Choppy video on Deer Hunter

[rbergero]

Just processed the Widescreen version of Deer Hunter (took forever) and noticed that the video was very choppy in parts and appeared interlaced (jagged lines) in others.

I've processed over 100 backups and haven't encountered any movies that did this. I have not adjusted any of the bitrates or anything like that.

I use xmpeg sometimes to see if it is progressive frames, interlaced, etc., and it did not appear any different that any other movie that I've come across.

It's not just the SVCD, I looked that the ripped VOB files (used DVD2SVCD internal routines) and the VOB files play exactly the same way on my PC using WinDVD.

I'm going to try ripping a few chapters with vstrip or SmartRipper to see if there is any difference.

Anyone out there get Deer Hunter to look right?

[Bob01605]

I did the "Deerhunter" about a month ago and never experienced any problems like you mention. It was just a normal encode ... My copy was NTSC Region 1 disk.

Bob

[rbergero]

Interesting...

I ripped it again using Smart Ripper 2.41 and the VOB files play perfectly (not the case for the VOB files ripped using Internal Routines).

I use the internal routines nearly everytime. I also tried to rip a single chapter using the Internal Routines vs Smart Ripper and the video quality difference is very noticable (poor quality on the Internal Rip).

I've processed well over 100 movies using the Internal Routines, wonder why this movie is different?

I'm going to kick off the encode in the next day or so and see what happens. My guess is that it will be fine, since the source VOB files look ok.

[dvd2svcd]

What country did you buy it? (you can PM me if you want it private).

[rbergero]

Hi,

It's NTSC Region 1 that I purchased from Best Buy (Texas, United States). Could there be an issue because the DVD is Dual Layer? BTW - I am using Win98SE. Here are a few of the DVD details:

Release Information:
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 1978
DVD Release Date: January 2, 2002
Run Time: 183 minutes
Production Company: Universal
Package Type: Keep Case

Aspect Ratio(s):
Widescreen letterbox - 2.35:1

Discographic Information:
DVD Encoding: Region 1
Layers: Dual
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Available subtitles: Spanish, French, English (captions)

Edition Details:
• Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
• Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen
• Production notes
• Theatrical trailer(s)
• Widescreen letterbox format
• ASIN: 0783225997