disc authoring problem

dam · Post by **dam** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:13 pm

Hi, new to posting on the forum so please bear with me.

Am using VS11+ and am having problems when it comes to disc authoring. I have created a video and added menus and chapters at scene changes. The whole thing plays fine in preview but when I burnt to disc the playback froze for a few seconds at each chapter point. Having read the tutorials again I tried creating a video file and played that back through mediaplayer and the same thing happened. Anyone come across this before or got any suggestions I could try?

I am running on Win7.

Thanks in advance

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:06 pm

Please supply all the requested info from the following thread:
http://forum.corel.com/EN/viewtopic.php?t=8959

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:12 pm

Please see:
DVD Burning / Playback issues

dam · Post by **dam** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:08 am

Thanks for the prompt replies. I'll try & fill in the info that I missed out:
Describe your problem:

Properties of your source files, including video, audio, image files (format, file size, where did you get it?): This is straight home filming from the camcorder transfered using usb. All I'm trying to do is load it, edit it, add chapters & menus and then burn to dvd.

What devices are involved and their mode of connection?:

Project Properties (important):
PAL (25 fps)
MPEG files
24 bits, 720 x 576, 25 fps
Lower Field First
(DVD-PAL), 4:3

Output format (file, DVD, VCD, SVCD): DVD

Output Properties (cogwheel in lower left of burn screen):

MPEG files
24 bits, 720 x 576, 25 fps
Lower Field First
(DVD-PAL), 4:3
Video Data rate: VAriable
Audio Data rate: 256K
Dolby digital 48KHz

PAL or NTSC: PAL

Error Codes (if any): None

Product Version: VS11+

Also I used the burn speed of 4x. I used to have no problem doing all of this with VS8 a couple of years ago and the computer is the same as I used then.

Thanks,

Dam

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:24 pm

Hi Dam
When you said "Also I used the burn speed of 4x. I used to have no problem doing all of this with VS8 a couple of years ago and the computer is the same as I used then."
It inferred that your PC in not in the first flush of youth yet I see you are running Windows 7. I don't use your version of VS so am not sure if it will run successfully in Win 7. What version of 7 have you (32 or 64bit). Also when Jeff asked you to follow the "Read before you post" link he wanted you to complete your profile as here:
If you have not already done so, click on Profile in the forum header and fill in the fields titled:
Operating System:
Motherboard:
Graphic Card:
Sound Card:
Processor:
Hard Disk Drive:
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sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:58 am

Are you saying that you installed Windows 7 onto what was a XP computer?
If so then there could well be device driver issues involved.

dam · Post by **dam** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:14 pm

Thanks for all the suggestions. I changed a few things and deleted a few frames at the end of each chapter and it all seems to be working now. I shall just have to check more carefully before I burn the next one.

Accolades · Post by **Accolades** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:42 am

Hi,

Are you creating a DVD IMAGE/ISO file of your finished project or burning direct to disk?

Creating an IMAGE file and then burning that to DVD is the preferred method.

I am sure you will be directed to preferred project flow process shortly.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:14 am

dam wrote:Thanks for the prompt replies. I'll try & fill in the info that I missed out:
Describe your problem:

Properties of your source files, including video, audio, image files (format, file size, where did you get it?): This is straight home filming from the camcorder transferred using usb. All I'm trying to do is load it, edit it, add chapters & menus and then burn to dvd.
.......

Sorry but we must prod you for a bit more information.
Camcorders come in various formats.
There are MiniDV / Digital 8 camcorders that record onto a cassette tape.
With these camcorders you need to throw that USB cable away into a dustbin and use an IEEE1394 (Firewire / iLink) cable instead.
Then there are DVD camcorders that record onto a small DVD disc.
With these camcorders you can take the DVD disc out of the camcorder and place it in your computers DVD drive and then import the video.
Next up are hard drive camcorders that have a built in hard drive.
Here you could get away with transferring the video with a USB cable because it becomes the same as an external USB hard drive.
Then there are some camcorders that record on things like SD cards.
Best method here is to place the SD card into a card reader and transfer to the hard drive that way.

Similar to the suggestion by Accolades many of us do not burn directly to a DVD disc but instead burn either
1. An ISO Image file or
2. To a hard drive folder.

My personal choice is to a hard drive folder because I can now view the completed "DVD" using a software DVD player such as WinDVD / PowerDVD / Nero Showtime etc. This provides that last quality check to ensure the DVD menus work the way I want. You can also further tweak those menus with third party software such as PGCEdit (Free) or MenuEdit (Cheap but easier to use than PGCEdit)

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