MPEG sound problem in captured video

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Hello all,

i need assistance on a video capture issue.

I use Pinnacle Studio 8 to capture video from an analog camera with a
Hauppauge WinTV card. I get the video input through composite and the
audio through the RCA mono (white) plug. In the capture screen, I am
selecting MPEG/DVD quality.

Problem is: while editing, if I try to playback the scenes, the audio
is extremely *low* (have to turn volume all the way up to hear
anything), with a relatively high background noise, and almost
undecipherable.

If I create an MPEG file, the sound doesn't get any better if played
through windows media player or such. (Note that I get a perfect sound
from MPEGs in general, it's only about those I create from captured
video).

Strangely enough, if I create an AVI file instead, the sound is just as
perfect as the original tape.

Any suggestion about where to look and what to try?

Thanks in advance!
MC

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Brian wrote:
> It's been a while since I've used Pinnacle Studio 8 but there is a
way
> to boost the sound in this program. Take a look at the program
manual.
>
> Regards Brian

I'll take a look, but I don't think it's anything specifically related
to Pinnacle settings (I think I tried every sound-related setting in
there). I think those would influence AVI too, while the problem only
occurs with MPEG.

(P.S.: I'm also a complete newbie; I got my first video capture card
two weeks ago. So perhaps it's something really stupid I am doing...?)