I am hoping someone can help me please. I have been trying for
weeks to 'burn' a DVD. I have managed to capture the video from the
camera. At the time all I had available was Windows Movie Maker but
I realised I was going to need something different for burning to a
DVD that would play on a domestic DVD player. I have been trialling
Ulead Movie Factory 5 which seemed quite easy to understand and
after 1 hr 17 mins I managed to burn a DVD which has played on a
player but there is no sound!! Don't know what the problem is, I am
so frustrated trying to sort this out. I'm hoping someone can help
and also could someone advise me of software which is easy to use
and understand. I don't want to spend money on a product that I
cant use. I thought Nero 7 might be good but I didn't get very far
with that.
Lynn

"Lynn W" wrote in message
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I am hoping someone can help me please. I have been trying for weeks to
'burn' a DVD. I have managed to capture the video from the camera. At the
time all I had available was Windows Movie Maker but I realised I was going
to need something different for burning to a DVD that would play on a
domestic DVD player. I have been trialling Ulead Movie Factory 5 which
seemed quite easy to understand and after 1 hr 17 mins I managed to burn a
DVD which has played on a player but there is no sound!! Don't know what
the problem is, I am so frustrated trying to sort this out. I'm hoping
someone can help and also could someone advise me of software which is easy
to use and understand. I don't want to spend money on a product that I
cant use. I thought Nero 7 might be good but I didn't get very far with
that.

Check the project properties by clicking on the Gear button on the lower
left corner. You possibly need to select "MPEG" audio. If you like the rest
of the package and decide to buy it, you'll get an option for Dolby Digital
stereo, which you should use instead of MPEG.

Make sure your video bitrate is under 7mbps (7000kbps)

"G Hardy" wrote in message
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"Lynn W" wrote in
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I am hoping someone can help me please. I have been trying for
weeks to 'burn' a DVD. I have managed to capture the video from
the camera. At the time all I had available was Windows Movie
Maker but I realised I was going to need something different for
burning to a DVD that would play on a domestic DVD player. I have
been trialling Ulead Movie Factory 5 which seemed quite easy to
understand and after 1 hr 17 mins I managed to burn a DVD which
has played on a player but there is no sound!! Don't know what
the problem is, I am so frustrated trying to sort this out. I'm
hoping someone can help and also could someone advise me of
software which is easy to use and understand. I don't want to
spend money on a product that I cant use. I thought Nero 7 might
be good but I didn't get very far with that.

Check the project properties by clicking on the Gear button on the
lower left corner. You possibly need to select "MPEG" audio. If
you like the rest of the package and decide to buy it, you'll get
an option for Dolby Digital stereo, which you should use instead
of MPEG.

Make sure your video bitrate is under 7mbps (7000kbps)

Just been and had a look at my settings this is what it says, does
it look okay?

MPEG files
24 bits, 720 x 576, 25 fps
(DVD-PAL), 4:3
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 7000 kbps)
Audio data rate: 256 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio, 48 KHz, 2/0(L,R)

"Lynn W" wrote in message
...
I am hoping someone can help me please. I have been trying for
weeks to 'burn' a DVD. I have managed to capture the video from
the
camera. At the time all I had available was Windows Movie Maker but
I realised I was going to need something different for burning to a
DVD that would play on a domestic DVD player. I have been
trialling
Ulead Movie Factory 5 which seemed quite easy to understand and
after 1 hr 17 mins I managed to burn a DVD which has played on a
player but there is no sound!! Don't know what the problem is, I
am
so frustrated trying to sort this out. I'm hoping someone can help
and also could someone advise me of software which is easy to use
and understand. I don't want to spend money on a product that I
cant use. I thought Nero 7 might be good but I didn't get very far
with that.

If all else fails, Google for "d2mp" [1], it's a freeware program
(actually a suite of integrated programs all under the free GNU
licence) that will produce a DVD from an avi file [2], it actually
creates an .iso image file (as well as TS_files) that can then be
burn straight to DVD disc, As I said, it's basic with only
rudimentary menus - although there is a paid for d2mp+ version that
offers more features - but it does seem to get the job done. :~)

[1] http://d2mp.tripod.com/

[2] save your MM2 project, as a DV file, back to your HDD and work on
it from there.

"Lynn W" wrote in
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I am hoping someone can help me please. I have been trying for
weeks to 'burn' a DVD. I have managed to capture the video from the
camera. At the time all I had available was Windows Movie Maker but
I realised I was going to need something different for burning to a
DVD that would play on a domestic DVD player. I have been trialling
Ulead Movie Factory 5 which seemed quite easy to understand and
after 1 hr 17 mins I managed to burn a DVD which has played on a
player but there is no sound!! Don't know what the problem is, I am
so frustrated trying to sort this out. I'm hoping someone can help
and also could someone advise me of software which is easy to use
and understand. I don't want to spend money on a product that I
cant use. I thought Nero 7 might be good but I didn't get very far
with that.
Lynn


Having a similar problem myself with MovieFactory3; supplied with A
Terratec Grabster AV400 which I'm using to transcribe old VHS tapes onto
DVD. Four MPG files created from one tape, all play fine on the PC,
burnt onto DVD three are OK, but the other loses audio after a few
seconds (whether burnt as a single file or as one of a set of four).

Had some other stability issues with MovieFactory 3, certainly reluctant
(at the least) to spend money on any of their later versions. Open to
suggestions of alternative software (with more emphasis on
performance/reliability and less on appearance).

Both yourself and Lynn will get a better response from:

http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewforum.php?f=2

Although the forum is hosted by Ulead, it's still mostly the users that help
with the problems.

"Lynn W" wrote in message
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"G Hardy" wrote in message
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"Lynn W" wrote in message
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I am hoping someone can help me please. I have been trying for weeks to
'burn' a DVD. I have managed to capture the video from the camera. At
the time all I had available was Windows Movie Maker but I realised I was
going to need something different for burning to a DVD that would play on
a domestic DVD player. I have been trialling Ulead Movie Factory 5 which
seemed quite easy to understand and after 1 hr 17 mins I managed to burn
a DVD which has played on a player but there is no sound!! Don't know
what the problem is, I am so frustrated trying to sort this out. I'm
hoping someone can help and also could someone advise me of software
which is easy to use and understand. I don't want to spend money on a
product that I cant use. I thought Nero 7 might be good but I didn't get
very far with that.

Check the project properties by clicking on the Gear button on the lower
left corner. You possibly need to select "MPEG" audio. If you like the
rest of the package and decide to buy it, you'll get an option for Dolby
Digital stereo, which you should use instead of MPEG.

Make sure your video bitrate is under 7mbps (7000kbps)

Just been and had a look at my settings this is what it says, does it look
okay?

MPEG files
24 bits, 720 x 576, 25 fps
(DVD-PAL), 4:3
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 7000 kbps)
Audio data rate: 256 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio, 48 KHz, 2/0(L,R)

Looks OK to me - you must be using the full version of DVDMF5, as the trial
doesn't include Dolby.

"G Hardy" wrote in message
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"Lynn W" wrote in
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"G Hardy" wrote in message
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"Lynn W" wrote in
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I am hoping someone can help me please. I have been trying for
weeks to 'burn' a DVD. I have managed to capture the video from
the camera. At the time all I had available was Windows Movie
Maker but I realised I was going to need something different for
burning to a DVD that would play on a domestic DVD player. I
have been trialling Ulead Movie Factory 5 which seemed quite
easy to understand and after 1 hr 17 mins I managed to burn a
DVD which has played on a player but there is no sound!! Don't
know what the problem is, I am so frustrated trying to sort this
out. I'm hoping someone can help and also could someone advise
me of software which is easy to use and understand. I don't
want to spend money on a product that I cant use. I thought Nero
7 might be good but I didn't get very far with that.

Check the project properties by clicking on the Gear button on
the lower left corner. You possibly need to select "MPEG" audio.
If you like the rest of the package and decide to buy it, you'll
get an option for Dolby Digital stereo, which you should use
instead of MPEG.

Make sure your video bitrate is under 7mbps (7000kbps)

Just been and had a look at my settings this is what it says,
does it look okay?

MPEG files
24 bits, 720 x 576, 25 fps
(DVD-PAL), 4:3
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 7000 kbps)
Audio data rate: 256 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio, 48 KHz, 2/0(L,R)

Looks OK to me - you must be using the full version of DVDMF5, as
the trial doesn't include Dolby.

No I'm using the 1 month trial.
Lynn

"Lynn W" wrote in message

Just been and had a look at my settings this is what it says, does it
look okay?

MPEG files
24 bits, 720 x 576, 25 fps
(DVD-PAL), 4:3
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 7000 kbps)
Audio data rate: 256 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio, 48 KHz, 2/0(L,R)

Looks OK to me - you must be using the full version of DVDMF5, as the
trial doesn't include Dolby.

No I'm using the 1 month trial.

Try burning at a low video data rate (4500kbps, for example) and using a PCM
soundtrack.

From the Ulead website:
q.. I received MovieFactory 4 bundled with computer hardware. Whenever I
play DVDs using Ulead DVD Player 2.0, I get no sound. I can play the DVDs
with sound on Windows Media Player.
a.. Not all features are available in all OEM (bundled) versions of DVD
MovieFactory. Some features, such as support for Dolby® Digital audio, may
not be available in your version. To take advantage of all features,
including Dolby® Digital audio, you need to upgrade a Full version of DVD
MovieFactory.