[dwellen]

I have created a blu-ray disk using Creator 2009 Ultimate version and all went well except when the video was
encoded it lost the surround sound.
Is there any settings that would control the sound?
Also I used VideoWave to convert the video files to hi-def (720p) format and selected normalize sound (Blu-Ray audio
for the most part is too low in volume).
Would have it been better to use the Smartsound Sonicfire that came with Creator 2009 Ultimate?

Thanks,
Dana

[Jim_Hardin]

Not aware of any change in MyDVD that allows for anything beyond AC3 sound…

Why are you converting in VW???

If you don’t have HD source but still want to make a BD, wait until you burn. It will automatically converted at that time.

Likewise what would lead you to believe that extracting the audio and playing with it in yet another software is going to help? When you Normalize you reduce volume levels to about 80% of the loudest.

Maybe a better description of your source file and what you need to do would help.

[dwellen]

The source I'm trying to use is unprotected DVDs then converting them to BD disks. This is more for
practice then anything. What I find is that the music in the menu is much louder then the sound from
the movie. Using VW to convert is just a attempt to shorten the encoding time what I should try is
just use MyDVD and see what happens to the sound.

Thanks,
Dana

[Jim_Hardin]

Yes, try it – but I do hope you are using RE discs!

Are these source files HD?

[dwellen]

The source isn't HD but wide screen, the quality of the video is good and just using it as a leaning experience. I like
the software so far it was just a pain to install because my system had bad installs of directx and .net.
I'm using rw disks but the price of blanks are down to 4 bucks a disk (printable too) which isn't too bad. None of these disks
I've written have been coasters.

Thanks,
Dana

[Jim_Hardin]

I was paying 2$+ for a 5 ¼” 320KB floppy in 1980… By the way, in the world of Blu-ray, they are not RW but rather REwriteable – somebody just had to be different

$4 is still a lot, I would like to see 25¢…

Install seems to either be silk or sandpaper! I have had it go both ways

But you are on the right track, experiment and test before you commit to a large project. Keep the questions coming, we are all still learning.

[ggrussell]

I have created a blu-ray disk using Creator 2009 Ultimate version and all went well except when the video was encoded it lost the surround sound.

As far as I know, Creator 2009 does not support surround sound.

[dwellen]

If I use a media (mpeg) VOB file that has multiple sound tracks such as stereo and 6 channel when
imported into mydvd only the first track is used. So I created a mpeg file with just 6 channels and the
written disk plays in 6 channels.

Thanks,
Dana

[sknis]

??????? How did you do that?

[ggrussell]

If I use a media (mpeg) VOB file that has multiple sound tracks such as stereo and 6 channel when
imported into mydvd only the first track is used. So I created a mpeg file with just 6 channels and the written disk plays in 6 channels.

If you edit with Videowave or burn with MyDVD, the audio will be stereo only.

The only way I have been able to maintain surround sound is if I burned a video_ts folder (not created with Creator2009) using Video Copy & Convert's copy function.

[firenhancer]

That is correct. Authoring a DVD/BD via MyDVD currently supports DD Stereo only.

[dwellen]

??????? How did you do that?

Using the copy and convert there is a option to only include the audio tracks you want excluding the others. You can also
remove the other languages and subtitles to make the resulting files a bit smaller.

Maybe Roxio will add the feature to be able to edit videos in VW keeping multiple sound tracks.

Thanks,
Dana