--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Brian Richardson - WhatTheCast? <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > DVD-R uses the same MPEG-2 audio format (MPA) that a regular DVD will > use. It's similar to MP3, but not exactly the same. > > The first thing to check is any quality settings on the camera. Since > the DVD-R produces a compressed video, you want to shoot at the highest > quality (i.e. shortest record time setting) to reduce the suck you take > on with the first compression in the camera. There may even be an audio > quality setting that's independent of the video quality setting. > > Next check what you're compressing to ... what's the bitrate on the > resulting file? Higher is better. > > If that doesn't work and you have to have the best audio quality ... > 1. Switch to a DV tape camera (shoot 16-but uncompressed stereo) > 2. Record audio on a separate device, like a Zoom H2 or Zoom H4, then > sync the audio in editing. > > duckpondpotter wrote: > > I'm suffering a drastic drop in audio quality when I convert my > > movies. I'm shooting onto dvd-r discs. I thought that the camera > > saved the audio onto an already compressed mp3 file, so I don't > > understand why the audio would have such a drop in quality during the > > video compression process. If any anybody has a suggestion for > > getting my audio through the conversion process more successfully I'd > > greatly appreciate it. We host a summer concert series that we film, > > and the quality of the audio is pretty critical. Thanks. > > > > Nick Friedman > > The Duckpond Pottery > > www.myspace.com/duckpondatdusk > > Brevard, North Carolina > -- > Brian Richardson > - http://siliconchef.com > - http://dragoncontv.com > - http://whatthecast.com > - http://www.3chip.com > Brian,
Thanks for the advice on my audio situation. The last show I recorded on Sony Minidisc, so I'll try using that audio instead of the one that the camera recorded. Those Zoom recorders look very cool.....AND CHEAP!!! I might have to spring for one of those. Do you have any recommendations for syncing a separate audio track. Do I just manually eyeball the sync on my editor or is there a way to automatically sync it while shooting? Thanks again for your help. Just to illuminate my problem here is a clip from our last show: http://duckpondpotter.blip.tv/#951174 Nick
