Burned DVD issues with Ulead DVD workshop

[Icefingers]

Hey guys,

So I read some good posts and made a movie through Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5, then I exported as raw DV. Movie plays excellent, no stalling. Then I ran it through Microsoft Windows Media Encoder and came out as a .wmv. Movie plays perfectly. Then I used Ulead DVD Workshop2 and burned it with a menu. Now, when certain pictures in the movie go through it stalls and f's up the transitions. Can anyone explain why and how to fix it? Also...when I burn it through Ulead it literally takes like 2 hours...is this normal? Its a 8x burner with some semi decent DVDs (RiData i think). Any help would be great.

P.S. if burning 30~50dvds, which should I use, +r or -r? Thanks for everything!

[Abond]

Why you made a wmv?

[Richard_G]

Why are you starting off with a good quality DV file, editing and saving as a good quality DV file, killing all the quality you had by encoding to wmv and then removing even more by letting DVD Workshop encode to mpeg and author? Skip the wmv stage and give DVD Workshop the DV file and let it get on with it.

The time it takes isn't the burning. DVD Workshop will encode the files you give it to mpeg2 and then author it to create the .vob, .ifo and .bup files required for a standalone DVD player.

[Icefingers]

The time it takes isn't the burning. DVD Workshop will encode the files you give it to mpeg2 and then author it to create the .vob, .ifo and .bup files required for a standalone DVD player.

Is there anyway to have it just create the disc image onto my computer w/o using a burner then burning the whole folder onto dvds for mass production? I am super noob so please don't think im retarded...i am still new!

[Richard_G]

When you get to the final screen, you have three choices, burn to disk, create DVD folders or create iso image. Burn to disk does just what it says, create DVD folders creates the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders with the .vob, .bup and .ifo files in them which you can view with your software DVD player and burn to disk if you are happy and the create iso image option creates an iso image ready for burning. On my projects, I create iso file on the hard drive and then burn from that as and when I need a copy.

There is also a check box for saving project files to disk, uncheck that or you will fill your disk with the encoded mpeg files as well as the playable files.

[lordsmurf]

You're going about this all wrong. Some of the other advice given above is also not optimal.

This is really easy.

1. Transfer DV to computer hard drive with the tool WinDV.

2. Open DV in Premiere, edit as you want, then export video as an MPEG using the Adobe MPEG Encoder (MainConcept engine MPEG encoder). Be sure to convert to compliant DVD-Video spec MPEG (use a DVD template).

3. Import the MPEG files into DVD Workshop 2. Your video files should not be converted. Make your menu, sit back for about 10-30 minutes (depending on how fancy the menu was), and then it'll be done authoring.

I suggest you author the video files to a folder on the hard drive, not direct to disc. For one, you can test the authored video in PowerDVD or WinDVD, make sure it works and looks how you want it. Then burn the VIDEO_TS folder properly in something like RecordNow or Prassi ONES (maybe even Nero).

[Icefingers]

Richard_G, when I try to burn it to ISO it gives me no options to actually burn it....Is this because I have the trial version?

[hech54]

Depending on what stage of your project you are showing us...you may need to place either the ISO Image or the DVD Folders on your hard drive somewhere first....then burn one of the two.

[Richard_G]

The screen you are showing is when you tell it to burn an existing disc image or DVD folder. You need to be one step back when you tell it to create the disc image or DVD folder. When I upgraded from DVD Workshop 1.2 to version 2, I thought it didn't seem clear. When you are at the stage that gives you the preview screen (so you can check you menus work as you expect them to), there are three commands below it. If I remember right (I'm at work so don't have it in front of me), you need to select the top one (Burn to disc??). You should then have the options I mentioned (or at least you will on the full version, maybe the trial is different but I don't think so).

Strictly speaking Lordsmurf is correct. Finsh your editing and then get Premiere to do the encoding and save as DVD compliant mpeg2. However, DVD Workshop is capable of doing this if you import a DV file. It may not be as flexible or controllable but I would suspect that the vast majority of viewers would not be able to tell the difference. Only if you are being hyper critical, and playing back on something that will allow the difference to be seen, will the difference be noticable. Whatever you do, do not use the wmv intermediate step that you originally mentioned.