Burned DVD freezes in DVD player

[BiggerJim]

Hello All,
I burn DVD +R and watch them in my Toshiba SD-K770. During fast scenes in movies, the DVD player will freeze. It also appears to scratch the DVD itself because it will not be playable at that part of the movie any more where it originally froze on any other DVD player. Info, I use VSO ConvertxToDVD and NERO 7 to burn my DVDs. Any tips please on how to fix this. Thanks!

[guns1inger]

You will be able to see physical scratches on the surface if the disc is being damaged by the player. Given that DVDs spin at a pretty constant speed, the actual speed of the images being displayed is irrelevant.

First thing I would do is ditch Nero and burn with Imgburn instead. Nero does not burn compliant discs.

You don't say what media you use. Make sure it is quality media, and not the cheapest crap in the bargain bin.

Scan the disc for errors. Nero CD/DVD Speed or DVD Info Pro can both do this.

Look for scratches. If they are deep enough to cause playback issues then they will be clearly visible. If you are getting scratches, throw the player away.

Finally, try an alternative encoder, such as FAVC or DVD Flick. There is a very, very, very slight chance that ConvertXtoDVD is producing a bitrate too high for your players during fast action scenes. I doubt this is the case, however encoding with something else might fix it if it is.

[steptoe]

I used ConvertXToDVD for plenty of conversions with no problems, but I do suggest using IMGBurn instead of Nero as its much better at producing better quality burns and does just that without deciding it knows best and messing with the DVD structure which Nero can and does cause problems, thats why a lot of people still use Nero 6 as thats a lot more stable and bloatware free than the latest 'do it all' solutions

I've been using IMGBurn since DVD Decrypter with no problems, plus IMGBurn handles Dual-Layer DVDs much better than most other software. It does exactly what it says and nothing more, plus its 100% freeware


Also, if you have tried the internal burning engine with ConvertXToDVD, for me it produces DVDs that my players refuse to recognise that there is even a disc in the player, burn it again using IMGBurn they play perfectly ...... so it does matter what DVD burning software you use



Also, try burning at no faster than x4, it can help, whats 5 minutes more if the end result isn't an unplayable DVD which means having to waste more time and media doing it again, burning to fast will produce the problems you mention if the media isn't upto it especially towards the edge of the disc

And spend that bit extra on better media if you have bought a spindle of 'bargain' bucket DVDs, again its less time and money wasted


Try using DVD-R's, playing DVD+R's can be picky depending what media you use and especially what player you are using

[BiggerJim]

Hello, thanks for the replies. I have to say I am guilty of using cheaper DVD+R's. Lately I have been using TDKs that I bought at costco. I notice some DVD players have DIVx written on them? I notice that mine does not...will that make a difference. I will try the suggestions you guys made and report back. Thanks

[redwudz]

DVD players are commonly for MPEG DVD and CD video only. Divx is a different video format altogether. All Divx players should also play MPEG video. Divx can have equal quality to MPG video at a much smaller filesize.

Two of the most reliable brands of DVD media are Tayio Yuden and Verbatim. TYs are usually only available online. Verbatim discs should be available at many stores. Other locally available brands may work just as well. But you would have the find the combination that works best with your burner and player. Cheap media isn't a bargain if it won't work or fails a month or two later.