Main Concept MPEG-2 problems on DVD Player

shooting_light wrote on 1/15/2003, 2:12 PM

Hi All,

In have looked back to some earlier postings to see whether this particular problem has arisen with anyone else. There seem to be a few probs with MC. Is this one you have come across?

Upgraded to VV Ver.3 - great!

Trouble is when I render a three minute movie in MC MPEG-2, by domestic DVD player doesn't like it. It stops and starts and basically looks like it has been corrupted. A bit like the disc has been scratched. Eventuallly the player gives up and says' Cannot play this Disc' and hurls it out!

Any ideas? Is it a region problem perhaps. I am in the UK.

Thanks for your help.

James

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Dezine wrote on 1/15/2003, 2:29 PM

What program are you using to create the DVD disk. Also what DVD media are you using (DVD-R/RW or DVD+R/RW)?
Not all players can play all DVD media. That is a problem right now not having a universal DVD format yet. SO the problem might not be the MPEG but the media compatability with your player. Check to see if your player can accept the DVD format that you are using.
I make MPEG files with Vegas and burn using DVD Workshop and haven't run into a problem yet except for player compatability from time to time.

Best of luck,
Dezine

markrad wrote on 1/16/2003, 1:05 AM

James,
It would also be very enlightening to know if the DVD you created plays back correctly on the DVD drive on your computer. If it does then then most likely the disk is burned correctly and the problem lies with the set top DVD player.
MR

PDB wrote on 1/16/2003, 3:17 AM

OK, I think I chip in here...Been burning a few DVDs for home over the past few months. Important things to check:

1) Make sure you have burnt the MPEG2 File as PAL. I use the standard settings on the Mainconcept MPEG-2 template.
2) The authoring programme: it is best if it does not re-encode your original MPEG-2 file (from Vegas)
3) The BRAND of the DVD is CRUCIAL. or to be more precise, the quality of the disk is crucial: for example, a memorex DVD wont play on my home Sony but TDK and SONY will.
4) Some home DVD players are very picky on media (see previous note) AND format: ie, it may not like DVD+/-RW but may be ok with DVD+/-R. The latter is reputedly more compatible BTW.
5) Test your burnt disk on other home DVD players or at a local store. You may find that the DVD will work on others, in which case you have a prob with your home dvd set. The reallly cheap players are the most compatible believe it or not..You can check compatibility of your set-top player at VCDhelp.com or DVDHelp.com: they have 2000 players listed where people post their experience with different formats etc...Well worth checking out!

I think those are the main points. Let us know if you manage to solve the problem!

Regards,

Paul.

shooting_light wrote on 1/16/2003, 9:01 AM

Thanks all for your information.

The DVD in question did indeed play on another DVD player at my workplace. However the quality on areas of the movie that involved motion were not good. The only way to describe it is that the edges go all corrigated! Someone will know what I mean! Apart from that, it played fine. I think my machine at home doesn't like Pioneer DVD-R's which is a shame as I am currently burning on a Pioneer DVD a-03.

Any help on the corrigated edges would be much appreciated.

Thanks again for all your replies,

James

JJKizak wrote on 1/16/2003, 9:18 AM

1. Be sure you have the latst firmware download for the AO-3 burner.
2. If your authoring software says "transcoding video" you are re-encoding
your MPEG2/Pal video stream which is a no-no. This means that your
authoring software doesn't think you have a legal DVD compliant file.
3. Check this forum for previous threads about PAL problems
4. Set the quality on the MPEG2 codec to max or 31
5. There are about 100,000 other problems that could be affecting your
video. Welcome to DVD land.

James J. Kizak

shooting_light wrote on 1/16/2003, 11:42 AM

Thanks a lot for those. I will take a look at all of that!

J