Joining two avis recorded with winuae creates sound glitch

[ransom1122]

Hi Toni

When recording multiple avis with winuae by using savestates for example;

During record. Click stop record
Create new savestate
Create new avi
Start recording.
Continue playing.

Whilst having multiple avis I am finding that when I join/append avis with virtualdub the end result creates sound pops or sound glitches between each avi.

It doesnt happen on every game but generally games with music playing it occurs. Games without music doesnt create the issue I am having.

The codec used with winuae is tssc.

I hope I make sense to you?

Techically when using savestates and multiple avis It should resume from last frame of 1st avi to 1st frame of 2nd avi without any sound pop/glitch issues. I am thinking this sound problem comes from the last frame of gameplay before you load last savestate hence causing a pop sound glitch?

Is this problem fixable somehow?

[-Acid-]

Just let the recording overrun a little or start recording early then crop it back to where you want it to start or end and it should remove and problems in the audio dept.

[ransom1122]

Not sure what you mean. Do you mean cropping with virtualdub? Also explain overrunning avi?

Away from this manual fix can winuae fix this issue. Smooth transition between two avis?

[cyberhead97]

I have had similar issue with just a single avi, where sound was not in sync with video using winuae build in avi capturing.

My solution was to use Windows 10's built in video recording triggered with Win+G or Win+Alt+R. It will say that its game recording, but it worked quite well and gave a synced avi.

[ransom1122]

Originally Posted by cyberhead97

I have had similar issue with just a single avi, where sound was not in sync with video using winuae build in avi capturing.

My solution was to use Windows 10's built in video recording triggered with Win+G or Win+Alt+R. It will say that its game recording, but it worked quite well and gave a synced avi.

Ive never has sound sync issues with the tssc codec that comes with the free trial version of camtasia.

[-Acid-]

Originally Posted by ransom1122

Not sure what you mean. Do you mean cropping with virtualdub? Also explain overrunning avi?

Away from this manual fix can winuae fix this issue. Smooth transition between two avis?

Yes in virtualdub you can select the start and end point of each clip that way you can chop off the bits that have the audio pops. If you record the avi longer than needed you can then cut some of it off the end where the audio pops are, you then just need to sync it with the next clip so it's a seamless transition to the next clip.

I've never actually used Winaue to capture avi's (i use a hardware capture card) the above is just a general virtualdub tip.

[ransom1122]

Still a very tedious method when you have a few avis to join. Then you have to rewatch the whole length of your video to hear if pops occurred between each avo join. Then cut here cut there....

Why can't winuae do it on its own?

[Toni Wilen]

Anything video recording related: minimum possible priority. Sorry.

Anyway, why would it need to do that? It is not video editor.

(btw, use of external recording always includes audio latency)

EDIT: Knowing if the glitch is at the end of previous video or beginning of the next video would help.

[ransom1122]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Anything video recording related: minimum possible priority. Sorry.

Anyway, why would it need to do that? It is not video editor.

(btw, use of external recording always includes audio latency)

EDIT: Knowing if the glitch is at the end of previous video or beginning of the next video would help.

It's not super urgent, but hopefully one day you can have a look at it. The recording is done with winuae's built in record method.

If you try and record a game with music, you will see that stopping the avi, and creating another avi and resume recording will 99% time create pop noises when joining the avis with VirtualDub.

I dont think it has anything to do with VirtualDub. I think it has something to do with, for example if your playing and you die and you want to start from a previous savestate when you press F12, I think it remembers the last noise ingame. So I press F12, load savestate, record and continue. The pop is from in game just before you press F12.

As I said games without music creates no pops.

Just putting it out there, in case others are dealing with same issues or there is an easy fix somehow?

[Toni Wilen]

It is possible something remains buffered, I'll check... Sound and video are separate paths.

[ransom1122]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

It is possible something remains buffered, I'll check... Sound and video are separate paths.

Even if this fix is last on your agenda that would be awesome.

Take your time it is not urgent.

[Toni Wilen]

Does it also happen if only audio is recorded?

[ransom1122]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Does it also happen if only audio is recorded?

No I don't think so. Unless you magically press F12 When a sound effect is active but it is very hard to so.

[Toni Wilen]

Does saving statefile have anything to do with the problem or does it also happen if you only stop and then re-start recording? (Must remove all unneeded variables first)

[ransom1122]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Does saving statefile have anything to do with the problem or does it also happen if you only stop and then re-start recording? (Must remove all unneeded variables first)

Im 99.9% sure I cannot replicate the problem when savetates are not used.

Game tested with loading savestates, and joining multiple avis was Shadow Warriors (with ingame music as default setting) = pops and cracks between each avi join.

Same game with stop and start new avi (without using savestates) = no pops & cracks