I rendered the audio from my film as an AC-3, as follows:
192Kbps, 48k stereo, dialog normalization at -31dB, dynamic range compression set to “NONE” in both line mode profile and RF mode profile.
On test renders of smaller clips, this setting yielded a good waveform in DVDA 2, so I applied the settings to a 65 minute project consisting of 23 audio tracks, mostly spoken word but also containing some music. (No more than two tracks play at the same time, however----it’s not a constant 23 tracks stacked atop one another, all the way through.) The render took almost 7 hours, which I guess isn’t surprising given the number of tracks and the length of the project.
My problem: the rendered AC-3 clip is completely silent and shows no waveform at all in DVDA 2. Was there something wrong with the settings I used, or the number of audio tracks in the project, or something else? Admittedly my earlier tests were on short clips consisting of just a few audio tracks.
What settings would you guys use, given the total length of the project to go to DVD (90 minutes total)?
Any help is appreciated.
192Kbps, 48k stereo, dialog normalization at -31dB, dynamic range compression set to “NONE” in both line mode profile and RF mode profile.
On test renders of smaller clips, this setting yielded a good waveform in DVDA 2, so I applied the settings to a 65 minute project consisting of 23 audio tracks, mostly spoken word but also containing some music. (No more than two tracks play at the same time, however----it’s not a constant 23 tracks stacked atop one another, all the way through.) The render took almost 7 hours, which I guess isn’t surprising given the number of tracks and the length of the project.
My problem: the rendered AC-3 clip is completely silent and shows no waveform at all in DVDA 2. Was there something wrong with the settings I used, or the number of audio tracks in the project, or something else? Admittedly my earlier tests were on short clips consisting of just a few audio tracks.
What settings would you guys use, given the total length of the project to go to DVD (90 minutes total)?
Any help is appreciated.