DVD RB stutter

[jm]

I have some dvd's on my hard drive that i ripped, but after burning one of them to watch, the video stutters and the audio cuts in and out periodically. I checked the files on my drive after watching the disk on my standalone and they have the same problem .

I used dvd rebuilder version 0.98.1 (free) to do the back up and have done others in the past without any trouble. I think maybe it has something to do with the bit rate? Is it possible to fix without having to spend 90mins plus re encoding?

Thanks.

[guns1inger]

Your PC won't have any problems with bitrate, and you player should only have problems with really high bitrate, which won't be the case here (caveat - some really crappy players can struggle with very low bitrates, however the way DVD RB encodes, this won't happen either).

If you still have the original files on your HDD, try running them through FixVTS to clean them up, then try DVD-RB again.

[jm]

I read somewhere that the stutter might occur as a result of the timestamps of the audio being reset to 0 after certain cells and the dvd taking that as the actual play time and skipping to that point, something about audio/video priority. It was something along those lines anyway. The only files i still have on my drive are the ones that went through re builder.

I tried running the re builder files on my drive through fixVTS and it did no good. I'll have to get the discs out and copy them again.

If what i said above about audio/video time codes makes any sense, is it possible to fix with another tool? I'd prefer not having to go through the entire process of copying and rebuilding all over again.

Thanks.

edit: I copied one of the discs to my drive again and ran it through fixVTS before running it through dvdrb and it is still doing the same things in the same places .

Any Ideas???

[jm]

I've run the files through dvdrb and have watched the m2v files created and there is no stutter in them. I'm certain the stutter has something to do with the rebuilding in in dvdrb (phase III). Is there another program available to rebuild the .flg, .avs, .m2v, .d2v files etc into a working dvd?

[The1]

Update to the latest version of dvd rebuilder (may 3)

[guns1inger]

The author has built some failsafe's into dodgy copies of DVD RB Pro that can play havoc with the output.

[kush]

Dodgy, ie: cracked, which does among other things puts watermarks @ random spots in the encoded video, and 'deletes' the audio...But, if you notice, the OP mentioned 0.98.1 (free), so that's not an issue here. I agree w/ trying the most recent version first, and then come back if it still hasn't been resolved...Which would be back in December unfortunately (0.98.2), the May 3rd release is the Pro version (v1.25). I have to say though, it's worth every penny of the $30 'donation' for all the extra features that you get - you *should* consider it at least.

[edit] ps The changelog for 0.98.2 - maybe one of these describes your issue?

- Made several important improvements to the authoring engine. Updated multiplexing and timing algorithms to more accurately adhere to standards.Made several bugfixes to the engine and corrected a situation in which runt VOBUs could be createdunder certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug related to building of the reference frame index in the NavPack.
- Corrected a rare but possible "skipping" problem that could happen on certain players as a result of DVD-RB's handling ofsome recent HC versions.
- Improved recognition and handling procedures for STILL frames and scene changes.Reduced the liklihood of unnecessary segment breaks.This could improve processing speed and reduce complexity.
- Updated the encoder calling routine to enable scene detectionduring usage of HC Encoder.It defaulted to "off" in previous versions.
- Updated the installer to include HC Encoder v0.19.1.
- Other minor and cosmetic changes.