[sdiy] OT help with overcompressed videos on PC

[cseldridge]

http://forums.afterdawn.com/
is a good place to look/ask.

cse

JH. wrote:
> This drives me crazy.
>
> I just bought a new music DVD (Roxy Music Live at the Apollo), and playing
> it
> on my PC there's a *terrible* compression effect. I have also noticed this
> with other
> music DVDs before.
>
> I have WinDVD 4, SoundMAX audio on an ASUS P4P800 Deluxe.
> I have disabled *every* gimmick I could find (ear models, DSP effects), so
> I *should* get a straight stereo signal on the headphones. But it's as if
> there's some ear-protection limiter hidden in there somewhere, only on
> a way too low level. It's so ridiculous: The applause between songs seems
> louder than the songs themselves. First hit on the bass drum, gain reduction
> of 10 or even more dB, release time half a second or so. Horrible.
>
> Is anyone familiar with that kind of setup? Where could this limiting
> function
> be hidden?
>
> I also have a Terratec Phase 88 soundcard on my system (works great with
> the sequencer and VSTi software), but I find no menue where to route
> WinDVD to this soundcard instead of that SoundMAX crap.
>
> JH. (Hoping that I'm just too stupid, and that someone will come up with an
> easy answer!)
>
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