Openshot-qt: Capability to increase volume more than 100%

[seanjmcm]

Describe the new feature:
I would like the ability to increase the sound a video clip by over 100%

Describe the solution you'd like:
When right clicking and selecting volume, I would like to see an option for 150% and 200%

Describe alternatives you have considered:
Keyframing seems to be an option but it is not simple: https://gist.github.com/peanutbutterandcrackers/f0f666243133e0ed25abbc12a4ba23d7

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[N3WWN]

You don't need to get complicated with the keyframes; select the clip that you want to increase the volume of, use the |< icon (located at the top left of the timeline) to make sure you're on the first frame of the clip and then double-click on the Volume property's current value and enter a new value.

As long as the background of the Volume property doesn't turn green, you've adjusted the value for the entire track.

If it did turn green, that means a keyframe was created. You can remove the keyframe via a right click on the value and select Remove Keyframe.

[seanjmcm]

Hi Richard,

Thanks for your feedback, however, if I write 2.0, it simply resets to 1.0,
i.e. it is not possible to increase the volume more than 100%. Actually, it is the same if I enter a lower value, e.g. .5

I am on windows 10. Am I doing something wrong?

Rgds,
Seán

On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 1:21 PM Richard Alloway [e-mail]
wrote:

You don't need to get complicated with the keyframes; select the clip that
you want to increase the volume of, use the |< icon (located at the top
left of the timeline) to make sure you're on the first frame of the clip
and then double-click on the Volume property's current value and enter a
new value.

As long as the background of the Volume property doesn't turn green,
you've adjusted the value for the entire track.

If it did turn green, that means a keyframe was created. You can remove
the keyframe via a right click on the value and select Remove Keyframe.

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[N3WWN]

What version of OpenShot are you using?

I'm using OpenShot 2.4.4 and am able to set it to pretty much any value. I tested 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 5.0, 100.0, 1000.0 and 1000000.0. Obviously the really high values totally ruined the sound, but they were accepted and used.

[SuslikV]

The mentioned reset happens if you at least once set via right-click menu the _Volume->Entire Clip->Level 100%_
So, it is rather bug report than feature request...

Workaround:
Right-click over the _Volume_ property and choose _Remove Keyframe_. Now it is possible to set new value for the property (1.5 , 2.0 , 3.0 etc.)

Edit:
Forgot to mention that the current time-line cursor (or what ever it named) shouldn't be over the selected clip to reproduce the issue.

[SuslikV]

I think, that the property itself may has green border, about 2px width, to indicate that the property is animated (has at least one keyframe that was set by user). Because by looking through the properties list is hard to say which one is animated and which is not. (default selection has similar blue color)

[tinproject]

@seanjmcm I've notice that the value is locale dependant. I'm use the spanish locale and if I input 2.0 it will reset to the original value, but if I use 2,0 is properly set to double volume.

[romgere]

It depends also on the video format I guess, I'm able to set volume to value bigger than 1 on some video, but not on .webm videos :thinking:

[RedDragonWebDesign]

I stumbled across this while google searching how to get the volume above 100%. After seeing it suggested in this thread, I used the properties -> volume -> enter custom volume trick mentioned above, which worked fine for me.

To make custom volume easier to find, may I suggest adding it to the right click menu? You could add an option in this menu called "Custom Level" or something, and clicking on it just opens the properties tab and scrolls down to volume.

edit: Here is a screenshot where I have added in "Custom Level", to illustrate the idea.

[PrasadNR]

I do not see "Custom Level" option either.