DVD architect bad Renders from DV files

kedan wrote on 7/12/2005, 7:13 PM

I have found out Using DVD architect 3.0b Build 123 and it is consistent, when you render DV file with DVD architect at 89th frame the quality goes bad, each and every time
http://videoimagefx.com/stuff/bad.jpg
http://videoimagefx.com/stuff/good.jpg

1. Both screenshots are at best preview you can see on the bottom 720x480x32 29.97i, project matches Preview. I have noticed that after putting VTS files rendered from DV by DVD architect in EXACTLY 89th FRAME of the file it goes down to LOWER QUALITY, I TRIED IT WITH BOTH CANOPUS AND MICROSOFT DV FILES same thing.

2. Vegas allows me to take screenshots of the preview, WMPlayer doesn't besides WMPlayer always plays the lowe quality. Bottom line what I see in vegas is what I see on TV with a STANDALONE DVD PLAYER.

3. Bitrate has nothing to do with what is happening here, these are static titles, I have bitrate set at 5.3Mbps since I am trying to fit 1:47min on DVD.

4. DVD architect recompresses the DV files and those are messed up (after 89th frame). When using MPEG files created either by VEGAS (I like them more, a lot higher quality at lower bitrates than Canopus SOftencoder) or Canopus DV storm I notice no such artifacting both viewing VTS files in VEGAS or on TV with STANDALONE DVD PLAYER.

This is same thread at Videouniversity.com
http://www.videouniversity.com/forums/gforum.cgi?post=192912;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread

Comments

kedan wrote on 7/12/2005, 7:47 PM

I have uploaded the DV and Mpeg files I have used to run my test to my website.

Please download them and try for yourself, I love DVD architect but this is a Major Defect

Just try one DV file, and you'll see what I am talking about, If you don't have Canopus codec download MS. Thanks.

http://videoimagefx.com/stuff/Canopus_DV.avi

http://videoimagefx.com/stuff/Canopus_Mpeg_Softencoder_65Mbps.m2p

http://videoimagefx.com/stuff/Microsoft_DV.avi

http://videoimagefx.com/stuff/Vegas_Main_Concept_Mpeg_Highest_quality_6.5Mbps.mpg

ECB wrote on 7/13/2005, 6:04 AM

I tried the Canopus DV file and duplicated your results with DVDA 3.0b. Then I encoded the Canopus DV with Procoder 2 VBR 400/6400/8000 2-pass mastering quality, imported in DVDA3 and the results were fine. Next, I imported the Canopus DV into Vegas 6 and saved the file uncompressed. I imported the uncompressed file into DVDA3, DVDA3 rendered the file and the resuts were fine. I also frameserved the Canopus file from Vegas 6 to DVDA3 and the results were poor. Why the uncompressed file looked fine and the frameserved video did not is a question.

Ed B

kedan wrote on 7/22/2005, 1:06 PM

OK Sony what is going on here, we duplicated results and heard nothing. Do you have an update on it?????

ScottW wrote on 7/22/2005, 4:23 PM

Have you fomally reported this problem to Sony? This is a peer support forum, not a formal problem reporting mechanism.

kedan wrote on 8/12/2005, 9:04 AM

I did contact sony tech forum and its been close to a month and nothing, no reply.