Problem playing XviD with AC3

[mrwicked]

I have a movie that is in XviD with ac3 sound, but I didnt have any sound. So i downloaded the AC3 codec because I didnt have it. Now my XviD movie plays the video and sound in slow motion. I know its not the movie because i tried another movie with XviD and AC3 and it did the same thing. I've tried downloading differnet versions of the AC3 codec, but it doesnt seem to help. I even tried reinstalling XviD but it did the same thing...Can someone please help me with this?
-wicked

[chickeneater]

uninstall the ac3 codec.
get the nimo codec pack and install the intervideo ac3 decoder only.
see if it works.

[mrwicked]

Ok, i did what you said and the videoplayes fine, but now I can hear the sound barely. Its almost like the background noises are in full volume and the talking is turned way down. It isnt in slow motion though anymore. So how do i fix that problem now...Cuz its very difficult to hear people talking.
-ronnie

[chickeneater]

check your sound settings under control panel. Do you have the treble down , or too much bass?
make sure no sounds are muted (except the microphone) and try it out.

im not aware of any filters or codecs that will soften voices, or louden them.

[mrwicked]

my treble and bass are all the way up and not all my movies do this. Just the xvid ac3 ones.
-ronnie

[The Edge]

This seems to be the never ending story in this forum.
I use this decoder.
Excellent IMHO. Check it out.

Main features:

Full AC3 standart compliance.
S/P DIF passthrough support.
Decode MPEG2 PES streams.
Multichannel output support.
LFE support.
Dynamic Range Compression (DRC) support.
Overflow control and automatic gain control.
Gain levels control.
Bitstream information (channel format, bitrate, sample rate, coupling freq and maximun freq).
Input/output levels.
Matrix mixer with direct control of mixing matrix.
Stereo to multichannel mixing.
DolbySurround/ProLogic/ProLogicII downmixing.
Equalizer.



Edge



Edit:
opps......Fixed bad url

[mrwicked]

It still does the same thing...Do i have to configure something in that program i downloaded?
-ronnie

[The Edge]

While playing you can change the properties of the ac3.
The page I suggested tells you about this.

Edge

[mrwicked]

whenever i change the settings in that config the apply button never comes up so i cant hit it. Plus if i change them and just hit Ok, it doesnt do anything.
-ronnie

[chickeneater]

is your default setting in windows "digital only"? because most likeley, your speakers are analog and your sound card is digital. there is a setting in the control panel and the sounds part somewhere that you can uncheck that "digital only". this may be the problem.

[digitaldick]

more about that.....

mrwicked- did you ever get sufficient help for your playback problem using the ac3 filter recommended by The Edge? I cannot figure out how to configure it either so I'm hopeful you will share a positive outcome. Thanks.

< whenever i change the settings in that config the apply button never comes up so i cant hit it. Plus if i change them and just hit Ok, it doesnt do anything. >

[mrwicked]

Well...That prog didnt work for me, so I tried download another ac3 filter called ac3filter_0_65b.exe ironically and my ac3 sound magically works now. There is another problem now . Only the AC3 movies play choppy, but the sound is fine so...any ideas?
-wick