1 second freezing during DVD playback

[jacob23]

I am a newbie and have backed up aprox. 20 DVDs. About half of them have a 1 second "freeze" around midway to 3/4 of the movie. I use DVD Decrypter 3.1.7.0, then DVD Shrink 3.0 Beta 5 and burn using NERO 5.5.10.50 Should I use other software or is this 1 second "freeze" normal? It doesn't bother me as the rest of the movie is fine (CRYSTAL CLEAR picture and PERFECT Audio) I am also using Ritek 4x DVD-R media and a Memorex 4x DVD+-R burner.

[johns0]

Could be a problem with the media,have you tested your material prior to burning to see if they play ok thru that spot?

[jacob23]

Yes, it plays fine when I view using PowerDVD from my hard drive. I haven't tried different media yet but I backed up "The Recruit" 3 times and it freezes for 1 second in the same exact spot on all 3 back ups. Would this still happen if I used a different brand of media?

[mats.hogberg]

Hm... From the position in time you mention, this sound like it could be some kind of layer break related maybe?

/Mats

[Craig Tucker]

Do you get that pause at the same place on the original disc.

[jacob23]

No, the originals are fine. I was also thinking it could be a layer break issue, but I was not sure if there was such a thing. Does anyone else experience this "freeze"?

[Hardcoreruss]

I get the freeze on layered dvds that are shop bought howeer when they are ripped it seems to eliminate this slight pause.

[jacob23]

What software do you use to rip? I use DVD Decrypter and only on occasion do I get the "freeze"