Stuttering picture - NEWBIE

[nat695]

Hi

I have made a home movie, edited it to my liking and converted it to a DVD compatible mpeg file using pinnacle Studio 7. At this point I watched the file on my PC using Media Player and I was very happy with the result.

I then used EZCD&DVD 7 to create a DVD. When I played it back it was jumpy but only when the camera moves but was unwatchable.

I then used TMPGEnc DVD Author to make my disk but had the same result.

The problem is there whether I use my PC or standalone player to view the dvd.

I have backed up many dvd's using my NEC ND2510A and Datawrite grey 8x disks and have never had this problem.

Any help or info would be appreciated.

Thanks...

[nat695]

Sorry, but forget most of what I said in th last post but my problem seems to be in the conversion from AVI to MPEG, this is where the stuttering comes from. What is the best way to do this?

Thanks...

[Garibaldi]

The conversion could be your encoder (suprising since its TMPGENC). I had a problem like this when I was using an encoder called Moviestar 5, the vids looked fine on the computer but would be jittery on my dvd. I have a couple suggestions that you can try:
1. Use DVD Patcher to reduce the bitrate of your rendered mpegs (try 3500 or less)
2. Render your avis with a different program like BBpeg or the film machine.
The first solution is the fastest and you can probably eliminate most of your problem on the vids you already rendered. For others in the future, try adjusting TMPGENC to get it to work or use a different encoder.

[nat695]

Tried the DVD Patcher and it didn't make any difference.

Just to clarify, The AVI file is perfect but when I convert it to a dvd compatible mpeg with Pinnacle 7 then it becomes jumpy. can anyone help please.

[daamon]

Hi nat695,

There's a number of other possibilities:

1. Do the "jumpy" scenes have horizontal lines, like the pictures separating? Kinda like a comb effect (that's what it's commonly referred to).

If so, there's a good chance you've encoded with the wrong field order. This will only affect horizontal movement.

2. It could be that too low a bitrate was used. Post your settings that you used...

Note: I think Garibaldi mis-read your post and the bit about TMPGEnc DVD author and thought you were using TMPGEnc the encoder.

...and converted it to a DVD compatible mpeg file using pinnacle Studio 7

I would suggest trying TMPGEnc as an encoder - that's it's sole purpose and is good at it. Let me know if you need any guides or info on settings...

Hope that helps some... Good luck.

[Garibaldi]

Note: I think Garibaldi mis-read your post and the bit about TMPGEnc DVD author and thought you were using TMPGEnc the encoder.

Yes I did, sorry.
I would also recommend TMPGENC as your encoder, Studio 7 may just be a bad encoder and that could be why your video is jumpy. I would try TMPGENC first and see what your results are.

[nat695]

Thanks,

I will let u know as soon as I've tried TMPGENC.

[lordsmurf]

This sounds like INTERLACE .
Learn more: http://www.digitalfaq.com/capture/interlace.htm

[nat695]

Thanks for the replies but I've tried Studio 9 and that has cured all my probs, it was the easy option for a newbie like me.

Thanks again...