Some help if you don't mind please. I have a DVD-r ithat has very low audio levels for a television program. The editing of the commercials is also a bit sloppy. Is there any way that the audio level can be bumped up using an HS2, an EH75VS, an EH55, a Pio 640H-S or any combination thereof?

If I have to go the PC route, would TMPGEnc be the best program to use to fix the audio levels? Also, what program do you recommend to trim the commercials a bit more? I have Adobe Premier, but haven't used it yet, thus I've only edited video on a PC other using MS Moviemaker. I apologize for the dumby questions.

Thanks in advance.

Some help if you don't mind please. I have a DVD-r ithat has very low audio levels for a television program. The editing of the commercials is also a bit sloppy. Is there any way that the audio level can be bumped up using an HS2, an EH75VS, an EH55, a Pio 640H-S or any combination thereof?I believe the Pioneer has an ability to adjust the audio levels on the line inputs. You could play the DVD on one machine and record it on the Pioneer with the audio levels boosted. If you recorded to the hard drive on the Pioneer then you could edit it before burning it back to another DVD. The copy will reencode the video and audio so you'll loose a bit of quality, but probably not anything serious.

Don't expect miracles, I don't think the audio adjustment on the Pioneer goes all that far...

Sean,

How can the audio levels on the line inputs of the Pio 640 be adjusted. I've checked and I don't see any settings ?

How can the audio levels on the line inputs of the Pio 640 be adjusted. I've checked and I don't see any settings ?My bad... :( My Pioneer 633 allows setting the audio levels for each of the line inputs by going to the Home Menu -> Initial Setup -> Audio Inputs section, but it looks they aren't there on the 640...

They are there on my PRV 9200. But I have the manuals for the 640, the 645, and the 745, and there are no audio adjustments. They have taken them out. You need to use a video switch box with a processor loop, and go through an audio mixer on the processor loop to adjust audio without the controls. The lack of those controls is the main reason I didn't upgrade to a later model.

Some help if you don't mind please. I have a DVD-r ithat has very low audio levels for a television program. The editing of the commercials is also a bit sloppy. Is there any way that the audio level can be bumped up using an HS2, an EH75VS, an EH55, a Pio 640H-S or any combination thereof?

If I have to go the PC route, would TMPGEnc be the best program to use to fix the audio levels? Also, what program do you recommend to trim the commercials a bit more? I have Adobe Premier, but haven't used it yet, thus I've only edited video on a PC other using MS Moviemaker. I apologize for the dumby questions.

Thanks in advance.



OPTION #1: Many televisions have a feature called "variable audio output" --- even many older/smaller/inexpensive tube TV's. If you have red and white audio INPUTS and matching red/white OUTPUTS on the rear of your TV, then you probably have it.

If so, just route the audio from the source (i.e. cable box, Tivo or directv receiver) straight into the TV and then right back out to your DVR. Of course your video would NOT need to take this same detour.

In the TV menu settings turn on the "variable audio output". Select the Input on the TV that corresponds with the name of the input where you connected the cables to the rear of the TV (i.e. Line/Input 2). Then you can instantly pump the volume up or down using the TV's volume control. This volume adjusting can be done independently of your actual TV viewing.



OPTION #2: For computer editing, if you don't already own editing/authoring software that features volume control... just download "Virtual Dub". It's FREE and it has a simple audio adjustment control built-in. Vdub can boost the audio without re-encoding the video stream. Though you'll still need authoring software to re-burn the finished file back to DVD.


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Could I add OPTION #3: Get a Stereo audio mixer like from Radio Shack and route your audio thru that. I have one that I frequently use going from tape to dvd. Some home video recordings have widely varying audio levels, often within the same tape.