picture quality of a burn dvd

[gl0baltrader]

I just got this dvd as a gift from my brother that i am trying to burn, but for some reason the last part of the movie always end up unsuccessfull. It always froze or looks choppy, and when i double check the movie from my hard drive it is running smoothly. Does the quality of my dvd-r affect the final quality of the burn or the software i use (dvd shrink)?
Please help me it is driving me nuts....

[ammck55]

Originally posted by gl0baltrader
Does the quality of my dvd-r affect the final quality of the burn...
Absolutely. The problem you're experiencing is almost always due to inferior or incompatible media. Check out brands of media for your specific burner/standalone using the links below, and vistit your burner manufacturer's site to see what advice they offer on media.

Player/media compatibility (http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers)
Burner/media compatibility (http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdwriters)

Shrink isn't your problem, your media is most likely the culprit.

ammck55

[Stingrey]

It´s not a really a solution, but the next time when u buy a DVD-Player, buy the one who´s the cheapest.
I friend of mine bought a new DVD-Player for only 25 € and that one is far better then the DVD-Player from his Parents which cost about 200 €.
And for DVD-Media, always buy the cheapest.
The Hell, i buy the cheapest DVD-Media from amazon and they play just great on the cheapest DVD-Player.

[killingspree]

stingrey, i just cannot agree with your statement! don't get me wrong, it's great if a cheap media/player combination works out for you, after all we're all searching for something like this in one way or another!
but generalising from your experience is just not right! if you stated that your specific media/burner/player combination works great, that is something entierly differnt, but this way, you could leave other people to believe that just buying the cheapest media you can get and using it with the cheapest equipment on the market is _always_ the ideal solution! quite misleding imho!

anyway, gl0baltrader, as ammck55 stated correctly already, your troubles are most likely connected to a bad media/burner combination! please check the pages ammck55 has provided for details! you might find it useful/helpful to look if there is a new firmware available for your burner (can correct a lot of compatibility issues) or if this doesn't help, take a look at the abovementioned pages to see what other users experiences are with different media brands! then, after building your own opinion, check out your local/online stores and see what brands of media they have that suit your needs best (price, type, packaging) and go along with positive user feedback from those sites!

most likely this will solve your problems!

kr
steVe

[gl0baltrader]

Thanks for your help people, but iam really having trouble finding a website that post the compatible dvd-r for an external "Brytecc" burner by Artec. If you know of any compatible dvd-r or firmware please let me know....
thank you

[killingspree]

pls use driveinfo (http://www.inmatrix.com/files/drvinf_download.shtml) to get a couple of more infos about your drive. i have the feeling theat artec isn't manufacturing those drives themselves- i've read some stuff about it actually being a Ricoh drive.

www.rpc1.org is a great resource for such informations! if you do a detailed search on your burner (using firmware version etc) - you might come up with some clues!!

hth
steVe

[DasReich]

Hi there, hope you guys dont mind me digging up this old thread, but I have had some similar troubles with dvd's I have burned.
Not in all cases but in some, the movies jump, freeze and in one case the player I use (sony davs800) says there is a dity disc, even though its clean and brand new, is this down to a media problem also?

Is there a recommended media that works better in a larger percentage of players/burner combinations?

Dave.

[jernst]

You should choose a reseller that specifies the media ID of the DVDs and then you can have a look at this list: http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm

If you can't get the media ID before to buy discs, you can buy some discs from different brands and check their media ids using DVD Identifier: http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com/

I try to buy the ones that are stated to be 1st class quality on this list and since I do that I have no more choppy playback at the disc borders.

[ammck55]

You could also use the links supplied earlier in this thread to check which media seems to perform best with your particular player.

[cyberbob25]

dasreich,

I've had that same error message in my sony player due to an incorrectly authored disc, even on my media that I know works without problems.

[DasReich]

Thanks guys, I did have a look at the previous links and also looked again. Problem is there are just so many different brands available in my area that are not listed.
Recently Ive tried memorex disks thinking they would be better, but still having slight troubles with them, nothing seems to be consistant, some work, some dont. Can be quite frustrating for someone who is learning about this stuff.
Your help is very much appreciated.

Dave.

[Slogra]

You can also reencode to a smaller size, like 4300MB or maybe even smaller. So that the bad part near the end of the disc isn't used.