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Audio Levels from FCP into DVDSP
I am having trouble with the levels of a finished program. I have 8 comercials, all mixed and eq’d with the levels all staying in the green (about -18db) I then export this finished program to the desktop as a self-contained Quicktime movie. I import that into DVD Studio Pro, make a menu and burn the DVD. Unfortunately the DVD audio level is way low. Any ideas? Thanks.
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6 Replies
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Try mixing to around -6db and see if that helps. You could actually probably go to -3db, but you must be very careful about clipping. If your audio was produced by a professional audio production facility then it should all be balanced/equalized and you should be fine. If not, just run down each spot watching the audio meters for clipping.
Hope this helps!
-Todd Beabout
Vazda Studios -
Try mixing to around -6db and see if that helps. You could actually probably go to -3db, but you must be very careful about clipping. If your audio was produced by a professional audio production facility then it should all be balanced/equalized and you should be fine. If not, just run down each spot watching the audio meters for clipping.
Hope this helps!
-Todd Beabout
Vazda Studios -
Try mixing to around -6db and see if that helps. You could actually probably go to -3db, but you must be very careful about clipping. If your audio was produced by a professional audio production facility then it should all be balanced/equalized and you should be fine. If not, just run down each spot watching the audio meters for clipping.
Hope this helps!
-Todd Beabout
Vazda Studios -
The easiest and only way to do this, is to run your spots thru Soundtrack Pro and Normalize the audio for 0db, then save your program with a different name so that you have a backup of your original spots. Works for me, but is a little costly on the drive space.
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Wayne Carey
Schazam Productions -
-18 is extremely low. That’s about where your tone should be. Your average peak level can be 10 over that, -8, with peaks right up to 0 if you want, but that’s a little tight. I try to keep peaks at around -3 or -4.
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Great. This has been vey helpful. Thanks. Jeff
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