Thanks but more woes / RE: (TV) Problem With Vol Levels / Solution(s)?

["Leo Casey" <LeoCasey@comcast.net>]

Hi Joe,

Thanks for the tip.  John Goddard of the Television-Group List also sent a
response similar to yours see below (for the recordings I mentioned , they
were so loud that I actually had to go with -3db rather than just half a db!


I don't want to wear out my welcome here [but I'm a desperate man]; I have
another technical Q. for you (or/and the rest of the List).

Recently, my not free CYBERLINK POWER DVD application that someone (John G.?
again) was nice enough to secretly give me their registration/license code
for) after 6 months stopped being able to play most video file extensions
... in particular avi files.  (Apparently this is a problem for most
Cyberlink PowerDVD users as a Google search revealed.  

The freeware VLC http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html
(for playing back videos and audio no matter what their file extensions & no
additional codecs req.), in addition to being free, has for years always
received very good reviews and feedback.  However, despite downloading the
latest version, when I playback a video or audio file with VLC the audio of
the video file (or the audio file alone, e.g., A Wav of 'M M') constantly
'stutters' (i.e., is distorted) throughout watching or listening.

I have read all the HELP pages, FAQs, have even diligently searched the VLC
Chat Groups/Tech. Pages, and have tried re-installing, but all to no avail.


Have you or anyone else on List ever had such a 'stuttering'/distortion
problem with VLC or similar freeware, and is there an easy remedy?

Leo 

From: Television-group@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Television-group@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Goddard John
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 5:05 PM
To: Television-group@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Television-group] Problem With Vol Levels on 'The Big
One'/Solution(s)?
Leo
Audacity has the capabilities 
Load each file into Audaicity
And lower the db levels

EFFECTS>>AMPLIFY

There is a slide to increase/decrease the db levels
samples are paltry so apply a level you are happy with and that should be
okay.. Have a listen to different levels
-----Original Message-----
From: tv-owner@obbard.com [mailto:tv-owner@obbard.com] On Behalf Of Joe
Hartley
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 12:46 PM
To: tv@obbard.com
Subject: Re: (TV) Problem With Vol Levels / Solution(s)?

Leo, I'd try pulling it into Audacity and use the Normalize effect to 
bring the whole track down to -0.5 dB.  That should be just right to
burn, and hopefully it doesn't bring out other forms of distortion.
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