quality decreasing

[sky_dave]

First, pardon my English, I'm Asian, and I always skip english lesson in old school.

I use Vobedit to demux m2v, ac3 and dts. The ripped main video files were more than one files.

I rip subtitles using Subrip, save it as SSA convert it to SON using MaestroSBT.

I am reauthoring with Maestro.
Because i want to add subtitle, and I have multiple video streams, at main movie, I use bitmap file first and stretch it as long as the main M2V, import subtitles, delete the bitmap, import the multiple video asset as main movie.
Well everything looks ok.
I make my own menu, which is fun.

Finally, compile the DVD...
I Split the DVD (which still in DVD9 size) into 2 DVD5 using Ifoedit, with no problem.

Burn'em with Nero, which i was very familiar in using.

Watch it on home DVD player.
It's not as SMOOTH as the FU**ING original!!!

What's the problem?
Is there any quality control in Maestro?
Did I miss any setting of bitrate in any softwares that i used?
Can hardware specification be the problem?
Do i have to installed some codecs?

Thanks, peace.

[TRILIGHT]

Originally posted by sky_dave
Is there any quality control in Maestro?

Yes, it works just fine. That is unless you have a crappy "cracked" version. Also, the way you are trying to go about things is highly susceptible to inconsistent results. I suggest following one of the guides.

[sky_dave]

Can hardware specification be the problem?
Do i have to installed some codecs?

[TRILIGHT]

No. More than likely, your problem is introduced when you start chopping things up with IFOedit. Aside from the problem I already mentioned.

[sky_dave]

What do you mean with "crappy" cracked version?

[TRILIGHT]

Meaning A) You shouldn't run cracked software in the first place. and B) I've seen many reports of Maestro "strangeness" and every one of them was due to a sub-par crack.

[sky_dave]

O I See
I should buy the legal software.
Did spruce still sell it?

[dss261263]

HI
at the price of some software, i must disagree with your opinion of cracks, cracks allow the full use of different software over a period of time to enable us to make proper and experience related decision as to what software to buy, and i must say it seems to be getting very trendy to Diss the use of cracks and the like, I being like so many others find the deeper we get into different computer fields, DVD processing etc that our needs change as our understanding increases, so spending ? $ and then a month down the line on somthing else is no good,

[TRILIGHT]

Your "opinion" is completely illegal and goes against the rules of the forum, dss261263. sky_dave is trying to get an answer to his problem so the thread will stay. However, I will not let this turn into a whiner's page about how they love and want cracks.