Jerky/Stuttering Play Back (just Video)

[EnNiS]

Hi i have a FEW Vcd's out of likek the 50 i own and half or so stutter every 10 min for around 5 - 20 secs. but only the video fast forwards and skips while the audio stays steady and then they catch up with one another eventually. It skips on the EXACT same spot every time in my Apex AD-1500 BUT plays smoothly on my Toshiba SDV280

Any Suggestions
thanx

[DJRumpy]

At they compliant? What bitrate for video and audio. Also, what encoding method (VBR/CBR)?

[EnNiS]

teh ones that do are comlaint
tho sum arent i think
but the one i am using at as an example (american pie 1) is complaint, (VCD STandard) and the settings are the exasct same as teh NTSCfilm or NTSC (cant remember template) in tmpgenc. i didnt change a thing.
thanx

[DJRumpy]

Hmm. You could be pushing your media too hard when you burn it. Try burning at a very low speed (like 1x, 2x, or 4x) to see if it helps the problem. You should also try a different brand of media, to see if your player has a problem with the one your currently using.

[jarroyo]

Jordan,

I had similar problems but it was using CCE basic to encode. The application is using some funky method for encoding the field order. How did you capture (DV or analog) and how did you specify the field order (top or bottom first) in your encoding?

[EnNiS]

yo
i do burn at 4x always and it skips on cheapo no name cd's and also on nice memorex's

i never used to check if i used top field order (a) or botom (b).
i cant see this as a prob lem cuz in other dvd players it plays fine
hmm
also i used tmpg

[kalus69]

i used to have the same problem with vcd's encoding and muxing with tmpegenc at varibale bit rates but changed to encoding seperate audio and video files in tmpegenc and then muxing with bbmpeg and since then no problems

[DJRumpy]

A few questions:
What are the specs and format of the file
Is it VCD, CVD, SVCD, or DVD
Is it VBR, or CBR
What aspect ratio
What audio bitrate
What video bitrate

The fact that is plays fine on one player doesn't mean much. Some standalones are more forgiving than others. Some have problems reading certain color discs. It could still be anything from bad media, bad burn, or bad MPEG.

[turtle2turtle]

I have the same problem with my apex 1200.
After alot of trial and error I have found that using TMPGE you can make the video run smoothly without loosing too much of the quality.
first open settings then the GOP structure.
MAX number of frames in GOP: to 2
And turn off the Detect scene change option
That should let your video stream go through without being choppy.
but remember the video will lose a little quality, but it's not so bad.

It should look like this.

[EnNiS]

aight thanx ill try it
but y is it that a)
it plays fine in 1 dvd player, and stutery in the next
and b) why is it only sum vcd's if i make them all the same?? could it be with some seting tmpg fuckw ith themselves, i haev notice that sumtimes iunder advanced it says TOp (a) and sumtimes Bottom (B)
weould this effect the play
p.s.
i use the same settings for like all vcd's i do (standard everything, i dont changea setting, for my older movies i made) (the newer i make xVCD )

thats all
peace

[DJRumpy]

The TOP field, BOTTOM field setting would cause jerky movement within a video, but the playback itself woudln't be affected like your describing. The TOP field is usually the correct one for sources like DVD rips. If you crop a movie though, you could change that. If your source is a CAPTURE, then your capture device would decide which field is first. You'll notice the wrong field order most on busy scenes, like panning across a wide area. The video will hicup (audio doesn't seem to be affected).