howdy. I'm a "newbie" that has been beating my brain on my first project. I am converting my first dvd-vcd and I have been quite successful from the get go as far as creating a working product. However, I have been unable to solve a horrible audio clipping problem. I am using dvd2avi 1.73 and TMPGEnc 2.56.39. I have experimented with dvd2avi in attempts to normalize the audio tract, but even at 50% of original it still clips in final output. I tried the same with the TMPGEnc, but to no avail. The afterdawn guide states that the dvd2avi audio output should be in .wav format, but the 1.73 defaults to .mp3. My suspicions are that TMPGEnc is not successfully encoding the .mp3 audio into the final project. The audio tract dvd2avi creates sounds fine when played alone in WinAmp etc., so I am pretty sure that dvd2avi is creating a good .mp3 tract. Right now, I am in the process of creating a new d2v project with the audio compressioin set to save with WAV header. Am I on the right track? Has anyone solved this problem previously? Any input would be greatly appreciated so that I can dive into my whole collection. I'm wondering if adding the toolLame encoder in TMPGEnc will solve this problem....
In the interest of closing out this thread, I will give an update on the final product once complete. With the final .wav complete, I must wait until later in the week to compile the final .mpg with TMPGEnc as I am going to add the toolame encoder to help with the sound quality. This is going to take my P3 800 about 40 hours to process. I will update at completion as it may be useful for other newbies just starting out...
The final product is as expected. There are very few discernable audio glitches (probably related to the conversion process) that include a few slight and short pitch changes and some ticking that creates a feel of reel film audio on occassion. The tooLame encoder failed and is actually not necessary as dvd2avi already uses a lame encoder to create the audio decoding. My advice is to follow the guides here to the letter and you can't miss. I actually slowed the conversion down to get better quality and created an 80 hour vcd encoding process. Quality takes time, but it is well worth the wait. Now for the rest of the collection.....
