mpeg plays out of sync in SMSP 13

AmigaMan wrote on 8/21/2014, 9:04 PM
I have some Star Trek episode mpegs that I decrypted to hard disk from my own disks (thank you DVDFab!) and then used VOB2MPEG to straight-copy the mpegs (no conversion necessary, and no quality loss). The mpegs play perfectly in every media player I have (MS Media Player, VLC) with sound and video in perfect synchronization. If I play any of the videos inside SMSP 13 (preview window), though, the audio and video are severely out of sync. It is also out of sync if I render to a movie file.

At first I thought that maybe the bitrate was too high and that the realtime player just couldn't keep up (although my system is better than average) - 9800 kbps. But I have m2ts files that are three times that bitrate that play with no out-of-sync issues. Plus, when I load the same files into a competing NLE, it previews them perfectly.

These seem to be the only files I've had problems with. The only thing unique about them is that they have 5.1 Dolby sound. And they don't gradually get out of sync as the video progresses, but are out of sync from the very beginning.

Any ideas? Is multi-track audio (more than 2-track stereo) a problem for SMSP 13?

Thanks!
Russell

Comments

Ivan Lietaert wrote on 8/22/2014, 10:43 AM
Vegas has never been used succesfully to burn/rip copyright protected materials.
It makes sense as a business model: why would Sony, which also produces media/movies/music etc. support illegal copying??? It's like you helping a thief steal your own bike!

No offence intended, though. Just making clear it is a waste of your time trying to get it to work in sync in Vegas.
AmigaMan wrote on 8/22/2014, 2:37 PM
No no, these MPEGs are not encrypted in any way (DVDFab was used to copy them to my hard drive, which removes any copy protection/encryption)

Also, I own the actual original DVDs: I just wanted to put my favorite episodes on my own DVD. Nothing illegal going on here: You are allowed, by law, to make up to 3 backup copies of your media (that you actually own).

Plus, if you read my entire post, you'll see that both Windows Media Player and VLC can play the files just fine. And, another NLE I own (which shall remain nameless...), both plays them fine and renders them fine. So the problem is with Sony Movie Studio - at least with 5.1 sound it seems (This is the only unique attribute of these files).

Russell

[Edit: I have several other files ripped in the same way as above (DVDFab -> VOB2MPEG) and they all work just fine in SMSP 13.0, including Toy Story which also has 5 channels of audio, so I don't know why the Star Trek MPEGs don't work.]
MSmart wrote on 8/22/2014, 5:54 PM
Have you tried ripping it again?

Check this thread out:

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=12&MessageID=896036

The indexing may be somewhat corrupt such that Movie Studio doesn't like it but plays fine in other apps.