Final DVD is skipping, but original file is not.

Tazz

Newbie Joined: Oct 03, 2014 23:16 Messages: 28 Offline

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Feb 21, 2019 18:20

Hello,

I hope some of you video gurus out there can assist me with this unusual problem I'm having. I'm pulling my hair out and banging my head against a wall at this point. A little back history. I am no guru, but have created a big show video (over two hours long) every year using PowerDirector, this is the 11th I have done and I have never encountered this problem. It's not a PC issue as I have MORE than enough power, memory etc, for video production, so I'm not even questioning that. I captured all the files, clips, etc, edited them with no issues, produced the finished product with no issues, and created disk with no problems, until playback on DVD players (I tried in more than one).

The video is skipping in certain places. For example, this is a dance performance, and on the first number, it plays great until 2:08 and it freezes briefly and skips to 2:15. At the 2:08 mark, there is no splice, no effect added, zero, nada, nothing. I have burned the disk from the original video with all the spliced chapters. I then went in and broke the video into thirds/segments, and produced an MP4 of each segment (saved to pc hard drive), and then imported those into my project, and created a disk and the same issue happened at the exact same spot(s). I also exported the entire video project as one full MP4 file, saved to pc, and then imported that one MP4 file into my projects timeline, and created a disk from that. Therefore there were no spliced pieces, effects, etc. to cause any issues. The same problem happened. The video is originally created with 42 dance numbers, using two cameras, 1920x1080. In the timeline, each dance has it's own chapter marker and is spliced obviously where the cameras change from full stage to zoomed in. Effects are minimum, with the odd crossfade here and there. The skipping issues are ironically NOT where a splice or effect is used, but where the video is just smoothly playing.

Now this is where the "hair pulling and head banging" comes into play but might also alert the guru's to the problem. The full MP4 file which is exported at 1920x1080 plays back perfectly with no problems, no skipping, etc. on mp pc, NOT played back in PowerDirector but on a third party video player (VLC) It is only the copy that I "create disk" from PowerDirector. I am creating a "DVD-Video", MPEG-2, Smart Fit, onto an 8.5 GB, Double layered DVD (Verbatim AZO). I have used this same format and method every year.

The video is created with a menu, and individual scene selections. The menu works perfect on the finished DVD. The only issue is this skipping problem. It also happens throughout the DVD in a number of places. Approximately 4 or 5 dances later after the first dance, it does it again, the exact same way, freezes and skips about 7 seconds ahead. The dances in between have no issues at all. I have burned (many hours) four seperate copies, thinking maybe it was a bad disk at first but had the same problem, in the exact same place.

PLEASE help. I hope that someone out there has heard of this before and might have a resolution to the issue. Thank you in advance for any help you could offer.

Tazz

Tazz

Newbie Joined: Oct 03, 2014 23:16 Messages: 28 Offline

Feb 21, 2019 18:22

Just incase its necessary.... I am using PowerDirector Ultimate version 16.03424.0

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optodata

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Feb 21, 2019 22:06

I'm sorry to hear that you're having this problem. I haven't worked with discs for years, but one thing you can try is to "burn" to a folder or as an ISO image (both options are on PD's Final Output window), and then use Windows or a free 3rd party burner to actually create the disc from that image or folder.

That would either eliminate or confirm that something with PD's burning code is causing the problem on your machine.

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tomasc

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Feb 21, 2019 22:39

If this is the 11th year you create recital dvds then the pc burner might be getting old. Try this: Burn at a lower speed through configure and/or Create a folder. Use Imgburn to burn at a lower speed like 4x with verify turned on. It does sound like an alignment problem with the burner. A slower burn speed does help!!

Tazz

Newbie Joined: Oct 03, 2014 23:16 Messages: 28 Offline

Feb 26, 2019 18:03

Quote I'm sorry to hear that you're having this problem. I haven't worked with discs for years, but one thing you can try is to "burn" to a folder or as an ISO image (both options are on PD's Final Output window), and then use Windows or a free 3rd party burner to actually create the disc from that image or folder.

That would either eliminate or confirm that something with PD's burning code is causing the problem on your machine.

Thank you so much for your suggestions and quick reply. I appoligize for my rather slow response. I have been out of town. Anyhow, I had tried what you suggest. I burned a copy to my hard disk (pc) and it runs perfectly with no issues. I could then burn it to a disk but I have a menu on the disk I need. When I burn to hard drive, I lose the menu. The menu is one that gives the option to play the complete show, or pic and choose individual performances (dances). From what I understand, out of PD, I have to choose create to disk in order to keep that menu intact, please correct me if I'm wrong, or if there's a work-around! This is rather frustrating. Also each attempt at somthing new (to disk) takes about 6 1/2 hours of time... arrrggghhh!

Tazz

Newbie Joined: Oct 03, 2014 23:16 Messages: 28 Offline

Feb 26, 2019 18:35

Quote If this is the 11th year you create recital dvds then the pc burner might be getting old. Try this: Burn at a lower speed through configure and/or Create a folder. Use Imgburn to burn at a lower speed like 4x with verify turned on. It does sound like an alignment problem with the burner. A slower burn speed does help!!

HAHA, well unlike me, whom just get's old and has NO upgrades, my PC over the years has been much more fortunate. I have upgraded to a new, better, faster model a couple times over that span.

I thank you too for your help on this. I see I have options of default 8.0, 6.0, and 4.0...I guess going with the slowest might be best or should I try 6.0? Heck at 8.0 it's taking 6 1/2 hours to burn...I guess 13 hours isn't too bad (sarcasm) if I end with a disk that's not skipping. I have spent days on this already, with no luck!

Tazz