Jerky PLAYBACK

[Theos]

I've tried everything, posted on VCDHelp, but still the same problem; jerky sound and picture!
The .mpg file plays perfectly on my PC, but jerky on my standalone VCD player. I even tried it with different brands of CD-R.

These are the settings I used with TMPG;

*Under Video Tab:
Stream Type=mpeg1
Aspect Ratio=4:3 625 line pal
Frame Rate=25
Rate Control=CBR, VBR, CQ_VBR (I've tried with three)
Bit Rate=1800
VBV Buffer=40
Motion Search=High Quality

*Under Advanced Tab:
Video Source Type=Non-Interlace progressive
Field Order=field A, field B (I've tried with both)
Source Aspect Ratio=4:3 625 line pal
Video Arrange Method=Full Screen keep aspect ratio

I used Nero to burn the VCD's at 2x and 4x speed.

btw, I've also downloaded some .mpg files with Kazaa, and I had the same problem with these.

I'm really stuck here, could smeone please help me?

[ChickenMan]

From the data given, what you are making is an XVCD, not a VCD. The data rate of 1800 is quite high, for VCD it should be 1150 (or 1152 actually).

I would say your DVD Player just cannot handle the high data rate. Try lowering it and try again on a short trailor.

[Theos]

I've done that now;
the picture runs smoothly, only the audio's still jerky and noisy. what should I do?

[ChickenMan]

Are you converting NTSC to PAL? If so it will always be jerky. Always make the VCD at the same Frame Rate as the DVD and it wont be jerky.

You have not said what software your using to convert to VCD either.