Audio lags video

[Alan]

I did a search on this site, but couldn't find anything about this subject.


I converted a MOV file from my 5D Mk 2, to MPEG-2, using a converter (AVS4You.com).


The file was taken using the HD setting. Firmware is up to date. I used a SanDisk Extreme III card to record the video.


I burned the mpeg to a DVD, but when played it has an ever so slight lag on the audio. It seems consistently the same lag. That is, it doesn't seem to increase the gap between audio/video.


My PC runs on Win 7 Home Premium, 6 Gb RAM, Nvidia graphics card. I upgraded from Vista Home Premium.


The converter has several options to convert. At first, I thought that the frames per second setting of 29.97 was the issue, so I set it to 30 fps. In either case, the outcome was the same.


I don't know much about these settings, so I'm just probing in the dark on the whole matter.


I did a google search, and some say that the graphics card could be the problem, or the DirectX isn't up to date, or the converter is the wrong converter, and a host of other things.


Has anyone experienced this, and if you've found a solution, please let me know.


Thanks, and Merry Christmas.

[Daniel Browning]

I would guess that it's a flaw in the AVS4You settings or the program itself. I have used MPEG Streamclip successfully, but it may not have the output codec you desire and is probably more difficult to use. I consider Cineform NeoScene to be the ideal solution, but it costs money.

[Alan]

Daniel, thanks for the tips. I'll look into both. Money? If it fixes it, money is well spent! Cineform NeoScene is your preference? It isn't very expensive, at $129.