Getting Bad audio

Hey guys, Whats the best software for converting .avi files to dvd files? i find the software that im useing ( DVD flick) doesent do a very good job with the audio. When i watch it threw my dvd player after burning the voices are too quite and the backround noise is too loud...very annoying, is this due to the encoding/burning software im useing? (dvd flick).

Any suggestions? whats the best software to use? are there any good free ones out there?

Thanks in advance.

 

Is the audio on the source .avi file clean then, presumably? What format is it, do you know?

Have a look in DVD Flick audio settings and see what they're set to, then let us know.

 

i noticed a lot of downloaded avi files have bad sound quality.I also noticed crank and chaos have bad sound quality and i own them both and their both original disks.

 

The original ac-3 audio, or possibly even the mp3 made from it
can have a wide dynamic range range. Some DVD creation tools may offer
the possibility of normalizing the sound or reducing the dynamic range.

AVStoDVD can do it, not sure about DVD Flick. Another consideration is if the avi file
contains DVD compliant audio (ac-3), the DVD creation tool may use it as-is without re-encoding.

 

Thx for the replys guys, in the audio settings i can control channel count and bitrate, would increasing the bitrate help at all ?

 

That would be worth a try - you probably have 48000 listed as the max?

 

It says 448 listed as max....should i try that?

 

Right okay, go for it.

 

In my testing, changing the sample or bitrate does not affect the relative audio
levels with in the file.

As I mentioned above, audio programs like Besweet have settings to control the dynamic
range and levels when the audio is processed.

Some DVD creation programs incorporate these options and allow you to
"fix" the volume during the DVD encoding.

You didn't mention whether your source AVI files have mp3 or ac3 audio.

 

How can i find out what kind of audio they have?

Thx fro the reply.

 

You use a program like MediaInfo or Gspot.

Open the avi with one of those tools and it will tell you all
the gory details.

 

Ok i used Mediainfo and got these details about this particular AVI

The audio stream is 448 kbps, 48 KHZ, 16 bits, 6 channels, AC-3


How does this info help me?

 

It's 6-channel ac3. Do you have a home theater system with a 6-channel audio
setup ?

 

i do but i usally just play it threw my tv speakers

 

OK, try it this way, I'm not sure if it will retain 5.1 audio,
it may change it to 2-channel.

I would try AVStoDVD to create your DVD. Use this new alpha version that just came out:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/avs...AVStoDVD_232Alpha100910_NoInstall.7z/download

There's no install in this version. Expand the 7z file to a folder of your choice,
and run avstodvd.exe.
Set your preferences and save as default. (NTSC or PAL, default paths,
retain compliant video and audio). For now, do not retain compliant audio.
OK out.

title/add title (add your source file)
title/edit title (audio tab/deselect auto audio setup, choose normalize,
select aften/advanced on the right and choose dynamic range
compression/music standard.)
Close and OK out.

Start the encode. Let me know how it comes out.