MPG2 to DVD-R, making many shiny coasters

[ellingm]

Used firewire to transfer video from a Sony VX2000 camera resulting in an avi file. Using TMPEnc 2.5 to convert to MPG2. ULead Workshop Demo to write to Pioneer A04. Have used Pioneer DVD-r, DVD-rw, Verbatim DVD-r resulting in coasters. Have tried final DVD in many players with no luck. Was able to create 1 DVD+RW (HP DVD100i) and it played on a new DVD/TV Combo (Toshiba). Could not duplicate the process so switched to Pioneer burner. Thinking it may be the conversion from avi to mpg2 but not sure. Any suggestion or thoughts?

[leebo]

Here's a thought:

Give us exact DETAILS!

What software to author the DVD?
What settings?
Did you test it on your PC b4 burning the disc?

[ellingm]

Software to Author: Ulead DVD Workshop v1.
Settings: Disk Format DVD; TV System NTSC;
Burn Disk Settings: Frame size 720x480; data rate constant 8000Kbps; audio bit rate 384Kbps.
Tested on PC b4 and after burning. Used PowerDVD to open DVD Files on PC (.ifo/.vob) and final DVD, both work fine.

Burned DVD Info:
TDK DVD-R 4.7gb
Player Information :
Player Region Code : 1
Current Focus Drive : D:
Title Region Code : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, All

Display Information :
Video Mode : Bob
Display Mode : DirectDraw
FourCC Code : YUY2
Surface Type : Overlay

Video Attribute :
Video compression mode : MPEG-2
TV system : 525/60 (NTSC)
Aspect Ratio : 4:3
Display Mode : reserved
Source picture resolution : 720x480 (525/60)
Frame Rate : 29.97
Source picture letterboxed : Not letterboxed
Bitrate : 8.00Mbps

Audio Attribute :
Audio Coding mode : MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 without extension bitstream
Sampling Rate : 48kHz
Audio application mode : Not specified
Number of Audio channels : 2
Bitrate : 384 Kbps
Number of Audio streams : 1
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MPG2 file specs
Display Information :
Video Mode : Bob
Display Mode : DirectDraw
FourCC Code : YUY2
Surface Type : Overlay

Video Attribute :
Video compression mode : MPEG-2
TV system : 525/60 (NTSC)
Aspect Ratio : 4:3
Display Mode : reserved
Source picture resolution : 720x480
Frame Rate : 29.97
Source picture letterboxed : Not letterboxed
Bitrate : 8.00Mbps

Audio Attribute :
Audio Coding mode : MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 without extension bitstream
Sampling Rate : 48kHz
Audio application mode : Not specified
Number of Audio channels : 2
Bitrate : 384 Kbps
Number of Audio streams : 1

[leebo]

So you say the burned discs play on your PC?

Then they might not be coasters. Many DVD players have problems playing DVD-R. ry taking it to an electronics store and seeing if it will play on any player there.

Also, DVD video should be encoded at the variable setting, not constant. VBR of 8000 results in an average bit rate of 4000 or so. Your bitrate may be choking the players.

Audio I believe should be 224, not 384.

Try encoding to mpeg 2 using a different encoder. Sounds like the Ulead software is accepting non-DVD compliant files without warning you and without re-encoding them to conform.

[ellingm]

Will try, Thanks