playing VCD's and DVD's

[popgun2k]

Hi
Why is it that sometimes when I play a VCD or DVD the picture rolls,and other times it plays fine.I encode them always the same way.Would it be the movie itself.Any help would be appreciated

tks

[redwudz]

What are you playing them on? And viewing them on? If it's a TV and you are using a standalone player, I would say the problem may likely be the TV or possibly the player. It may be a weak signal and the TV loses sync. If it's a computer, then what program are you using to play them with?

That doesn't sound like a problem with the discs or their method of creation. Have you tried them on other standalone players?

[Cornucopia]

Maybe its PAL discs being played in a finnicky NTSC player on finnicky NTSC TV (or vice-versa). That rolls sometimes...

Scott

[popgun2k]

Tks for reply redwudz
Its a standalone.But some of them play fine and yet others don't?

[Cornucopia]

If it isn't PAL/NTSC issues, it sounds like a Player/Cabling Problem.

Scott