VCD content authored on DVD with Maestro plays haltingly.

[f@chance]

I have taken several NTSC and PAL VCD content and authored it on a DVD. To my surprise when playing it back it has sound and video stuttering about every 10 to 15 seconds when played back in a DVD player. When the same content is burned to CD it playes flawless on the same DVD player.

Can anyone point me in the right direction why Enterprise episodes in VCD compliant format play haltingly?

I have no such problems with SVCDs authored on a DVD.

F@Chance

[auenf]

uhh, only use PAL ORNTSC content on the one disc...

other than that, might be a media problem?

Enf...

[Nogami]

We'd need much more information on how you're actually authoring in order to figure out what's wrong.

Could be the encoding on the source, the software you are authoring with, the software you are burning with, or anywhere in-between.

[f@chance]

Thanks for your willingness to help me and here are some more details on how I author the DVD. I made a DVD with 2 SVCD films (PAL format) and a Knights Tale in PAL (352x288) format. I made a generic menu template. Demuxed the PAL MPG file, converted the audio to WAV file format 48kHz and converted it to AC3 with Softencode.

Imported the media assests. Dragged the MPV file on the Movie time line and created a Sync Audio track. Menu was set to 16x9 movie was set to 16x9 PB/PS than I compiled the project and it generated the VOB files. Used Nero 5.5.90 to burn DVD ROM (UDF/ISO) Image and it burned the DVD.

Now the 2 SVCDs play perfect same methode exept patch the header and than repatch the header before compiling.

When I play the VCD the bottom right hand side of the screen sometimes up to about 5 to 10 lines flickers or flashes in my player as well as in Power DVD. Power DVD however does not have the audio break up as my stand alone player does. However the bottom of the picture looks like it got problems with retracing or something that happens when it reaches the end.

Sorry I can't describe it any better of what happens. Now the weird thing is that it happens with some VCD format Enterprise episodes but with 2 of them it doesn't.

I am at my wits end.

F@Chance

[KF]

I have the exact same problem.
I coverted 2 svcds and 1 vcd onto a dvd-r (all PAL).
SVCDs work fine whilst the VCD tears at the bottom of the screen.

Did you ever get a solution to this?