whftherb
14th February 2007, 02:19
Hi. I have a silly problem. I have about 40 or so .avi movie files that a friend gave me and I want to convert each to its own DVD format to play in a standalone player. Looks simple, right? Well, I've gone through about 10 so far with great success but now I'm stumped on certain of these files. Am primarily using Nero Vision (from their Nero7 Ultra offering) into a Lite-On SHM 165HS6S burner on an Athlon 3400+ using XP Pro completely updated as of today.
On my Philips VCR/DVD player model DVP3050V/37 the playback sound on certain movies is horrid! Some come out just fine on all players. Sound is like a loud whispering noise covered up by a "swooshing" noise when the actors or voice over is heard. Audio is mostly unintelligible. Now the same DVD+r plays fine in the computer (of course). And, then at a suggestion from someone else, I went out to the local WalMart and picked up an el-cheapo $29.99 Magnavox 7" portable DVD player. (isn't that amazing what they've come down to?) Surprisingly, the sound (and in fact the video itself) is perfectly fine on that inexpensive player.
What is this? Does this happen often? I can't figure out where the problem is. Is it an encoding problem on the .avi? Is it an audio codec gone bad? Should I be looking at some audio setup snafu on the Philips? There frankly isn't much to adjust. Is this some unknown incompatibility problem with the Philips (which is a really nice combo player). Is this some fault of the media I'm using (Sony - Verbatim - Staples Store Brands)? What amazes me is that the more expensive player gags while the el-cheapo is clear as day!
I went out and grabbed another "1 Click" type converter software (ConvertXtoDVD) and tried that. With either Nero or ConvertX, I can't get good audio on the Phillips combo unit (used for my main TV/viewing in the living room) again, just on certain AVIs for some reason. Over Christmas, there was a nice sale on 7" portables at another store so I grabbed the second portable for the basement. This rotten audio quirk doesn't happen on every single conversion, just some - a few. And strangely, as a rule, the same converted AVI (DVD) has nice audio on the 2 cheapies and is garbage on the more expensive (and assumedly more sophisticated) Phillips.
I just wonder if there's anything you can do about it short of buying a new combo unit? I also wonder if there's some way for me to tell (using GSpot for example) if the audio is going to be bad (what characteristics I should look for) so I won't bother to mess with/convert these? Appreciate any insight. Thanks
On my Philips VCR/DVD player model DVP3050V/37 the playback sound on certain movies is horrid! Some come out just fine on all players. Sound is like a loud whispering noise covered up by a "swooshing" noise when the actors or voice over is heard. Audio is mostly unintelligible. Now the same DVD+r plays fine in the computer (of course). And, then at a suggestion from someone else, I went out to the local WalMart and picked up an el-cheapo $29.99 Magnavox 7" portable DVD player. (isn't that amazing what they've come down to?) Surprisingly, the sound (and in fact the video itself) is perfectly fine on that inexpensive player.
What is this? Does this happen often? I can't figure out where the problem is. Is it an encoding problem on the .avi? Is it an audio codec gone bad? Should I be looking at some audio setup snafu on the Philips? There frankly isn't much to adjust. Is this some unknown incompatibility problem with the Philips (which is a really nice combo player). Is this some fault of the media I'm using (Sony - Verbatim - Staples Store Brands)? What amazes me is that the more expensive player gags while the el-cheapo is clear as day!
I went out and grabbed another "1 Click" type converter software (ConvertXtoDVD) and tried that. With either Nero or ConvertX, I can't get good audio on the Phillips combo unit (used for my main TV/viewing in the living room) again, just on certain AVIs for some reason. Over Christmas, there was a nice sale on 7" portables at another store so I grabbed the second portable for the basement. This rotten audio quirk doesn't happen on every single conversion, just some - a few. And strangely, as a rule, the same converted AVI (DVD) has nice audio on the 2 cheapies and is garbage on the more expensive (and assumedly more sophisticated) Phillips.
I just wonder if there's anything you can do about it short of buying a new combo unit? I also wonder if there's some way for me to tell (using GSpot for example) if the audio is going to be bad (what characteristics I should look for) so I won't bother to mess with/convert these? Appreciate any insight. Thanks