Video and Sound

PuppyDogMom wrote on 12/12/2007, 9:04 AM

I'm converting old 8mm film to mini dv. My intent, then, is to use VMS to convert to dvd's. However, the sound of the 8mm projector is overbearing. Is there a way to remove the audio line from the video so that I have "silent" movies?

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Kennymusicman wrote on 12/12/2007, 10:24 AM

1)Ungroup the 2 items (hit "U") and delete audio.

Alternatives
2)Pull audio level down entirely

3)Mute the audio

4) Pull the adio level down to make it more bearable

5) (rather more technical) Maintain your audio, but use a form of noise suprression that takes account of the recurring noise footprint to isolate and remove the projector noise.

cmcdonald wrote on 12/12/2007, 11:05 AM

You may want to consider finding some nice background music to add to the video file. It will add to the feel of the old movies and help keep the interest of your audience even if it is only your family. If you old movie is primarily from a certain era (say the early 50's) you can try to find music from that era to use as a backdrop to your movie.

PuppyDogMom wrote on 12/12/2007, 12:24 PM

Thanks. I didn't know that you could "ungroup" ... Most of the video is early '60's, and it's exclusively family. I've done a number of slide shows with digital stills synchronized to music. This'll be the first "moving" picture show!

Chienworks wrote on 12/12/2007, 3:00 PM

6) If you're capturing with VidCap there's an option to not capture the audio to begin with. Not much help with your current project, but this is probably worth looking into the next time around. Saves time and disk space right up front.

cmcdonald wrote on 12/12/2007, 3:17 PM

Of course there is also something to be said for simply controlling the audio level and leaving in the sound of the projector. When watching old home movies, it is kind of fun to have that oldtime projector sound.