Actually, the menu intro and main menu have sound, but not the actual videos. And the strange thing is, there *is* a sound track, but it is totally silent.

The project was just two SD television shows with a subtitle track. Nothing special, really.

Anyone else have this happen before?

Russell1967

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at Jan 30. 2014 21:45

System specs: Windows 7 Professional x64; Gigabyte Z77-DS3H motherboard with i5-3579K 3.8Ghz processor with 32GB RAM; Zotac GTX 760 w/4GB; 1xWestern Digital 1TB 10,000RPM HD; 1x Samsung 840 Pro SSD System Drive
garioch7
Senior Contributor Location: Port Hood, Nova Scotia, Canada Joined: Feb 07, 2011 06:45 Messages: 852 Offline
[Post New] Jan 31, 2014 12:53
Russell1967:

I have read about it here happening before. The most obvious culprit is that the audio track has been muted on the timeline, inadvertently. There are, of course, less obvious causes like a defective driver, but I would check that audio track on the timeline first.

Have a great day.

Regards,
-Phil Windows 10 Pro x64
Dell XPS 8930
Intel CoreT i7 (4.6 GHz)
32 GB DDR4-2666 RAM
1 TB PCIe -x4 SSD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
PD14 Ultimate x64, 4207
CD4 Ultra and AD6 Ultra
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Russell1967
Senior Member Location: Kissimmee, Fl USA Joined: Aug 10, 2013 23:35 Messages: 165 Offline
[Post New] Jan 31, 2014 23:11
Yeah, that was my first thought, but when I reloaded the project it was not muted. Two thoughts come to my mind on this note:
One, if a sound track is muted (especially if it is the only audio track), it would be a good idea for PD to give a warning before rendering, a la "Warning: This video production has no active audio track! Render anyways?". And two, if the audio track(s) is/are muted, they should also be muted in the preview so that it would tip off the user.
I never was able to pin down the culprit, but what made it a little unusual was that it actually rendered an audio track - it was just totally silent (VLC media player showed that that there actually was an audio stream - Tools/Media Information menu).

Anyway, it's only happened this one time. Maybe it was just a fluke. Of course I'll report back if it happens again.

Russell1967 System specs: Windows 7 Professional x64; Gigabyte Z77-DS3H motherboard with i5-3579K 3.8Ghz processor with 32GB RAM; Zotac GTX 760 w/4GB; 1xWestern Digital 1TB 10,000RPM HD; 1x Samsung 840 Pro SSD System Drive
garioch7
Senior Contributor Location: Port Hood, Nova Scotia, Canada Joined: Feb 07, 2011 06:45 Messages: 852 Offline
[Post New] Feb 01, 2014 12:49
Russell1967:

Weird stuff can happen with computers. A probable fluke or wierd, erratic bug. Glad it worked out for you.

Have a great day.

Regards,
-Phil Windows 10 Pro x64
Dell XPS 8930
Intel CoreT i7 (4.6 GHz)
32 GB DDR4-2666 RAM
1 TB PCIe -x4 SSD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
PD14 Ultimate x64, 4207
CD4 Ultra and AD6 Ultra
Bleeping Computer Malware Response Instructor
Russell1967
Senior Member Location: Kissimmee, Fl USA Joined: Aug 10, 2013 23:35 Messages: 165 Offline
[Post New] Feb 02, 2014 21:19
True! I once had a Lexmark printer driver that would continuously eject blank sheets from the printer, one after the other until it was empty, as soon as the desktop came up. Un-installed, re-installed several times. Never did find the problem. Bought another Lexmark (different model) and had more weird problems with it. To this day I refuse to buy another Lexmark, no matter what the reviews or price.

Anyway, take care!



Russell1967 System specs: Windows 7 Professional x64; Gigabyte Z77-DS3H motherboard with i5-3579K 3.8Ghz processor with 32GB RAM; Zotac GTX 760 w/4GB; 1xWestern Digital 1TB 10,000RPM HD; 1x Samsung 840 Pro SSD System Drive
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