No audio

[Byacreek]

I can create a DVD with no problem using VideoRedo, but I don't have audio when played on my primary DVD player. It is connected to a home theater system and in order to get audio I have to change the DVD player audio settings from Bitstream to PCM. I also have a standalone DVD recorder and the audio is fine using Bitstream when I play them. Is there an audio setting in VideoRedo I need to change? Thanks.

[phd]

What is the source of your video files? What capture device do you use?

What are the file properties? Load a file into VideoReDo and press Ctrl+L, press the "Copy to Clipboard" button and paste the results here.

[Byacreek]

Here is the info requested.


File Name: C:\Documents and Settings\George\My Documents\My TiVo Recordings\The Incredible Shrinking Man (Recorded Jan 27, 2007, TCM) (03).TiVo
File Size: 4108702796 ( 3.83 GB )
Program Duration: 01:30:00.19
File Type: TiVo
Encoding: MPEG 2
Video stream Id: xE0
Encoding Dimensions: 480 x 480
Display Size: 480 x 480
Aspect Ratio: 4/3
Frame Rate: 29.97 FPS
Bit Rate: 5.800 Mbps
VBV_Buffer: 224 KB
Profile: Main/Main
Progressive: Prog or Int
Chroma: 4:2:0
Audio Format: Layer 2
Audio Stream Id: xC0
Audio Bit Rate: 192 Kbps
Audio Sampling Rate: 48000 Hz

As you can see, this was recorded by TIVO and transferred with TIVO Desktop.

Thanks

[DanR]

It may be that your DVD player needs to have a special setting to handle MPEG audio streams. MPEG audio is not part of the DVD standard in NTSC land, but is in PAL. We've found that 99.9% of the DVD players will handle it just fine. We are looking at adding AC3 (dolby digital) conversion to TVSuite, but its not yet in place.

[Byacreek]

Thanks. Could it be my home theater receiver that is the problem? I can play these DVDs on other players using BitStream, but they connect directly to the TV, there is no receiver through which the A/V passes, no surround sound. I have had some difficulty understanding all the settings on the receiver. If I could connect the player directly to the TV I might be able to play them even using BitStream, but that's a pain to change, and not the way I would ultimately want it anyway.