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DVD playback problems
Greetings all,
My apologies if this post does not relate to the final cut forum.
Bought an Intel Mac Pro (2008) with Final Cut Studio 2 in January. This is my first apple system and I must confess I am loving the mac. I have only ever worked exclusively on pc a based edit system running premiere.
Anyway the point of this post is as follows.
I filmed a workshop seminar for a new client 2 weeks ago using a Canon XL1s. Edited in final cut pro 6 and exported 3 segments from the timeline as a self contained quiktime movie with a combined file size of 7gigs and a running duration of around 57mins. Imported the files into i-dvd, created a basic interactive dvd with menus and burnt to disc. Tested the dvd disc as you do on a ps3/ xbox360, a £40 dvd player and a £1200 pioneer BD player (not mine) viewing content from start to finish with satisfactory results.
PROBLEM:
Got feedback from the client today and it wasn’t good. Apparantly there were noticable jerky/judgery movement on scenes with camera panning from left to right for example. Obviously this came as a bit of a shock to me as the original minidv tape, rendered timeline and burnt disc plays back perfectly without the issue described.Feedback and solutions welcomed and appreciated.
Thanks
PaulFreelance Event Videographer & NLE Editor
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3 Replies
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Ask the client to come view the project on your system. While they are there educate them about playing back DVD’s on Computers versus an actual DVD player. I am guessing that your client viewed the DVD on a PC with an incorrect codec installed; ie windows media player suffers from this all the time.
You used quality DVDs right? Known to work on multiple players? -
Hi Wayne,
Thanks for your input. I am unsure how the client viewed the burnt dvd i.e on pc or using standalone dvd player.
Your comments regarding the blank dvd media is most interesting. I use verbaten dvd -r blanks. what are the differences between “+r” and “-r” other than the fact that one writes from the outside in and the other, inside out. what brand/make discs would you recommend?
Asking the client to come view the project on my system is not really an option. I am not a business per say, just a one man average joe starting out. I’m not opened to having strangers in my home with all due respect to the client.
Thanks,
PaulFreelance Event Videographer & NLE Editor
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I have used some “over the counter” brands that just don’t work well, or are inconsistent.
We use Taiyo Yuden or Ridata disks here at work; burning runs of a thousand with very few errors.
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