DVD player crashes when moving on position bar.

ronial77 · Post by **ronial77** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:55 pm

I have both VideoStudio 8 and DVD MovieFactory 4 installed (I know these are old versions but they work fine for me).
I recently installed VideoStudio 11 trial version and since when I have a problem with both VS8 and DMF4:
When I play a created DVD it crashes when I try to move to a different time on DVD player's position bar with the mouse. Otherwise it plays fine and there is no problem with moving between chapters.
Since then I uninstalled VS11 trial, uninstalled and reinstalled both VS8 and DMF4 but the problem wasn't solved.
I tried playing older DVDs and they worked fine so where is no problem with the DVD player (I use Media Player Classic).

DVDDoug · Post by **DVDDoug** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:55 pm

First, it could be a physical problem with the DVD. You might have a scratched disc, or you may have purchased a batch of bad (or flaky) blanks. A simple way to check for this is to copy the VIDEO_TS folder from the DVD to a temporary folder on your hard drive (using Windows Explorer). If this fails, you've got a bad or damaged DVD.

Physical problems can be somewhat tricky, because the operating system has error correction and DVD player software/firmware has error correction & error hiding. Nero offers a FREE program called Nero CD-DVD Speed that can help detect errors that are being corrected.

Second, the MPEG could be corrupted. This can happen if you feed Video Studio a corrupted MPEG and then check the Do Not convert box, and it can sometimes happen if you edit an MPEG. (If you feed Video Studio a corrupt MPEG and allow Video Studio to re-code it, you might end-up with different problems.) It should NOT happen if you let Video Studio (or Movie Factory) create a fresh MPEG from an AVI/DV file.

ronial77 · Post by **ronial77** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:14 pm

I tried to reencode a DVD I created before and worked fine, but the same thing happened, so I don't think it's a corrupted MPEG problem.

Maybe someone can help me to make a complete uninstall?

ronial77 · Post by **ronial77** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:30 pm

I'm sorry to bug you again with this issue.

I noticed that I can navigate with the mouse when I load the VTS_01_0.ifo file, the problem happens when I load the VIDEO_TS.ifo

Maybe the problem is with the VIDEO_TS.ifo file?
How can I check it?

Post by **Ken Berry** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:55 pm

You know that .ifo files are not video files; just InFOrmation files about the structure of the DVD...?

That being said, it could indeed be a problem. There is a small freeware program called FixVTS which may be able to help you. You can download it from here: www.videohelp.com/tools/FixVTS Make sure you read the instructions, though it is essentially very easy to use.

ronial77 · Post by **ronial77** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:25 pm

Clean reinstall solved the problem in VS8, Didn't try DMF4 yet.

I think it had something to do with the installation of VS11 trial.