I`ve got a Xvid movie

[Ludde]

Hi I ve got a xvid movie for editing..teh picture is ok....but there is no sound in Edius, can´t figure it out..all help appreciated

[antonsvideo]

ckeck the clipspec with mediainfo (free) and see what it says about audio

tree view is best

[Ludde]

Thanks Anton. It sais it is AC3

[antonsvideo]

does the file play with sound in any other software on the same PC?

[Ludde]

Yes it plays with wmp and vlc

[antonsvideo]

Yes it plays with wmp and vlc

do you have a short clip that you could upload somewhere?

[Ludde]

Hmm..I don´t have somewhere to upload...but then I think I am not allowed by the owner to do so..well have to figure it out

[antonsvideo]

can we at least see a screenshot of the audio section in mediainfo tree view

[Ludde]

Yes....here it is
Audio
ID : 1
Format : AC-3
Format/ : Audio Coding 3
Format_Settings_ModeExtension : CM (complete main)
CodecID : 2000
Duration/String : 56 min
Bitrate : 448 Kbps
Kanal(er) : 6 kanaler
Kanalplatser : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Samplingstakt : 48,0 KHz
BitDepth/String : 16 bits
StreamSize/String : 180 MiB (26%)
Interleave_Duration/String : 96 ms (2.30 video frames)
Interleave_Preload/String : 96 ms
Språk : Engelska / Engelska

[antonsvideo]

since this is 6 channel audio, are there any options you could change in EDIUS clip properties, audio tab? such as which channels to play in a 2 channel project

whenever I run into issues like that, I open my Swiss Knife (T5) and convert the XVID to Canopus HQ and all is well

[Ludde]

Yes I think I have to get that knife

[Andrzej]

Edius probably won't read AC3 in AVI- this is made up format.

Demux to elementary tracks and load to Edius seperately.

[Andreas_Gumm]

AC3 is not intended to be used in AVI container! ;)
Maybe installing a proper codec package could help to decode AVI with embedded AC3 via directshow?
I have installed ffdshow tryout & I can't remember if I had ever any issue like that!

[Ludde]

Thanks for your suggestions, but I gave up the project