Audio Skipping During Playback

Hello-
I've created a movie comprised of still photos and some video. I've used
fade transitions between most of the photographs and have added some MP3
songs. During DVD playback the songs will skip. Any suggestions?

Thanks

This sometimes happens when you use MP3's especially during transitions and
especially if you clipped the song clips at all. If you convert the audio to
WMA or WAV and render/burn your movie again with the WMA files the problem
will likely go away.
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"Kevin" <Kevin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello-
> I've created a movie comprised of still photos and some video. I've used
> fade transitions between most of the photographs and have added some MP3
> songs. During DVD playback the songs will skip. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks

This happens when you save to dv-avi. Saving to WMV instead would solve the
problem.


"Kevin" <Kevin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AE34399A-DD5D-40E8-B5E0-D2C19F10468D@microsoft.com...
> Hello-
> I've created a movie comprised of still photos and some video. I've used
> fade transitions between most of the photographs and have added some MP3
> songs. During DVD playback the songs will skip. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks

Your right that will work if you are only going to play it back on your
computer.
But when saving in WMV then burning to DVD the problem usually returns.
Getting rid of the MP3 is what truly "solves" the problem in most cases.
-Wojo


"Michel" <michel@m.m> wrote in message
news:OD7%23nc$HGHA.3700@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> This happens when you save to dv-avi. Saving to WMV instead would solve
> the problem.
>
>
> "Kevin" <Kevin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AE34399A-DD5D-40E8-B5E0-D2C19F10468D@microsoft.com...
>> Hello-
>> I've created a movie comprised of still photos and some video. I've used
>> fade transitions between most of the photographs and have added some MP3
>> songs. During DVD playback the songs will skip. Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks
>
>

Thank You! I'll give it a shot.

"Wojo" wrote:

> Your right that will work if you are only going to play it back on your
> computer.
> But when saving in WMV then burning to DVD the problem usually returns.
> Getting rid of the MP3 is what truly "solves" the problem in most cases.
> -Wojo
>
>
> "Michel" <michel@m.m> wrote in message
> news:OD7%23nc$HGHA.3700@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > This happens when you save to dv-avi. Saving to WMV instead would solve
> > the problem.
> >
> >
> > "Kevin" <Kevin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:AE34399A-DD5D-40E8-B5E0-D2C19F10468D@microsoft.com...
> >> Hello-
> >> I've created a movie comprised of still photos and some video. I've used
> >> fade transitions between most of the photographs and have added some MP3
> >> songs. During DVD playback the songs will skip. Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >
> >
>
>
>

Wojo -
What is the easiest way to convert MP3 or MP4 files to WMA files?

"Wojo" wrote:

> Your right that will work if you are only going to play it back on your
> computer.
> But when saving in WMV then burning to DVD the problem usually returns.
> Getting rid of the MP3 is what truly "solves" the problem in most cases.
> -Wojo
>
>
> "Michel" <michel@m.m> wrote in message
> news:OD7%23nc$HGHA.3700@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > This happens when you save to dv-avi. Saving to WMV instead would solve
> > the problem.
> >
> >
> > "Kevin" <Kevin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:AE34399A-DD5D-40E8-B5E0-D2C19F10468D@microsoft.com...
> >> Hello-
> >> I've created a movie comprised of still photos and some video. I've used
> >> fade transitions between most of the photographs and have added some MP3
> >> songs. During DVD playback the songs will skip. Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >
> >
>
>
>

Hi Wojo,

Well, I guess the experience may be different according to the specs of the
computer or installed programs, codecs, etc.

My personal experience (but I understand yours is different), is that
- the problem does not return when burning a DVD from a WMV file (but, in
any case, this is not a satisfactory solution since there is a loss of
sharpness as compared to DV-AVI)
- the problem is not only with MP3 but also with WMA music files (I've never
tried with WAV-PCM files. Will give a try to it next time).

More generally, I suppose (but not sure) this problem is related to the
"27th dropped frame" problem when saving to dv-avi. On a 1 hour movie with
lots of clips, I notice a difference of up to 3 sec (three seconds!!!) in
length between the movie saved as DV-AVI or saved as WMV... It's evident
there should be a problem implied somewhere with the music track!

What's PapaJohn's opinion about that?

Have a nice day.

Michel


"Wojo" <[REMOVE]wojos_web@[REMOVE]verizon.net> wrote in message
news:9b8Bf.2665$jO3.510@trnddc07...
> Your right that will work if you are only going to play it back on your
> computer.
> But when saving in WMV then burning to DVD the problem usually returns.
> Getting rid of the MP3 is what truly "solves" the problem in most cases.
> -Wojo
>
>
> "Michel" <michel@m.m> wrote in message
> news:OD7%23nc$HGHA.3700@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> This happens when you save to dv-avi. Saving to WMV instead would solve
>> the problem.
>>
>>
>> "Kevin" <Kevin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:AE34399A-DD5D-40E8-B5E0-D2C19F10468D@microsoft.com...
>>> Hello-
>>> I've created a movie comprised of still photos and some video. I've
>>> used
>>> fade transitions between most of the photographs and have added some MP3
>>> songs. During DVD playback the songs will skip. Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>>
>
>

Well actually Movie Maker can do it.
If you import JUST the MP3 and drag it to the timeline then save it to your
computer it will create a WMA file. Generally when MP3's cause problems it
is when combined with images or video clips but if used alone in Movie Maker
they seem to work fine.
Otherwise I prefer a program called "Click and Convert"
http://www.topshareware.com/Click-a...wnload-6163.htm
This program is great because I can use Windows Explorer and go through my
files. When I find one I need to convert I just right click and select
Convert and it does the job for me.
-Wojo

"Kevin" <Kevin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:88018948-7823-4BE7-A52C-1B0EE40FA68B@microsoft.com...
> Wojo -
> What is the easiest way to convert MP3 or MP4 files to WMA files?
>
> "Wojo" wrote:
>
>> Your right that will work if you are only going to play it back on your
>> computer.
>> But when saving in WMV then burning to DVD the problem usually returns.
>> Getting rid of the MP3 is what truly "solves" the problem in most cases.
>> -Wojo
>>
>>
>> "Michel" <michel@m.m> wrote in message
>> news:OD7%23nc$HGHA.3700@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> > This happens when you save to dv-avi. Saving to WMV instead would solve
>> > the problem.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Kevin" <Kevin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:AE34399A-DD5D-40E8-B5E0-D2C19F10468D@microsoft.com...
>> >> Hello-
>> >> I've created a movie comprised of still photos and some video. I've
>> >> used
>> >> fade transitions between most of the photographs and have added some
>> >> MP3
>> >> songs. During DVD playback the songs will skip. Any suggestions?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>

"Michel" <michel@m.m> wrote in message
news:eF1f6EMIGHA.216@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Hi Wojo,
>
> Well, I guess the experience may be different according to the specs of
> the computer or installed programs, codecs, etc.

Very possible.

>
> My personal experience (but I understand yours is different), is that
> - the problem does not return when burning a DVD from a WMV file (but, in
> any case, this is not a satisfactory solution since there is a loss of
> sharpness as compared to DV-AVI)
> - the problem is not only with MP3 but also with WMA music files (I've
> never tried with WAV-PCM files. Will give a try to it next time).

hmmm, I've never had the issue when using WMA files except when working with
only images and music which is why I always recommend using PS3 for those
projects.

>
> More generally, I suppose (but not sure) this problem is related to the
> "27th dropped frame" problem when saving to dv-avi. On a 1 hour movie with
> lots of clips, I notice a difference of up to 3 sec (three seconds!!!) in
> length between the movie saved as DV-AVI or saved as WMV... It's evident
> there should be a problem implied somewhere with the music track!

I agree I do believe the 27th frame drop probably causes the problem but for
whatever rrason it only seems to do it, with my experience and those I have
helped anyway, with MP3's.
The only thing I can say for certain is that I always recommend converting
in these cases and the majority of the people that post back say that did
the trick. And also that when I save as High Quality NTSC the problem isn't
there unrtil I burn to DVD and then it returns, never mind the fact that the
video quality isn't as good once on DVD.

>
> What's PapaJohn's opinion about that?
>
> Have a nice day.
>
> Michel
>
>
> "Wojo" <[REMOVE]wojos_web@[REMOVE]verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:9b8Bf.2665$jO3.510@trnddc07...
>> Your right that will work if you are only going to play it back on your
>> computer.
>> But when saving in WMV then burning to DVD the problem usually returns.
>> Getting rid of the MP3 is what truly "solves" the problem in most cases.
>> -Wojo
>>
>>
>> "Michel" <michel@m.m> wrote in message
>> news:OD7%23nc$HGHA.3700@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> This happens when you save to dv-avi. Saving to WMV instead would solve
>>> the problem.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Kevin" <Kevin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:AE34399A-DD5D-40E8-B5E0-D2C19F10468D@microsoft.com...
>>>> Hello-
>>>> I've created a movie comprised of still photos and some video. I've
>>>> used
>>>> fade transitions between most of the photographs and have added some
>>>> MP3
>>>> songs. During DVD playback the songs will skip. Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

If I want to save my videos only by transfering them back to the tape, what
format you recommend to use ? So far I used only the DV_AVI and the quality
is very good, but the skipping is terrible, however I did not try MP4 or WMA
files yet.
What do you recommend ? Should I use MP4 or WMA and DV-AVI or something else ?
I hope you can help, this problem keeps ruining all my work...

Clara

"Wojo" wrote:

> Well actually Movie Maker can do it.
> If you import JUST the MP3 and drag it to the timeline then save it to your
> computer it will create a WMA file. Generally when MP3's cause problems it
> is when combined with images or video clips but if used alone in Movie Maker
> they seem to work fine.
> Otherwise I prefer a program called "Click and Convert"
> http://www.topshareware.com/Click-a...wnload-6163.htm
> This program is great because I can use Windows Explorer and go through my
> files. When I find one I need to convert I just right click and select
> Convert and it does the job for me.
> -Wojo
>
> "Kevin" <Kevin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:88018948-7823-4BE7-A52C-1B0EE40FA68B@microsoft.com...
> > Wojo -
> > What is the easiest way to convert MP3 or MP4 files to WMA files?
> >
> > "Wojo" wrote:
> >
> >> Your right that will work if you are only going to play it back on your
> >> computer.
> >> But when saving in WMV then burning to DVD the problem usually returns.
> >> Getting rid of the MP3 is what truly "solves" the problem in most cases.
> >> -Wojo
> >>
> >>
> >> "Michel" <michel@m.m> wrote in message
> >> news:OD7%23nc$HGHA.3700@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >> > This happens when you save to dv-avi. Saving to WMV instead would solve
> >> > the problem.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Kevin" <Kevin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:AE34399A-DD5D-40E8-B5E0-D2C19F10468D@microsoft.com...
> >> >> Hello-
> >> >> I've created a movie comprised of still photos and some video. I've
> >> >> used
> >> >> fade transitions between most of the photographs and have added some
> >> >> MP3
> >> >> songs. During DVD playback the songs will skip. Any suggestions?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>