No audio from an imported, older project

j-v wrote on 1/19/2021, 2:17 PM

Can you give here a screenshot of your total timeline with all its tracks in that project

Eric-Hiltebeitel wrote on 1/19/2021, 3:54 PM

Sure. Hopefully, you can see this.

I am a new user with Movie Studio, so I'm hoping there's a simple solution here.

j-v wrote on 1/20/2021, 5:42 AM

I don't see the right part the screen, but maybe it i better to ask:
Is there probably a lower audiotrack that is not visible now?

VEGASDerek wrote on 1/20/2021, 8:09 AM

Please provide a MediaInfo read out on the media that is not working.

Eric-Hiltebeitel wrote on 1/20/2021, 9:59 AM

I'm sorry, but I'm not sure what you're asking for. Can you explain? I am able to hear sound on all other applications on my PC.

vkmast wrote on 1/20/2021, 10:17 AM

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/faq-how-to-post-mediainfo-and-vegas-pro-file-properties--104561/ section 1.

set wrote on 1/20/2021, 4:02 PM

While waiting for your deeper Mediainfo, allow me to search further info of your camcorder: Panasonic SDR-H18:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/483262-REG/Panasonic_SDR_H18_SDR_H18_Hybrid_HDD_Flash_Memory.html/specs

https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-SDR-H18-Stabilized-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B000M4M70K

https://www.cnet.com/products/panasonic-sdr-h18/specs/

Digital Video Format: MPEG-2

AudioHDD: Dolby Digital (2ch)
SD: MPEG1 AudioLayer2

Seems MPEG-2 based...

Eric-Hiltebeitel wrote on 1/21/2021, 6:18 AM

Never worked with MediaInfo before, so please let me know if there's something different needed. Thanks:

General
Count : 331
Count of stream of this kind : 1
Kind of stream : General
Kind of stream : General
Stream identifier : 0
Inform : 362 KiB
Complete name : C:\Users\ehilt\OneDrive\Desktop\China_2017z.vf
Folder name : C:\Users\ehilt\OneDrive\Desktop
File name extension : China_2017z.vf
File name : China_2017z
File extension : vf
File size : 370480
File size : 362 KiB
File size : 362 KiB
File size : 362 KiB
File size : 362 KiB
File size : 361.8 KiB
Stream size : 370480
Stream size : 362 KiB (100%)
Stream size : 362 KiB
Stream size : 362 KiB
Stream size : 362 KiB
Stream size : 361.8 KiB
Stream size : 362 KiB (100%)
Proportion of this stream : 1.00000
File creation date : UTC 2021-01-19 18:17:05.144
File creation date (local) : 2021-01-19 13:17:05.144
File last modification date : UTC 2021-01-19 18:17:05.279
File last modification date (local) : 2021-01-19 13:17:05.279

vkmast wrote on 1/21/2021, 7:48 AM

Please read section 1 (MediaInfo) here https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/faq-how-to-post-mediainfo-and-vegas-pro-file-properties--104561/. MediaInfo download link included there.

set wrote on 1/21/2021, 4:57 PM

Complete name : C:\Users\ehilt\OneDrive\Desktop\China_2017z.vf
Folder name : C:\Users\ehilt\OneDrive\Desktop
File name extension : China_2017z.vf

Data you shared here is the Movie Studio project file. Not this one, but your movie file that came from Panasonic SDR-H18 camcorder.

From Windows Explorer, right click on the media file can go to Mediainfo:

This is what we expected:

Eric-Hiltebeitel wrote on 1/21/2021, 8:32 PM

General
Complete name : D:\Video\2017\China\01_22JUN2017\MOV002.MOD
Format : MPEG-PS
File size : 35.2 MiB
Duration : 50 s 80 ms
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 5 890 kb/s
FileExtension_Invalid : mpeg mpg m2p vob vro pss evo

Video
ID : 224 (0xE0)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@Main
Format settings : CustomMatrix / BVOP
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Custom
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=15
Format settings, picture structure : Frame
Duration : 50 s 50 ms
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 5 517 kb/s
Maximum bit rate : 9 543 kb/s
Width : 704 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 1.738
Frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.545
Time code of first frame : 00:00:00:00
Time code source : Group of pictures header
GOP, Open/Closed : Open
GOP, Open/Closed of first frame : Closed
Stream size : 32.9 MiB (94%)
Color primaries : BT.601 NTSC
Transfer characteristics : BT.601
Matrix coefficients : BT.601

Audio
ID : 189 (0xBD)-128 (0x80)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Commercial name : Dolby Digital
Muxing mode : DVD-Video
Duration : 50 s 80 ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 256 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 1.53 MiB (4%)
Service kind : Complete Main

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set wrote on 1/22/2021, 2:32 AM

AC3 audio encoded...

Due to reason explained here, it's possible now not able to read correctly.

Need to be transcoded.

Eric-Hiltebeitel wrote on 1/22/2021, 6:17 AM

Thank you very much for your help. I really appreciate it.

I gather from what I read that I have to re-import all of the audio. But it also seems like that isn't possible in Movie Studio 17.0 Platinum for which I just spent the money to upgrade. The "fix" for this seems to be only available in Vegas Pro 18. Vegas Pro 18 is the software being used in the how-to video, but some of the features (e.g. Otter Import tool) being shown in the video don't exist in Movie Studio. Is that right or am I missing something?

It would be wonderful if there was a way to apply a fix to the audio that is already in my completed project. Or, do I have to go back to the source files, convert them and re-import them - essentially, do the project over?

set wrote on 1/22/2021, 6:51 PM

@Eric-Hiltebeitel - can you share one of SDR-H18 media sample to Google Drive / Dropbox / Wetransfer etc ? - maybe one of us can try experiment and able to give suggestion how to deal with this.

Eric-Hiltebeitel wrote on 1/23/2021, 7:58 AM

Thanks again for your help, but I decided to just bite the bullet and downloaded a converter. I will convert the files to a format that's supported. It's annoying and I probably would have chosen a different software if I would have understood this ahead of time. But I do appreciate the help that you (and others) offered. Be well.