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Help with volume controls

by hgiles Sep 25, 2007 9:47AM PDT

Hi! I'm trying to watch movies and TV shows on my computer, and I was wondering what volume settings were best. The music and sound effects overwhelm the voices. I was hoping someone could tell me what to do? I'm running Windows XP.

Thanks!

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The music and sound effects from what source?

by Kiddpeat Sep 25, 2007 11:32AM PDT

Where are the movies and TV coming from?

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Downloaded, I'm afraid.

by hgiles Sep 27, 2007 8:35AM PDT

I'm watching streaming videos.

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I'm guessing there is, at best, a single audio, stereo

by Kiddpeat Sep 27, 2007 1:36PM PDT

channel. That means the mixing was done elsewhere, and there is little or nothing that the computer can do to make dailogue more understandable.

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Ouch.

by hgiles Sep 28, 2007 4:29AM PDT

I'll listen really carefully then. Thanks for your help!

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Where did it come from?

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Sep 25, 2007 10:44PM PDT

Good place to start. That pirate customer was in just yesterday complaining about this. I asked him to bring in the laptop and the DVD for a looksee. Sure enough it was some downloaded movie (again). The DVD was in my collection and it played just fine.

Bob

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