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<li><p>After you select LAME codec you also have to select the format. Did you? Note it can only support limited set of sample rates and mono/stereo.</p></li>
<li><p>There is something weird about compression ratio. Looks like it shows incoming compression (when audio is already compressed by capture source).</p></li>
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2017-09-14T00:49:55.007Z
2017-09-14T00:49:55.007Z
shekh
<p>I would like to capture my old VHS tapes to my HDD. I already was successful installing the xvid codec which gives me an acceptable video compression.</p>

<p>But somehow I am not able to set audio compression. In the VirtualDub <code>Audio</code> menu I can choose compression. It then shows me a list of available codecs, among them I can select <code>MPEG Layer-3</code>. But when I go back to check the settings it is not selected anymore and it definitely is not set as compression, since I can see in the stats while capturing: <code>Compression ration 1.0:1</code>.</p>

<p>I also tried to download <code>LAME 3.99.5 ACM codec</code> for Windows 64 Bit and I was able to install it (though it was a bit tricky).</p>

<p>I am on Windows 10 64 Bit. Any suggestions?</p>

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AVI Capture in VirtualDub: MP3 Compression
arminb
# AVI Capture in VirtualDub: MP3 Compression

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-13)

I would like to capture my old VHS tapes to my HDD. I already was successful installing the xvid codec which gives me an acceptable video compression.

But somehow I am not able to set audio compression. In the VirtualDub `Audio` menu I can choose compression. It then shows me a list of available codecs, among them I can select `MPEG Layer-3`. But when I go back to check the settings it is not selected anymore and it definitely is not set as compression, since I can see in the stats while capturing: `Compression ration 1.0:1`.

I also tried to download `LAME 3.99.5 ACM codec` for Windows 64 Bit and I was able to install it (though it was a bit tricky).

I am on Windows 10 64 Bit. Any suggestions?

**Tags:** codec, compression, video-capture, virtualdub, avi


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-09-14. Score: 0

1. After you select LAME codec you also have to select the format. Did you? Note it can only support limited set of sample rates and mono/stereo.
2. There is something weird about compression ratio. Looks like it shows incoming compression (when audio is already compressed by capture source).


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