audio level

[BerTmon]

I just ripped my fourth movie...but i used the divx4 guide on the site....worked well, good quality...but the audio level is way LOW, how do i fix this. Im using xmpeg and when using the Dynamic Range Compression, I didnt move the slider over 50% (just like the guide said) but i did move it right up to it. How do i correct this problem without haveing to use virtualdub to resample the whole file with takes another hour or so>? thanks
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[kfcninjaboy]

I did the same thing and I was curious if I could change the audio level too. I've ripped like 3 so far and was wondering if I could do it. If I can use virtualdub or some prog that would be nice.

[EuGeNiLe]

i broke the rules and didnt follow the guide.. increase the dynamic range compression close to 50% and audio should be fine..

[Migsan76]

This is a frequent problem when we rip the audio and video under FlaskMpeg or XMpeg.

Try make just the video in XMpeg and extract the audio in other program like Graphed. Then mux the audio with the video.

With this method you get a great audio. You could even normalize the sound.

[diet]

you should use an ac3 file..just mux it and the sound will be good!!
If you have a soundcard that will not support 48 khz you should try it with azid. you can set all the audio aspect like you want to.
I've done it once ... and after the second time ... it was perfect!!!!
goodluck

[me00lpw]

Hi,

Forget about Dynamic Range Compression in XMPEG - I don't believe it works as it never has for me and I have spent a LOT of time trying to fix the problem you are having.

I used to have the same problem with DivX rips I made then I discovered Dynamic Range Compression. Basically when you play a DVD the player will do this for you automatically, but DivX's don't do this for you.

I used to use DeDynamic to take my quiet audio audio and compress the dynamic range before putting the audio basck with my video stream.

There is another way that means you don't have to mess about with the steams at all! Go to www.doom9.net and in the software section look under audio for the DeDynamic filter. Download it and follow the instructions in the help file for how to install it.

Now download BSPlayer (also from Doom9.net), set it up and run it. Open settings (right click in the player and select the options menu then settings). In the audio section make to tick "use dedynamic filter". Now open your video file and right click on the videos output and form the menu that pops up go to properties and click on dedynamic. Leave the normalisation at 100% (basically if you set this to high the loud parts will pop and crackle really badly). Use the dynamic amplification slider to increase the volume to the level you want it at.

EASY! Now all you have to do each time is to play you movie in BSPlayer and adjust the dynamic amplification accordingly.

Hopefully the DeDynamic filter will be incorporated in other players soon. As doom9 mentioned powerdivx also supports it, but I haven't tested it and besides I prefer BSPlayer!

Hope that helps!

As a side note: It would be nice if there was a way to predetermine for each audio stream what level the dedynamic filter should be set at (some kind of header for example). I hear the people who make DivX are working on a new format so hopefully this could include something similar as well as holding subtitles in the same file as well. Anything to make the conversion all one process that can be left to run overnight would be appreciated.