SVCD freezes

[kklepack]

HI,
I need help, I'm creating svcd from PAL DVD (polish dvd), whole process goes through without any problem. When I play svcd on home dvd player(sampo 620) first and second cd freezes on the end of playing those disc's.

I'm using dvd2svcd 1.0.7b2
Win XP Pro
AMD 1.4(at 1.57)
768 RAM
20BG HD
Lite-on 16X dvd

Thanks,

Kris

[chainsaw135]

Have you tried using the latest version of dvd2svcd? I notice u are not using the latest version. Also have you checked at www.vcdhelp.com to see if u're dvd player is able to play svcd's. Also if you play the movie with a Software DVD player Like Powere DVd or WinDVD does it freeze then?

[kklepack]

Yes my player can play SVCD.
I will update to 1.0.7b4 tonite.
I will play thru software dvd tonite.

Thanks for your advice.

Kris

[RoopeT]

Do you have playback problems with other SVCDs? If you do, are the playback problems on other people's encodes too or only on SVCDs you have created?

What settings you used for the encoding? Have you checked your maximum bitrate with Bitrate Viewer? Did you select SVCD subtitles? Did you make your SVCD with two audio tracks? How did you burn the CD (software, speed, burner, media used)?

I' pretty sure a software player plays it OK. Check the encoded mpg bitrate with Bitrate viewer (download link on vcdhelp). My guess is that the bitrate is locally too high for your player (I've noticed that even if I choose VBR max 2550+160 audio, CCE sometimes creates an mpg with a peak bitrate over 2800 kpbs, which is too much for my Philips DVD 622 -> freezing, especially if I used SVCD subtitles)

[kklepack]

I updated to the 1.0.7b4.
Played thru software DVD - no problem(1.0.7b2)
I will burn when I get home