trouble with dvds I've created

dogwalker wrote on 11/14/2007, 5:22 PM
I've created several dvds from tutorials a teacher gave (and captured with her camcorder), and which she now wants to give to other teachers, but am having the weirdest problem.

First, the original files (all I have are .vob files) seem to have problems. I've tried simply using them in Nero, and got no playback. When I loaded them in Vegas, Vegas locked up.

But I was able to pull them into DVDA, and when I preview, everything looks fine.

However, when I put the dvd in my player and select the first title, I can skip to the next title, but that's it. I can't skip to any others. I've confirmed I have "end action" correct on each, and it performs correctly in preview.

And this happens on all my dvds.

Now, I can go back to the menu and select each title with no problem, just can't skip to any past the second while viewing.

I've been using smart render, maybe I should turn that off, I don't know.

Comments

MPM wrote on 11/15/2007, 4:17 PM
"And this happens on all my dvds"

If every DVD you burn, not just this project, has problems, might take a look at your media &/or your burner if changing media doesn't help. Also, many of the stand-alone players only have a 2 - 3 year life span on the drives.

If it's just this project... Generally it works well to strip out the mpg2 video & (whatever format) audio to a folder on your hard drive, then plug those into whatever authoring program you're using. You can find various tools at sites like videohelp, where along with video fans & pros one or two rippers hang out -- this method's been done successfully for years. When/if the video needs editing, then DGIndex & VFAPI work very well with Vegas.

DVD Cameras and DVDRs can pose some unique problems -- Search using the model & brand of the camcorder to see if anything special is required. If you're dropping VOBs into Vegas, then that *might* account for the lock-ups. If you're dropping mpg2, then I'd think the video file is a little bit off. There are programs like ProjectX that might make it more friendly to software and players without re-encoding -- if re-encoding is not a problem, as above, DGIndex & VFAPI give you a proxy avi file to render with Vegas.

If the finished DVD performs fine from a folder on a hard drive, then screws up after burning it to disc, either playing on your PC or particularly on a stand-alone, that indicates a media problem. In your case however, if any of the files are *off*, that could account for problems also... Might be able to maybe narrow it down by burning a disc using known, good, video & see how it behaves.