I have an AVI file that I've made VCDs of with Nero and with WINAVI and when I play the VCDs in my DVD player, the audio is off. Actually the audio is off even when I play the MPEG files created by WIN AVI.
Is there any way to correct this? When I play the AVI file on my PC there are no audio problems whatsoever.
These kinds of audio problems often occur when using programs that automate the process of conversions like this. Better to learn how to do it yourself the right way instead of letting some program screw it up and you're trying to figure out why.
Use a sound program to convert the sound, and the video converter to do the video. Convert the sound to 44khz and then remux the video and audio together again before making your VCD. Might I also suggest that you check to see if your DVD player supports MPG. Many do, and a lot of people don't even know. If so, you can just burn the mpgs straight onto a disc and play them without fooling around with conversion at all.
If you're making a VCD the easiest way to do this is by downloading the TMPGEnc program. I used this all the time before I got my DVD burner a few months ago. VERY easy to use and if you do ever get a DVD burner you'll need this program anyways to split the Audio & Video.
The following links REALLY helped me out when I first started this:
The process is called demuxing, and putting them together is called muxing. Many different programs out there to use, some are even free. Converting the audio can be done with many programs as well. Audacity is free and easy to use. Sound Forge is what I use. It's not free.
Well, burning on CDs is a bit old fashioned really. It works, let's put it that way. You should just get a burner. They have drives a few years old for ultra cheap now, and the CDs are actually MORE expensive than DVD for the space you are getting on each. DVD has 6x more space, yet runs about 2x the price of CDs.
Quote: I'd love to know how to process them separately.
What do I need to do that? What programs do I need?
All that I have at this time is a CD-RW drive. No DVD burner yet.
Can't say enough good things about TMPGEnc. Been using it for years. You should probably still do the audio seperately. TMPGEnc is alright at doing sound, but there is no guarantee that it will solve your problem or work with every file you try to convert.
To solve created file's audio/video problem, you may have to install some codec first, and then do the conversion. And to convert AVI file, you can redownload and install a divx/xvid codec, and then use winavi or other converter to do the conversion once again to have a try.
