Re: DVD burning advice

Alan Dayley wrote:
> I am very frustrated because every DVD I burn has audio and sometimes
> video skips when played back in my player. I have tried many things to
> no avail. Here is the last thing I tried.
>
> - Confirmed consistent resolution, bitrate, etc. of all the MPEG files
> using avidemux.
> - Created a brand new project in QDVDAuthor (Qt based GUI frontend for
> dvdauthor).
> - Built the DVD files from QDVDAuthor ending with the creation of the ISO
> file (no DVD burn).
> - Opened the .VOB files from the hard drive and played them in MPlayer.
> No skips.
> - Mounted the ISO file on loopback and played the .VOB file from the ISO
> on the hard drive in MPlayer. No skips.
> - Burned the ISO from K3b (it used growisofs to do the burn).
> - Played the DVD in my second DVD-ROM drive in the computer. No skips.
> - Put the DVD in the player in the living room. Skips. In the exact same
> places as before!
>
> Now, the biggest potential hole I see is that, so far, all of my efforts
> have been writing to DVD-RW. I did not want to use up DVD-Rs until I got
> it right. Maybe my DVD player "doesn't like" DVD-RW completely.
>
> Ignoring that potential chasm, here is what I am going to do as I leave
> for work. I will burn the DVD-RW with cdrecord from the command line, at
> speed=1. My wife can test it when the burn is done.
>
> So, does anyone have any hints why the burned DVD will not play properly?
> Maybe my player is just lame. It is only about 3 months old but it could
> still be lame. Problem is this DVD is to be copied and distributed to
> about 60+ people. If it doesn't work in my player, how can I have
> confidence it will work in anyone elses?
>
> Any advise from multimedia guys is appreciated.
>
> Alan
>
> PS The entire DVD creation from video capture from the camcorder to DVD
> burn has been done on Linux. Therefore, this thread is on topic! ;^)
> IMO.

DVD-RWs are reported to be compatable with only 70% or so of standalone
players, while DVD-Rs are more like 90%. DVD-R is your best bet for
compatability (my understanding, no experience). Whether that's your
problem or not, I don't know.

I've also read that RW discs have poor reflectivity levels, which leads
to high error rates.

See http://www.camcorderinfo.com/bbs/t31669.html
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     Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977)
  "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237

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