Final Fantasy 9 sound in videos stutters sometimes - ARGH!

emusnicker · December 18th, 2004, 16:56

I've been trying to fix this problem for a long time without any success.

My PC stats:
Athlon XP 1800
Radeon 9700 Pro Cat Drivers 4.12
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz (has served me well)
512 DDR Ram
Windows XP

In FF9 videos (more noticeable in some parts than others) the sound stutters. It's not really stuttering actually, just the sound messing up as if gets out of sync with the video and needs to correct itself.

Here are some things I also want to note:

1) FF7 and FF8 videos work fine
2) I made an ISO of my CD
3) I've tried plugins
ePSXe SPU core 1.5.2.
Null2's Audio Driver 1.4 (sound corruption)
P.E.Op.S. DSound Audio SPU Version 1.9
Eternal SPU Plugin 1.41 and Lite

My PC should be fast enough. I don't get it.

Any suggestions are welcome. I tried messing around with P.E.Op.S. settingings without any success (Mode 0: Fast mode [thread, lesss compatible spu timing] helped a tiny bit but not really).

**I-Chan** · December 18th, 2004, 20:09

Try eternal in spuasync - smooth mode. If the sound cracks, increase the buffer (40 is a good starting point); if it lags, reduce it. Disable cache VAG decode, too.

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fireblaster_lyz · December 19th, 2004, 06:21

Be sure to enable the SPECIAL FIXES as well! o-)

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**I-Chan** · December 19th, 2004, 14:12

Before i forget, playing from an ISO usually helps a lot with this kind of problems.

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fireblaster_lyz · December 21st, 2004, 05:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by emusnicker

2) I made an ISO of my CD

Well, he had already made one...:-)
Download the Eternal plugin on my signature below if you can't find it.

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Configuration Guides:
Troubleshooting FAQ (READ ME FIRST)
Kane

General Configuration Guide (in Japanese)
Click here.

**I-Chan** · December 21st, 2004, 11:41

Ah, that's why i didn't post it in the first place... Now makes sense

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gizmofx · January 10th, 2005, 02:48

I found out the problem!!!
There is somewhere on the IE that says to limit the framerate to 60fps.
And this is where it goes wrong, because that only applies the NTSC version (US).
PAL users should use 50fps, with that it works just fine.

btw: the eternal plugin works (with me) just as fine as the petes plugin. Just figure that one out yourself a little

Ow and another thing: screen smoothing really improves the image quality of the game, the text and stuff is allmost perfect with that enabled. That'll be all ^_^

**hushypushy** · January 10th, 2005, 03:12

built in screen smoothing looks like crap, it's just wayyyyy too blurry. if you want a bit of a smooth, use OpenGL2 with the smoothing shader. it gives you a level of it too so you can adjust.

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December 18th, 2004, 16:56	#1
emusnicker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 111	Final Fantasy 9 sound in videos stutters sometimes - ARGH! I've been trying to fix this problem for a long time without any success. My PC stats: Athlon XP 1800 Radeon 9700 Pro Cat Drivers 4.12 Turtle Beach Santa Cruz (has served me well) 512 DDR Ram Windows XP In FF9 videos (more noticeable in some parts than others) the sound stutters. It's not really stuttering actually, just the sound messing up as if gets out of sync with the video and needs to correct itself. Here are some things I also want to note: 1) FF7 and FF8 videos work fine 2) I made an ISO of my CD 3) I've tried plugins ePSXe SPU core 1.5.2. Null2's Audio Driver 1.4 (sound corruption) P.E.Op.S. DSound Audio SPU Version 1.9 Eternal SPU Plugin 1.41 and Lite My PC should be fast enough. I don't get it. Any suggestions are welcome. I tried messing around with P.E.Op.S. settingings without any success (Mode 0: Fast mode [thread, lesss compatible spu timing] helped a tiny bit but not really).

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December 18th, 2004, 20:09	#2
I-Chan Ex Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 3,093	Try eternal in spuasync - smooth mode. If the sound cracks, increase the buffer (40 is a good starting point); if it lags, reduce it. Disable cache VAG decode, too. __________________ "I'm living in a dream I can't wake from" Core i5 2500K 3.3Ghz \| 8192 MB DDR3 1333 MHZ \| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048 MB \| Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB SATAIII+WD Caviar 250GB SATAII \| Dell 3007WFP-HC 30"

December 19th, 2004, 06:21	#3
fireblaster_lyz A Blast from the Past... Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,942	Be sure to enable the SPECIAL FIXES as well! o-) __________________ Regards, fireblaster_lyz Plugin(s) Configuration: ePSXe Pete's OpenGL GPU v2.7 \| Eternal SPU v1.41 \| P.E.O.p.S CDR Plugin Plugin(s) Links: Pete's Bernert Configuration Guides: Troubleshooting FAQ (READ ME FIRST) Kane General Configuration Guide (in Japanese) Click here.

December 19th, 2004, 14:12	#4
I-Chan Ex Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 3,093	Before i forget, playing from an ISO usually helps a lot with this kind of problems. __________________ "I'm living in a dream I can't wake from" Core i5 2500K 3.3Ghz \| 8192 MB DDR3 1333 MHZ \| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048 MB \| Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB SATAIII+WD Caviar 250GB SATAII \| Dell 3007WFP-HC 30"

December 21st, 2004, 11:41	#6
I-Chan Ex Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 3,093	Ah, that's why i didn't post it in the first place... Now makes sense __________________ "I'm living in a dream I can't wake from" Core i5 2500K 3.3Ghz \| 8192 MB DDR3 1333 MHZ \| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048 MB \| Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB SATAIII+WD Caviar 250GB SATAII \| Dell 3007WFP-HC 30"

January 10th, 2005, 02:48	#7
gizmofx Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: netherlands Posts: 1	I found out the problem!!! There is somewhere on the IE that says to limit the framerate to 60fps. And this is where it goes wrong, because that only applies the NTSC version (US). PAL users should use 50fps, with that it works just fine. btw: the eternal plugin works (with me) just as fine as the petes plugin. Just figure that one out yourself a little Ow and another thing: screen smoothing really improves the image quality of the game, the text and stuff is allmost perfect with that enabled. That'll be all ^_^

January 10th, 2005, 03:12	#8
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,979	built in screen smoothing looks like crap, it's just wayyyyy too blurry. if you want a bit of a smooth, use OpenGL2 with the smoothing shader. it gives you a level of it too so you can adjust. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.