On 11-10-17 01:55 PM, Adam Thompson wrote:
I'm thinking it's because I'm using 64bit hardware and drivers.
Later MikeThat shouldn't make any difference unless there are bugs in either a) the 64-bit Linux Flash module [if you even have it - probably not yet], or b) the 64-bit drivers for your sound card, which would be immediately obvious in other applications.
Possible...
My guess is that you've got the download helper application set to automatically transcode the FLV into something more common, like MP4 or AVI or similar, and the transcoding parameters are wrong. [Or c) a bug in the transcoding library]
Likely. With point c there are two libraries. They are ffmpeg and mencoder.
- Does the audio sound crappy when listening to the clip in a browser
through the flash plugin on another operating system?
I haven't tried yet. However I have noticed the same distortion when I have two sounds playing at the same time.
- Does the audio sound crappy when listening to the clip in a browser
through the flash plugin when running a 32-bit linux LiveCD? (Ubuntu LiveCD will let you install Flash, FYI. Not sure what others will.)
I'll give it a try and respond again this evening.
- Does the audio sound crappy when listening to the clip in a browser
through the flash plugin under 64-bit linux?
No. I can play the clips through Youtube in Firefox with no distortion.
- Try just saving the FLV as-is, then playing it back with VLC. See if
the audio sounds crappy there.
Thought I tried it but I may have changed the settings. I'll try it when I get back.
- Now try manually transcoding it to WMV/AVI/MP4/whatever. Does the
problem happen here?
I have a couple of transcoding tools. I'll try it and get back to you.
- Lastly, try your favourite downloading tool again. Is this where the
audio problem happens? If so, use a different tool or figure out what settings are set wrong.
The more I think about it the more I think this is a possibility too.
-Adam Thompson athompso@athompso.net
Someone in the newsgroups this morning suggested I try keepyoutube. All you have to do is add "keep" in front of the URL of the clip on youtube and select the format. I tried this once and it worked. This is why I'm now thinking it may be a transcoding issue.
Later Mike