No sound to burn on VCD

[Voodoo666]

I have a piece of video in an avi file (info attached)that has no sound, I can run it on my computer with ac3 filter, but how can I retrieve the sound so I can convert to Mpeg on TMPGenc.

When I select it it only gives me a video file, and the audio file section is blank?

Thanks

[setarip]

In TMPGEnc, under the "Environmental Settings" "VFAPI plugin" tab rightclick on the "Direct Show Multimedia Reader" and increase to the highest priority. This will enable TMPGEnc to accept a properly encoded .AVI with .AC3 audio for input...

[Voodoo666]

Thanks for that!

I have tabbed the 'Direct Show Multimedia Reader' up to 200, as you can only do it one level at a time!

By doing that it now reads an audio file in the wizard but once coverted still has no sound?

I know you said set it to the highest setting, but as there is no option to do that straight away, how much higher do you think I have to go before it will register the sound or do I need to set something up in AC3 before hand!

Sorry to be a pain!

[setarip]

"I have tabbed the 'Direct Show Multimedia Reader' up to 200"

By setting it to the "highest priority", I was referring to JUST making it higher than any of the other items that appear under "Environmental Settings".

Setting it to "2" (NOT 200) should accomplish this properly...

[Voodoo666]

Sorry!

Just tried that and same thing is happening???

Any ideas?

[ormonde]

"Sorry! Just tried that and same thing is happening??? Any ideas?"

From looking at your screenshot, your original AVI file appears to have sound. In TMPGENc, go to the main dialog-not the "Project Wizard" screen. At the bottom there are two windows ("Video Source" and "Audio Source"). Load your AVI file into the "Audio Source" window. Now go the "File" > "Output to File" (another menu will open to the right) and select "WAV File". A "Save As" dialog box will appear prompting you to save with a filename. You will then have a PCM Wav file for your audio. Now go back and encode your AVI video with the PCM audio in order to process an Mpeg file.

[Voodoo666]

Thanks for that, but I am just not getting any sound!

I converted it to the Wav file, and even when I just tried to play that separately there was nothing????

Lost cause?

[sfheath]

I'm way out of my depth here but doesn't tag2000 imply that there is no AC3 codec?
The AC filter you mention, is it http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...ease_id=170391 ?

[ormonde]

"I'm way out of my depth here but doesn't tag2000 imply that there is no AC3 codec?"

I believe it means that there is an AC3 audio stream present. but you may be right that an AC3 codec is missing.

[Voodoo666]

I have ac3 installed in my computer, that is why it plays fine when I run the file through windows media!

Do have to minipulate it in someway to allow the encoding to mpeg take place?

[sfheath]

Windows Media Player uses its own DirectShow codecs and I think is not reliable proof of compatibility.

[Voodoo666]

Yes but even Windows media didn't play the sound until I intalled AC3.

[ormonde]

"Yes but even Windows media didn't play the sound until I intalled AC3."

Try installing the FFDirectShow codec.

[Voodoo666]

I downloaded the advanced package on www.cole2k.net .

Is that the right one?

And with that installed, do I need to do anything to ensure the conversion to Mpeg with sound?

Thanks

[Voodoo666]

I seem to have hit a brick wall!

Does anyone have any ideas!

Thanks in advance!