DVD skippy?

[movie freak]

i just converted an avi (xvid) to dvd... everything runs smoothly but about just over half way through the movie (on the dvd)... it seems as though the cd is scratched or something... but if i watch the converted file on my pc it's fine... can someone give me some advice? should i re-burn?

[Craig Tucker]

Sounds like poor quality media, this is a common problem towards the ends of movies with inferior discs. If you have been labelling your discs, don't, as this can also cause playback problems.

[stillmars321]

I agree. Once I changed media those problems went away. I use Ritek, never had a problem. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.

[movie freak]

well i write on them?
does that class as labelling?

[movie freak]

i also use this media
good or bad?

[Gazorgan]

Sharpie only on the inner ring (where there is no dye). I can scribble about 20 characters and a number. Enough to ID the disk when it's no in it's holder. A Sharper will eat it's way through the disk eventually. Printable disks aren't so bad. Glue from lables can also eat into a disk.

[movie freak]

so i can't even write on them?
these are the disks i have
DATAWRITE ~4x~ YELLOW 4.7GB DVD-R in Tubs of 25
so where do i have to just write on the inner ring?

[movie freak]

if you say what i should do... and not do i can start over again... i got my burner this morning and have only copied 4 dvd's so i can easily again

[Hoagie_one]

Sharpie only on the inner ring (where there is no dye). I can scribble about 20 characters and a number. Enough to ID the disk when it's no in it's holder. A Sharper will eat it's way through the disk eventually. Printable disks aren't so bad. Glue from lables can also eat into a disk.

Are you freakin serious? How long till my riteks die of sharpies' disease?

[movie freak]

ok what is sharpies disease?

[Gazorgan]

Sharpies are used to write on Stainless Steel. Give it a light sniff, does it smell like Alchohal or Acetone?

I've had sharpie markers eat through a DVD album, this weeks after I wrote on the CDR's.

This isn't new news, it's been bandied about before in numerous posts.

There are special pens for writing on optical (CDR/DVDR) media that don't contain caustic chmicals or dyes.

[The village idiot]

Next we'll find out that waterbased inkjet inks are bad for inkjet printable DVDs

I used black Sharpie up until recently, and no problems for the past year. Now everything will be on inkjet printable.

[Craig Tucker]

Sharpie only on the inner ring (where there is no dye). I can scribble about 20 characters and a number. Enough to ID the disk when it's no in it's holder. A Sharper will eat it's way through the disk eventually. Printable disks aren't so bad. Glue from lables can also eat into a disk.

Sorry, but this is fantasy. The recording and reflective layers of a DVD-R are bonded between 0.6mm polycarbonate plates, no pens solvent would ever eat its way through that.

DVD-R's are not like CDR's where the recording layer is on the surface of the disc.

[movie freak]

so craig... what you're saying is i CAN write on the dvd-r's and nothing will happen... i was soo worried from what people were saying i went out and bought a non-toxic cd marker... but it does smell of acetone... can i write on the dvd-r's with any of my permanent marker pens?

[Craig Tucker]

Yes you can write on the discs, most people like to use sharpies or permanent OHP pens. To damage the disc (assuming of course you write on the top ) the pen would have to eat through 0.6mm of polycarbonate to get to the reflective and recording layer. That is not going to happen in a million years.

Many people find that labelling (stick on labels) does cause playback problems. But a lot of people find they can label with no problems at all. It seems to be a combination of the media, the label and the player used to play the disc.

There is a thread discussing this problem here
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=138166

[movie freak]

just to let you know my media and burner
Datawrite yellow tops 4x manufactured by datasafe media
Sony Dru-500a
i saw that the sony drive i have it quite good and is very popular...
do you have any advice on what media i should use next... i am very keen on datasafe media because i use it alot with cd-r's

[sejac]

I agree with Craig Tucker, I have found it is also more a case of the dvd player and the media you use then anything else. I have a JVC and my youngest daughter has a Mintek. So far the Mintek has played everything I have thrown at it. My JVC can be alittle fussy, my oldest daughter however has an Emerson I think and she gets the stutter stop all the time. I have been using memorex mainly but the last batch was not so good. I noticed some movies stutter steping on my JVC, and checked the dvd's. There appeared to be what I can best describe as cracks in the purple media. I know they weren't cracks but thats the way they looked. So I went through the container and pulled out all the ones that looked this way, and have used the rest. No more stutter stepping. From now on I make it a priority to look the burning side of the dvd over real good before I burn. Right now I am using Toshiba after the memorex problem and they seem to be working fine.