I'm looking for a plug-in, program, or way to author DVD's that will allow a "smart-sound", audio normalizing feature for playing DVD's. The problem is, while playing DVD's I constantly have to adjust the volume! You can barely hear conversations, and then a horn will honk, etc. and our ear drums will burst! (Typical 5.1 audio problem) I once had a TV with a smart-sound feature, and it was great, it basically normalized the Hi-Lo audio amplitudes, so conversations were clear, and explosions, etc. didn't break any windows in our house. My sys: - XP SP1 - Intel D865GBF Mobo - SoundMAX 4 XL with AudioESP audio subsystem using the Analog Devices AD1985 codec - P4 3.2 Prescott - Lite-on DVD-RW SOHW 1633S (Latest firmware) - Radeon 9000 - Latest drivers (direct X, etc) Progs: - PowerDVD 6.0 - DVD Decrypter - DVD Shrink - Adobe Audition I have used Adobe Audition to increase audio levels in AVI files where the amplitude was very low, but converting DVD to AVI, adjusting audio levels, etc., is a lengthy process, and even then I'm not sure how to adjust hi-lo amplitude levels to more closely match. Any help would be Greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!
I guess I threw everyone on this one, but I'll post the fix I found just in case: In the PowerDVD audio configuration, click the "Advanced" button, and adjust the "Dynamic Range Compression" to the middle setting. This adds compression, raising the low volume levels and lowering the real loud stuff. Nice for watching action movies with the family in the relaxed evening time. Cheers
