Playback freezes at 5 seconds, but I can fast - forward

[d0qtrx]

I'm authoring a disc using Spruce DVDMaestro. My method has worked perfectly many times before, but suddenly i have problems.

When I author the disc and then burn with RecordNow DX, I get this problem where the movie will play for 5 seconds than freeze. I can fast-forward, then it will play for another 5 sec. and freeze again. I can ff though the whole damn movie but it will not play. It does, however, play fine on my PC player.

I'm using the exact same media, software, player, and methods that have worked before.

The player is a Pioneer DV-503 (5-disc changer). I have no other harware-based set-top player to test on.

This is the same bullshit I used to get when trying to author with IFOEdit. Switching authoring apps fixed the trouble.

Anybody else have this problem? What did you do to resolve it?

[gooki]

1) what media are you using?

2) what spoeed are you writing at?

3) what type of dvd writer do you have?

4) is it a ntsc or pal movie?

5) how big is the file size?

[nimrodim]

Well i have encounterd the same problem now with my 535 pioneer dvd...after auothering with IFo edit...(for the first time).

Any thought about whats wrong with IFO EDIT?

Nim

:angry:

[gooki]

I'm not 100% sure what the cause of your problem is, but I'd try the following.

1) Ensure your files exceed 700MB in size.

2) Try creating an .img file with teh "disc image" button in ifoeidt, and write that.

[nimrodim]

Well tried that and the i still get the feezes - think this thread should be moved to Authering maybe? i will try Maestro and see if i get the same problems...
Nim

[nimrodim]

Nope - problems solved...
Conclusion - don't author with IFOedit!!!
Maestro is the way to go...

Nim
:D