compiled in dvd-lab, no worky in powerdvd, ok in windvd

[Theophilus]

I recently compiled a project in DVD-lab (1.3 beta 2) where the video is a system stream from tmpg with mpeg2 video and mpeg layer 2 audio. I didn't let dvd-lab demultiplex the stream assuming I already had everything in the right format.

When I test the compiled project from the harddrive in PowerDVD, the menus play fine with background music (added as wav files in dvd-lab), but the video speeds up and slows down and gets very out-of-sync with the audio, which seems to be playing at normal speed. The same project played from the harddrive performs correctly in WinDVD.

So, what's the deal with PowerDVD? Would compiling elementary streams solve this problem? Does PowerDVD have problems playing vob files on the harddrive?

Thanks for you help.

[Theophilus]

o.k. I changed the audio on the menus to mpeg2 format, but I still have the same problem. It's fine in WinDVD, but in PowerDVD when I start the video from any chapter point, the video runs ahead (looks like it's fast forwarding) while the audio plays at a normal speed. It's never insynch after that even though the video slows down or stutters or speeds up again.

Any ideas?

I'm going to go ahead and burn it onto a DVD-R and see if it will play in any stand-alone players.

[Theophilus]

I'm still having problems with dvd-lab. The story thus far is posted here:

http://www.mmbforums.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1344

Can anyone provide any more insight?

Has anyone else had problems with vobs created in dvd-lab from mpg created in tmpg from frameserved avi files from AVIsynth?

Thanks for your help.

[Megahurts]

Theophilus

Have you tried monitoring your CPU usage with WinDVD and PowerDVD? Did you try it in a standalone yet?

Chas

[Theophilus]

I've not monitored my cpu usage. I'm pretty sure the vobs are corrupted since they stutter or speed up in the same place every time I watch a certain segment. The test dvd-r I burned had similar problems in two stand-alone players, a samsung and an apex.

[Theophilus]

Well, I've got Windows 2000 up and running, and I've recaptured my movie in one big honkin' avi file and encoded it to m2v+mp2 with tmpg. The result from DVD-lab is still crap. It has the same problems described above in PowerDVD. Previously, I saw similar problems in standalone players, so I assume if I can get it to work in PowerDVD, it will work when I actually burn it again.

I have two ideas left before abandoning DVD-lab. I have been encoding in tmpg without closed GOPs and with scene detection enabled. Does DVD-lab have a problem with open GOPs? I'm reencoding now with closed GOPs and without scene detection.

I have been compiling the dvd with "Fast, DVD Compliant source" activated. Should I use "Flexible, any source"? I tried this once with the same result as before. If I select flexible source, should I tell it to cut the vob length to the video stream and delete files after compile (under Settings)?

Any help is appreciated. If you've run avi files through tmpg into DVD-lab with good results, I'd love to see your tmpg settings if you have time to send them to me. So far, I don't understand how such a finicky tool can get such rave reviews on this forum.

Thanks for your help.