On 10 Nov 2002 14:11:04 -0800, tweakmyknobs@yahoo.com (Vincent Renaldi) wrote:

>Is it possible to record audio from an outside source (audio mixer)
>into Sony TRV900 while shooting video? The AV jack only allows one
>way in or out of the camcorder and the manual doesn't even cover the
>subject. As it is, I can only use the built-in stereo mic to record
>audio while shooting. I video live band performances and would make my
>work easier to record the band's audio from an audio mixer at the same
>time with video.

You can use the external-mic input socket, but you
must reduce the line out voltage to mic level, and
you may also want to capacitor-block the low DC
voltage sent out of the mic input used to power
a few mics...

>My work-around is to record audio separately on a
>multitrack audio recorder and mix it down to wav file and import audio
>to Premire 6.0 and replace the camera mic audio with the mixed wav
>file. But it's a lot of work.

And it can be the best solution for highest audio
quality...

>Also looking for a better Mpeg encoder to VCD than Nero or AVI2VCD.
>TMPG looks better but Nero won't accept TMPG-encoded video for VCD and
>wants to re-encode it a second time. DVGate looks better than Nero
>but encodes audio only in mono so it's useless. Nero doesn't
>translate transitions from Premiere very well. Any suggestions?

No..., sorry.