Pixelated/blockish video

[rancid]

Hi,

I recorded an episode of a TV series on my DVD recorder (in vob/mpeg2/ac3 format) and on immediate playback via mpc, I have some scenes that are pixelated/"blockish" (is this the right term?).



There's no such problem when I watch it on the TV from the recorder.

I understand that the problem is inherent in the vob file but can anything be done to improve the quality?

Thanks in advance

[guns1inger]

It looks like corruption in the VOB, however it is odd that it plays back OK on the TV.

I would start by copying the contents to your HDD and playing from there. You might also demux and test the stream. Try a different player as well.

If the problem persists then you have corrupt data, and there is basically nothing you can do to improve it.

[rancid]

Hi guns1inger,

thanks for the reply...

i think i may have mislead you, sorry...

when i said it played ok on the player, i was refering to the files in the HDD of the recorder, not playing the dvd in the player/recorder...

terribly sorry for not being clear...

[guns1inger]

Makes more sense. OK then. You have a bad burn. Throw away the disc (or record over it if is an RW) and try again. Make sure you are using quality discs as well.

[rancid]

thanks once again, guns1inger...

[guns1inger]

No probs. At least it's salvageable. Some people just go 'record, delete' and then ask 'how do I get my video back ?'. The idea of testing doesn't seem to occur to them.