my first dvd is jerky

pfeiferp wrote on 7/10/2003, 10:08 AM
Everything went pretty smoothly in my fist attempt to use DVDA to prepare and burn a DVD except that when played in a DVD player, the video "jerks" or "skips" every now and again...but the audio does not.

I've read and searched this forum and gathered the following things to try

1. burn the DVD with some program other than DVDA
2. burn the DVD at a lower burn rate
3. prepare the DVD at a lower bit rate
4. try the DVD in another DVD player
5. check to be sure that lower frame is first

Am I missing something else to try?

THANKS in advance for any advice offered.

Comments

SonyEPM wrote on 7/11/2003, 8:45 AM
Do you have DVDA 1.0c, the current version?

What DVD player are you using?
pfeiferp wrote on 7/11/2003, 11:04 AM
When the DvD is played in an older DAEWOO player..there are lots of skips.

When played in a newer HITACHI combo VCR/DvD...there are NO skips.

When played on my PC's DVD drive...there are some skips.

It is only the video that skips, not the audio.

I thought I surely had the latest version of DVDA because I bought it but a month ago. But on checking, it looks like it is version 1.0.

So I need to download some kind of upgrade, I guess?

Thanks.
fulbie wrote on 7/11/2003, 3:59 PM
I had my DVDs pausing and skipping near the end parts and found out it was because I was using generic DVDs. When I bought bettter quality DVDs, no more skipping and pausing.
jeffcrow wrote on 7/12/2003, 3:20 PM
Try downloading the current version:
DVD Architect 1.0c

If you still have an old version of DVDA you might also want to check your version of Vegas's too, it's up to 4.0c.

Do you have a few points at which a jerk occures consistently? If so, zoom in on the veg in Vegas (if you rendered it from Vegas) and check for gaps between events. Even if you did not render it in Vegas, zoom in on it frame by frame and look at the video, any glitches or drop outs etc? I have had both gaps between events and single frame glitches cause weird things in the rendered output, so rule those out first. Then use the latest versions and try again. If it continues, try what flubie said and buy a higher grade of blank dvd of a different brand, just to rule that out. If it still continues, you may have a burner issue.
pfeiferp wrote on 7/12/2003, 6:29 PM
I got the current verson (1.0c) of DVDA and that seemed to clear things up. The DvDs prepared with the new version play nicely..even in my old DvD player.

I'm happy I can keep using my VERBATIM DvDs bought at sam's club.