Video Lag problem

[Easter3]

Hello,
I have a quad core processor system running windows 7 and every time I Burn a VideoStudio X5 project to DVD I end up with either sound lag, or, Unspecified error 0008 or something. The sound lag is the most frustrating problem, although both suck. I have tried to search the forum, but couldn`t find answers. I cant imagine I`m the first to have this problem, so, I apologize for any repetition on the forum. I am just SO frustrated. Does anyone have any fixes that have worked for this, or recommended settings to avoid the problem. I`ve tried lowering the bit rate, checking for error, etc. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!!!!!!!!!

[erdna]

Is it really the sound that comes too late w.r.t. the video? Normally it's the opposite. Is it a constant lag? How do you playback? PC? DVD player,...?

[Ken Berry]

You say you burn a project to DVD, but do you mean that literally? In other words, when you finished editing, do you then select Share > Create Disc > DVD? If so, there is an alternative workflow which often corrects the sort of problem you are having. So finish your editing, then select Share > Create Video File > DVD. That will then create a DVD-compatible mpeg-2. You can play that in a software player to make sure the audio and video is in sync. Then start a New Project -- don't worry about a name as the objective is just to clear the timeline. Then select Share > Create Disc > DVD. When the burning module opens, its timeline should be empty. If it isn't, then delete anything there. Then click the Add Media button in the top left and add your new mpeg-2. Check in the Options cogwheel icon in the bottom left of screen to make sure 'Do not convert compliant mpeg files' is ticked. That will ensure that your file will not be converted once again (and thus also save the time it has already taken to produce the mpeg-2). Then build your menu and burn.

And just to test things again, instead of burning an actual disc, on the final page of the burning module, select DVD Folder as the output format. This will give an identical structure to what is eventually burnt on an actual DVD, but it can be played in a software player. You could instead 'burn' an ISO file, which does much the same thing, but you then have to have a players (such as VLC Player) which can play an ISO file.

The downside of a DVD folder is that you then need third party software, such as Nero, the Roxio suite or freeware ImgBurn, to burn an actual disc. An ISO, of the other hand, can be burnt using an ISO burner which comes with X5 (and can be found under Tools).