Specifications

Characteristics

 Name: AV Adjust
Version: 2.25
Application purpose: Correction of any kind of misalignment between picture and sound in digital video material
Correctable error classes:
  • constant time offset between picture and sound
  • offset leaps
  • speed differences
  • irregular speed droops
Features:
  • free manipulating of the sound's position and speed
  • smooth interpolation of the playback speed using a spline curve
  • two switchable audio tracks
  • automatic cross fading at changes between audio tracks to avoid switch noises
  • VFAPI support
  • easy-to-use cutting functionality
  • support resource-saving methods of working using alias files
     

Technical compatibility

 Platform: PC with Microsoft® Windows™ (32 bit versions)
Minimum system requirements:
  • Microsoft® Windows™ 95
  • Sound card
  • Graphics adapter with 640x480 pixels / 256 colors
  • Mouse or compatible device
  • 5 MB free hard disk space
Recommended system configuration:
  • Pentium-IV, 2 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 120 GB HDD
  • Microsoft® Windows™ 2000 or higher
  • DirectX™ 9.0c or higher
  • WDM compatible sound card 48 kHz
  • Graphics adapter with 1024x768 Pixel / true color
  • Mouse or compatible device
  • WDM compatible video capture card
  • M-JPEG video codec
  • Frame server software
Input file formats:
  • AVI files of any size, compressed using a codec compatible with VfW or DirectShow
  • DirectShow compatible WAV files (up to 6 channels, max. 2 GB per file)
  • source files may be segmented
  • additional file formats can be read in by means of VFAPI plugins or frame servers
Output file formats:
  • OpenDML AVI files ("AVI 2.0") with compatibility index
  • PCM coded WAV files (up to 6 channels)
  • the maximum size of a single file is unlimited for AVI files, but limited to 2 GB for WAV files. Larger result files are segmentable.
   

Version history

 Version 2.25:
  • Consideration of the frame rate of reference video
  • Improved support for Indeo-based codecs
  Version 2.24:
  • Additional enlarged view of the correction curve
  • Handling of videos with any frame rate
  • Extended chaptering functions for cutting out parts without primary sound
  • Automatic cross fading can be disabled
  • Dialog window for project-specific settings
  • Parameter "Global offset" is replaced by "Preview correction offset" for easier use
  • Some minor bugs fixed
  Version 2.2:
  • Support of compressed sound files
  • Direct editing of multi-channel sound, including transparent conversions between 1.0 (mono), 2.0 (stereo), 3.0, 3.1 and 5.1
  • Full support of segmented files (video and audio)
  • Three simultan AVI import engines (VfW, ODML and VFAPI) with automatic or user-defined choice
  • VFAPI plugins included (e.g. for Smart Rendering of DirectShow-based AVI files)
  • Menu "Preview"
  • Bug fixed: Mute buttons no longer affect the final calculation
  • Bug fixed: Videos with 16 and 32 bits now are displayed correctly
  • Extended multilingual error messages
  Version 2.0:
  • Full support of video files greather than 2 GB
  • "Reference video" track
  • Deactivateable and combineable chapters
  • Volume control of the double audio track
  • Feature "View offset"
  • Feature "Global offset"
  • Function "Change start offset"
  • Feature "Phantom video clip"
  • "Optimization" window
  • Menu "View"
  • Marker parameters with 7 digits
  • Confirmation on opening of a videofile which is not compatible with the project
  Version 1.2:
  • "Live edit function" (Markers can be modified during preview)
  • AV Adjust now generates segmented AVI files which are compatible with Virtual Dub
  • Auto repeat function while marker shifting
  • Detailed documentation and tutorials
  Version 1.1:
  • Bug in the automatic cross fading fixed
  • Dialog "Properties"
  • Function "Insert chapters"
  • Integrated project analysis function
  • Function "Go to frame ..."
  • Check of the target file size while writing and abort of the writing process if the file reaches the 2-GB border
  • Language switching of the shell
  Version 1.0: The first program version was developed during the work on "Puss in boots" and was used also afterwards to reconstruct some further films for private purposes.
AV Adjust 1.0 was not published.