I'm in the process of converting a lot of Hi8 home movies to DVD. The audio has been captured with peaks up to -3db. So obviously, this is really loud.
What is the best way of determining the correct Dialnorm value?
Sound Forge has the "Scan Levels" option for Average RMS Level. Do I select the entire audio file, or just select the parts that have dialogue and take an average value?
Dialnorm is supposed to be calculated using the average volume of Dialog in a soundtrack. But with home movies that have other stuff mixed with the dialog, this is a difficult decision to determine the correct level.
What about the Dynamic Range Compression Line Mode options ("Film Light, etc)? Do I enable this too? Previous posts say it only is for "Night Mode" on DVD Players.
I want all my Hi8 tapes to have roughly same volume level, so I don't have to mess with volume control on TV when switching DVD's.
What is the best way of determining the correct Dialnorm value?
Sound Forge has the "Scan Levels" option for Average RMS Level. Do I select the entire audio file, or just select the parts that have dialogue and take an average value?
Dialnorm is supposed to be calculated using the average volume of Dialog in a soundtrack. But with home movies that have other stuff mixed with the dialog, this is a difficult decision to determine the correct level.
What about the Dynamic Range Compression Line Mode options ("Film Light, etc)? Do I enable this too? Previous posts say it only is for "Night Mode" on DVD Players.
I want all my Hi8 tapes to have roughly same volume level, so I don't have to mess with volume control on TV when switching DVD's.