I lose video when I add an audio/music track.

[sweeneysmsm]

I had a VCR tape of a movie (not a commercial movie). I used Honestech’s VCR
to DVD 3.0 Deluxe to convert it to an .mpg file. The volume was too low so I
brought it into Windows moviemaker (6.0) and dragged the file to the audio
track and saved a copy as the audio file. I opened the new audio file in
WavePad and enhanced the volume.

I then opened Windows Moviemaker and dragged the initial .mpg file onto the
video track (which split into video/audio). I turned the volume down to
nothing and muted it on the movie’s audio track. I then dragged my enhanced
audio track to the Audio/Music track and burned a DVD.

When I play the DVD all I get is good audio – no video.

If I make a DVD of the initial .mpg file with the inadequate volume I do get
both the audio and the video.

What can I do to get the video along with the good audio?

Thank you for any insight given.

Mary

 

[John Inzer]

I had a VCR tape of a movie (not a commercial movie). I used
Honestech's VCR to DVD 3.0 Deluxe to convert it to an .mpg file. The
volume was too low so I brought it into Windows moviemaker (6.0) and
dragged the file to the audio track and saved a copy as the audio
file. I opened the new audio file in WavePad and enhanced the volume.

I then opened Windows Moviemaker and dragged the initial .mpg file
onto the video track (which split into video/audio). I turned the
volume down to nothing and muted it on the movie's audio track. I
then dragged my enhanced audio track to the Audio/Music track and
burned a DVD.

When I play the DVD all I get is good audio - no video.

If I make a DVD of the initial .mpg file with the inadequate volume I
do get both the audio and the video.

What can I do to get the video along with the good audio?

Thank you for any insight given.

Mary

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Just wondering...did you try increasing
the volume on the original video file?

Drag the clip to the Video track in MM6...
Right click the Audio track...
Choose...Volume...Drag the slider....

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[On Request]

It may be that there is a problem with your mpg files; Movie Maker does not
work well with mpg; see these references for help:

http://www.papajohn.org/ -- section on Import Movie Source Files| Video|
MPEG

http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/MovieMaker/File_type_compatibility.htm

 

[sweeneysmsm]

Thank you for replying, John.

Yes, I did move the slider but that did not enhance the volume sufficiently
which is why i created a new audio track which I manipulated successfully in
WavePad.

 

[sweeneysmsm]

Thank you "On Request". I have read the material from papajohn and have
contacted the support people for the program I have for converting video file
formats. I did try to convert to .avi but perhaps I need more help from them
to do it. I have done file conversion before with the program and succeeded.
I am waiting for their reply.

Mary

 

[John Inzer]

Thank you for replying, John.

Yes, I did move the slider but that did not enhance the volume
sufficiently which is why i created a new audio track which I
manipulated successfully in WavePad.

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The solution for that is save it / reimport
it and increase it dsome more.

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John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

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Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

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[John Inzer]

Thank you "On Request". I have read the material from papajohn and
have contacted the support people for the program I have for
converting video file formats. I did try to convert to .avi but
perhaps I need more help from them to do it. I have done file
conversion before with the program and succeeded. I am waiting for
their reply.

Mary

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Maybe the following free online
converter would be worth a try.:

MediaConvert
http://media-convert.com/


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John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

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