Playback too fast

[adiana]

Hey guys,

I'm new here so I'm sorry if this questions been asked.
I did search (both this forum and the internet) and cant seem to find exactly what I'm looking for.

I'm having problems with some of my burnt DVDs.
I've downloaded and copied many DVDs before so this is something new.

The problem is that during playback on my dvd player (home theatre not computer) it's as if the movies playing in fast forward almost. Peoples movements are really choppy and quick.

I use WinAVI Video Converter, DVD Shrink, and Nero Start Smart.

This problem started happening when I changed the settings to burn them at 4:3 (so they play on older tvs).
Would this have anything to do with frames per second?

Thanx in advance for any and all help.

neea

[Baldrick]

does the burnt dvd work on your computer with a software dvd player?
what fps are you using? PAL or NTSC?
Try switch to ConvertXtoDVD instead of WINAVI.

[adiana]

hello and thanx for your reply.
it seems to be my dvd player for some reason. i just cant figure it out. i got 50+ movies from the same place, burned the same way and they all work fine.
Im just having trouble with these 3.
I have two dvd players. a newer cheap one (every thing works fine here) and an older one that was expensive and top of the line in its day (this is the problem dvd player).
All movies, including these 3, play fine on the newer one.

ah.. fps.. I have it set it auto i believe as I'm not educated enough to make my own decision regarding which is best.

I want the movies to be able to play on the old one for sure (because then i know it'll work on the newer one also).

That is why I burn movies for 4:3 because the older one has a problem with wide screen unless copied directly from a widescreen DVD.

Thanx again

EDIT: PAL will not work in my dvd players but it does change the fps from 60 - 50 by the looks of it. How else can I change this?

[Krispy Kritter]

If the "downloaded" dvd's were originally PAL and you have now burned them as NTSC, that would explain why they are "too fast".

You would need to convert the files from PAL format to NTSC format, and then author/burn.

Seems like a lot of work to get them to play on a single standalone when they already work in the other.

[adiana]

I prefer it that way. I need them to play on the single older dvd player.

[Krispy Kritter]

Assuming the discs are "playing too fast" and not just skipping or having media related reading errors and assuming the originals are PAL, then you will need to perform a PAL to NTSC conversion, then author and burn.

This is a long drawn out process that works with varying results. There are guides here: https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?searchtext=PAL+NTSC&tools=&madeby=&formatconversio...s=25&archive=0

[adiana]

Thanx guys for all your responses.
I went back to the source of the movie and found that they are originally NTSC.
Here's the info:

"AUDiO......[ MP3 48000Hz 112 kb/s CBR (2 chnls)
> ViDEO......[ 777kbps XviD 23.976 FPS
> Q. FRAME...[ 0.221 bits*pixel)
> RESOLUTiON.[ 596 x 246 (2.423 (46:19))
> XviD DATE..[ 12/01/2006
> SUBS.......[ None
> FiLES......[ 1
> SiZE.......[ 700 MB
> SOURCE.....[ NTSC DVD"

Again, I've got movies from here before and all converted and burned the same way yet for some unknown reason I have just 2-3 that play like this.
Perhaps I'll find another method all together.

[Krispy Kritter]

Unless you've made a typo, the FPS is wrong. NTSC is 29.97 fps.

[handyguy]

You're probably playing your 23.976 FPS avis @ 29.97 fps.

[adiana]

You're probably playing your 23.976 FPS avis @ 29.97 fps.

Can I change that?
If so how?

[CogoSWSDS]

First open your avi in VirtualDub. Then click File->File Information. Look for the frames per second value. If it's 23.976, then there's one additional step. Make sure that your avi file is 23.976 progressive. What you're going to look for is interlace motion in a scene where there is horizontal movement. If you don't see any combing artifacts (a.k.a. interlace) in the video, you have a progressive source.

If you have a progressive source, run your encoded MPeg through DGPulldown. It will set the flags to make your 23.976 progressive video play on your TV at 29.976, with your DVD player doing the conversion. The audio should play OK.

If your video is not 23.976 fps or you see interlaced video, this won't work and you'll have to try something else.

CogoSWSDS