i too have noticed the volume is much lower than other files (using
media center
to play), its not a big deal but definitely annoying having to put my sound
system up to 25-30 when normally 10-15 is enough...
so anyway, apart from the trolls and cpt jack facts, hows the encode on this one?
it ran smoothly for me. played it in vlc player. as usual, the sound effects
where way too loud in comparision to the sound. but other then that, the encode
is great.
thebishop74
Posted at 31/01/2008, 14:46
if the audio is like the first couple ripped by fov, it is strangely muted, the
interesting thing is if you get the pdtv river rips, the audio is louder, and
you get less variation between the background music and dialogue.
on the downside river seems to use a lesser bit rate on sound, so slightly
better pic but only around 113kbs audio compared to 128 or so on the hdtv rips.
i'd say it's down to the source, maybe, when you watch the hr rip of episode
one, it's not as bad, but still there...
galfwender
Posted at 31/01/2008, 16:20
the hdtv encodes have ac3 5.1 audio as source and so this has to be converted to
2 channels. maybe not enough emphasis is being given to the center channel,
however it's strange that it isn't an issue for most people.
galfwender
Posted at 31/01/2008, 17:00
.. and the more emphasis given to center (voice) channel, the less seperation
there will be between the left and right channels. i'm sure people would
complain about that too.
RickySway
Posted at 31/01/2008, 17:32
this show is aired in high def, 720p with 5.1 ac3 audio. downsampling to stereo
will affect the dialogue if you ask me.
when watching this show in hd, with a good 5.1 speakerset, there is no problem
at all.
you might wanna try boosting the voice channel within the ac3filter settings?
great show! where the hell are the 720p's lately on this site!? come on eztv ..
don't loose yourself!
charmles
Posted at 31/01/2008, 20:50
at least for the two first episodes the sound volume was out of balance. did
not notice anything at this one.
first two had to watch with hand on volume control as you can barely hear the
talking but the post edited title music is playd with full volume.
Ainokami
Posted at 31/01/2008, 21:04
Quote by charmles
at least for the two first episodes the sound volume was out of
balance. did
not notice anything at this one.
first two had to watch with hand on volume control as you can barely hear the
talking but the post edited title music is playd with full volume.
yes i noticed this(since i always watch torchwood at night and with a headset).
thankfully there aren't a lot of sound effects in torchwood, so i just lower the
volume a little when you can tell there's going to be a "in your face!" moment
with the effects. tried fixing it in settings, but i grew tired of it when i
didn't find a solution.
greatshows
Posted at 01/02/2008, 00:31
Quote by wrecche
Quote by clarkie
coudnt agree more.dunno wot id do without a site
like this
1.excellent,cheers
why do people fucking do that? i mean, spell each fucking word with a capitol
letter. it is fucking annoying as hell ! arghh!
sheesh..
and.. for you two, we are in the correct comment thread yeah? you are referring
to torchwood?? oo
this wrecche twat is a fuckin asshole. he's always dissing people on here. get
a life you twat. does my capitals piss you off
Quote by wrecche
Quote by clarkie
coudnt agree more.dunno wot id do without a site like this
1.excellent,cheers
why do people fucking do that? i mean, spell each fucking word with a capitol
letter. it is fucking annoying as hell ! arghh!
sheesh..
and.. for you two, we are in the correct comment thread yeah? you are referring
to torchwood?? oo
NicNac
Posted at 01/02/2008, 00:53
i tend to get the madmartha rips of torchwood and dr who. always spectacular
rips, never had a problem with them. (look for the torrents with [mm] at the
end). usually awesome speeds too, even on my crappy connection.
Ainokami
Posted at 01/02/2008, 01:44
Quote by nicnac
i tend to get the madmartha rips of torchwood and dr who. always
spectacular
rips, never had a problem with them. (look for the torrents with [mm] at the
end). usually awesome speeds too, even on my crappy connection.
me too. it's better quality. but i always download the first one that's
uploaded. not that big of a difference tbh.
robsonrott
Posted at 02/02/2008, 02:00
the volume is the same on both releases, fov and mm.
i too noticed the low volume in previous episodes, but it doesn't bother me.
to those interested:
great show; a/v sinc and encoding are ok.
geologyguy
Posted at 03/02/2008, 07:52
since my dvd player for my tv plays avi, mpg, divx, mp4 i use my surround sound
system to compensate the low audio levels for the dialog. just turn up the
center speaker volume (it handles the dialog/voice) and turn down the the main
volume (rt left and rear speakers) until the dialog/voice is louder than the
music and sfx.
thebishop74
Posted at 03/02/2008, 09:21
yeah actually to update, the first two episodes were way out of balance between
music and dialogue etc, i also had a hand on the volume control for those, but
this rip was fine, balance was good, perfect rip.
and as for the suggestion to get hr rips, nice in theory, but the release/seed
groups have let us down there this year, so far even though the scene released
hr rips, you can only find a hr of the first episode, and that was done by a
person and not any site or group.
actually it's been weird for releases lately, you see like 4 release versions
on some stuff, and barely one for others, i suppose it's popularity based, but
it sucks if you won't touch dsr's, or just want a hr of something like this.
hookooekoo
Posted at 03/02/2008, 10:03
i loved season one, but the first episode sucked balls, literally and
figuratively. is the writing getting any better?
Nercury
Posted at 03/02/2008, 17:18
there are more writers now, better chance for more unique episodes. this one was
best so far, but i am still expecting much more.
