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Tue May 15, 2007 4:17 pm Post subject:
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I have an issue with sound playback in DVD Movies. The sound quality is fine but the volume level is always very low. We turn up the sound and all is well. Unless someone forgets they had to crank it up. Then when I sit down to use the PC, I get the poo scared outta me from the first pc sound.
I have built several PC's and I get the same result with everyone. This makes me think that I must not be doing something correct. I have tried using a few different software for movie playback, but always the same result. All games, Internet, PC sounds, ect... are reasonable close in levels.
Does this sound like anything in particular?
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Tue May 15, 2007 6:37 pm Post subject:
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Ahh forget the sound problem, just wear diapers...the "poo" will be easier to clean up! 
I was having the same issue (maybe because I am picky) so I investigated... This is from http://www.hometheaterforum.com/bbs/faq/dvdfaq.php#3.6.4
[3.6.4] Why is the audio level from my DVD player so low?
Many people complain that the audio level from DVD players is too low. In truth the audio level is too high on everything else. Movie soundtracks are extremely dynamic, ranging from near silence to intense explosions. In order to support an increased dynamic range and hit peaks (near the 2V RMS limit) without distortion, the average sound volume must be lower. This is why the line level from DVD players is lower than from almost all other sources. So far, unlike on CDs and LDs, the level is much more consistent between discs. If the change in volume when switching between DVD and other audio sources is annoying, you may be able to adjust the output signal level on some players or the input signal level on some receivers, but other than that, there's not much you can do.
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Tue May 15, 2007 8:01 pm Post subject:
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That makes sense. Thanks for the info. 
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Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:56 pm Post subject:
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I had the same issue with DVD playback on my PC. I found it to be the AC3 sound codec. It was a simple fix. Just opened the AC3 codec console and turned the volume up all the way in it as it was set lower by default.
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Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject:
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| DOSiR wrote: | | I had the same issue with DVD playback on my PC. I found it to be the AC3 sound codec. It was a simple fix. Just opened the AC3 codec console and turned the volume up all the way in it as it was set lower by default. |
I would like to check into this. Where do I find the AC3 codec console? I'm not familiar with that.
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Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject:
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| {USA}Studdog wrote: | | I would like to check into this. Where do I find the AC3 codec console? I'm not familiar with that. |
It should be in your start menu, if not, you will have to locate it in your program files and run the executable from there.
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