[Max Kovalsky]

You’re probably burning the DVD out of the authoring app, and it ignores the non-spec files. Don’t. Just use Nero or the like and manually put your PDF in the root directory of the disc.

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[Max Kovalsky]

The best ripper to use is DVD Shrink. You can set it to leave everything alone and only remove CSS – don’t remove user ops, etc… The resulting 2048 de-CSS’s VOBS will go out of AE to tape as 2054, with CSS flag, if you enable it. Also, once you run your VOBs through Shrink, I bet your audio will be fine.

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[Max Kovalsky]

I think your best bet is to run the vobs through a ripper, which will strip them of the CSS flag and convert the files to 2048 sectors, then load the vobs into AE, reset the flag and go out to tape.

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[Max Kovalsky]

It’s both – the image has 2054 sectors (DVD-R are 2048, that’s why you can’t burn), and the CGMS is the flag.

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[Max Kovalsky]

2054 image flagged for CSS is also partially scrambled. This must be what you’re experiencing. I think Gear Mastering can help you remove the flag and convert to 2048.

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[Max Kovalsky]

I remember the guys from After Edit responding to just the same post a while ago. I believe you have to strip CSS first from your image, and then reapply it with AE. I’d recommend sending support an email though – they’re very responsive.

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[Max Kovalsky]

Download MPEGStreamclip (free), drag your VOBs into it, export to AIFF.

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[Max Kovalsky]

Sandra,

You can reconstruct the project via DVD re-author, given you or a vendor you know has a Scenarist system. Re-author will take all the menus, videos, and audio on the disc and make a Scenarist project out of them. You can then use a tool like MPEG video wizard by Womble to edit the mpeg. Womble may or may not work for multi-angled mpegs, as it changes GOP structure.
Then you bring back the edited mpeg2 into Scenarist, move your chapters and cook up a new disc. I’ve had to use re-author on many occasions when original project files are no longer available.

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[Max Kovalsky]

I highly doubt it’s the drive, because if it dropped data packets in the process of burning it would be random, not a consistent area of the video. But the only way to really find out is to take that IMG and burn it on another system.

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Michael,

Unless you have a DLT drive set-up, you’ll have to find a replicator that will accept your DDP image on a drive. Otherwise, your pressed DVD’s will for sure have the same glitches as your DVD-R.

Part of the replication process involves making the glass master and pressing a few discs from it. If the discs do not play properly, you’ll have to resubmit the DDP and pay for another glass master.

We’re in NY, by the way, and take a look at your DVD.

Max
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