Loss of sound when recording from WEBM file

[BillBald]

I've been trying to use the Record function to edit video files, only recording the part I want.

This has worked well in many cases, but WEBM files are converted to AVI format and the sound is lost.

This problem may be related to another topic: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=99375&p=334297
The difference is that the source in this case is not a URL but a file already on my hard disk.

This ticket may also be relevant, but maybe needs to be edited to reflect this broader problem:
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/6493

[TigerRag]

Bill,
Been playing with this for a while today and the strange thing is, if you convert the .webm file to a .avi file and play it in VLC it will record with sound just fine but I can’t get VLC to convert so I needed to use different software to do it, I know its a pain but at least it works.

I still can’t see how to change the recorded file to anything other than .avi

T

[BillBald]

Thanks for replying, TigerRag.

How do you convert WEBM to AVI?
Is there any free software which will do it?

[BillBald]

I actually managed to do the conversion in VLC by setting up my own AVI profile, but resulting quality was very poor.

Can anyone recommend compatible video and audio codecs?

[TigerRag]

I am using the Free WebM Video Player to convert WEBM to AVI, it can do a load of other things too. It has loads of output options so maybe worth a try; to be honest a lot of the output options are well beyond my knowledge. If you do download it make sure you click the custom install and un-tick the two options or you will have unwanted changes made to your browser and get other stuff you don’t need. Free WebM Video Player can be found here http:// http://www.any-video-converter.com/free-webm-player.php
T

[BillBald]

Thanks for the tip.

I have tried the program you mention, but I did notice some loss of quality in the conversion.

Looks like I will have to wait for VLC to be fixed, so that it outputs WEBM.

Regards
Bill

[TigerRag]

If you up the video bitrate to 3000 and the video framerate to 30, audio bitrate 224 and sample rate 44100 and see if its any better.
T

[BillBald]

Yes, I got near to original quality, but with bigger file.

Looks like I have to try different settings.

Thanks for your help.