dvd files not playing smoothly

[smoothie25]

I just converted a bunch of mkv files to dvd using HCenc with FAVC. I used the best quality setting. The quality is very nice but the videos aren't playing smoothly. I don't know if it's a codec problem or if something went wrong during the conversion process. The source files are x264. Any ideas?

[Krispy Kritter]

What are the specs of your new mpeg2 files? (post a screenshot from gspot).

[smoothie25]

Thanks. Under status it says codec are not installed but I just installed DScaler MPEG Filters. Is that the wrong one?

[Baldrick]

We need more information about your source like what fps? And are you converting to PAL or NTSC with FAVC?

[smoothie25]

I don't know how to check the fps of the source file. the file extension is h264. i loaded it in gspot but the fps box was empty. I converted to NTSC. I finally have an mpeg2 codec installed but the videos are still not smooth. I tried using vlc, mpc, and powerdvd.

edit: I opened the mkv file with media info and the video info is 720*480, 23.976 fps, mpeg-4 AVC (NTSC). I opened the m2v file in media info and under first video stream it's 8000 kbps, 29.970 fps.

Was I suppose to convert with 23.976 fps? If so, how do I change this in FAVC?

[Mr_Odwin]

FAVC will have encoded a 23.976 fps m2v and then used pulldown to convert to 29.97 fps. It's a commonly used standard.
Try watching the DVD on your TV and see if you notice.
Alternatively you could go to the advanced scripting tab and tick "Don't Run DGPulldown". Frame blending may look nicer to your eyes.

[guns1inger]

Frame blending may look nicer to your eyes.

I'd rather gouge my eyes out with a fork.

[smoothie25]

I still got the same results on the dvd player. I checked Don't Run DGPulldown and it didnt help. It only jitters when some scenes pan in a vertical or horizontal direction. I used dvd flick to convert the video and the jitter is gone but the quality is not very good. I guess i could live with the jitter but i wish there was some way to fix it.

[Krispy Kritter]

You could try a different codec, such as coreavc. There have been a number of posts recently with users having trouble with h.264 files, the problem is almost always resolved by switching codecs to coreavc.

Of course it could also be pc hardware related (you don't have your computer details listed), but codec is most likely.