George Wing
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I don’t know if this is related, but I recall having a problem with some dv .avi clips I captured in another software. I used that other software to convert the dv .avi clips from DV Type-1 to DV Type-2, then Vegas was able to generate the audio proxy files properly…
If your clips are currently DV Type-1, can you use Power Director to convert your clips to DV Type-2?
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George -
One idea might be to encode to 24P, then use an authoring program that will accept your 24p material to author your NTSC DVD.
I’m curious as to what looks “bad” when procoder does the conversion for you — can you post some sample shots? I’ve helped author a global dvd that contained PAL and NTSC material (I did the NTSC version). I understand the Pal clips (about 2-4 minutes each) were converted using Procoder (they were send to me), and they looked darn good to me when I played them in NTSC Land.
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George -
On the PC, the holy grail is Scenarist (you will need a big budget).
For a fraction of the cost of Scenarist, if you need scripting and total control of your DVD’s navigation and playback, then I would also recommend DVDLab Pro (btw, I understand version 2.0 will be adding most of the remaining SD DVD spec features such as multi-angles and Buttons over Video, etc…)
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If you happen to have a dv camcorder, check if it has a “pass thru” feature which will allow you to do what you want. If you don’t, but are shoppong for one, then look for that feature in a camcorder — it could serve as your bridge as well as a camcorder…
btw, I’ve used an old Sony Digital-8 camcorder for this purpose for a couple of years — a TRV120 that I got off eBay for $50.00.
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I made an HD-DVD using Ulead’s DVD MovieFactory 5.0, and burned it to DVD+RW (using DVD Decryptor).
I took it to my local Bestbuy store to test it out on a display unit. The Toshiba recognized the dvd as HD-DVD (that’s what displayed on the front panel of the Toshiba). Then it popped up with my menu. The problem is the Bestbuy store did not have the remote control.
To get it to play, we hit the stop button, then play button on the unit, and it went right into the HD Title (which was a combined title of some sample raw HDV *.m2t clips I got from an online HDV resource).
The Authoring program used them “asis” after they were quickly converted to *.mpg in MediaStudio Pro 8. No re-encoding was done, and they looked excellent on the HD Display.
If only they had the remote control for me to test menu navigation and chapter skips…
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Play it from a set-top dvd player to the inputs of a miniDV camcorder (if your dv camcorder can record from analog source)
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George -
Do you happen to know the “order” of the assets on your DVD? Some packages will let you see (and even change) the order that they will be starting from the center of the disc moving towards the outer edges (as a DVD5 is burned).
I am wondering if your dvd navigation plays that 3-minute clip, then tries to jump to a clip that is placed near the outer edges of the disc. In which case, you might want to lower the bitrate to keep things under ~4gb.
Another thing to check is whether your bitrates “spiked” (considering you used VBR). Sometimes encoders will actually “spike” above your stated max bitrate — although you maxed at 6mbps, so this might not be a concern in this case.
What speed did you burn the disc? Instead of using the max speed, try a slower speed to see if that helps. I’ve had alot of succes at 4x, but I know folks who have had success at 16x as well (it’s not an exact science considering all the different variables — media brand, media type
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When you say “not playing” — does that mean some dvd players do not recognize the dvd at all? or they will play it, but there are issues like stutter or choppiness during playback?
How long is your DVD (running time), and what were the encoded bitrates (mpeg-1, mpeg-2, resolution, bitrate, VBR or CBR, audio type, etc…)?
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George -
This could be a number of different things…
-the quality of the media (try a different brand – genuine Tayo Yuden has gotten good reviews)
-the quality of the burn (don’t burn at the highest burn speed — try 4x or lower)
-the burner — check if there’s a burner firmware update available (follow instructions when updating firmware)
-the quality of the burning software — I use DVDDecryptor to burn — so far it’s been great (they updated the burning engine as a separate burning tool since Decryptor is no longer updated))…
-the handling of the discs (don’t touch the surface, handle by outer edges)
-whether or not you put a sticky label on the disc (you should not)Regards,
George -
Another thing to check — do you happen to have “SOLO” selected for any other audio track(s)?
Regards,
George