Burned DVD pixelates

retpgmr

Newbie Location: Eatonville, WA Joined: Jun 06, 2012 20:26 Messages: 15 Offline

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Jul 08, 2013 14:15

I tried to burn my first dvd with PowerDirector 11 Ultra. There is a lot of pixelating on the disc. I have a brand new LG MODISC DVD-RW. Can I assume the problem is with the disc media (I'm trying to burn to a Memorex DVC-R)? Or could it be the burn preferences I have set in PowerDirector? I have set the recording speed to 24.0 and have checked the box Include buffer under-run protection. The boxes Enable x.v.Color and Enable hardware video encoder are not available to be checked.

I would prefer to not keep trying disc after disc until I get one that doesn't have a lot of pixelating. Does anyone have any hints to make this burn process easier?

Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Jul 08, 2013 15:59

Quote: I tried to burn my first dvd with PowerDirector 11 Ultra. There is a lot of pixelating on the disc. I have a brand new LG MODISC DVD-RW. Can I assume the problem is with the disc media (I'm trying to burn to a Memorex DVC-R)? Or could it be the burn preferences I have set in PowerDirector? I have set the recording speed to 24.0 and have checked the box Include buffer under-run protection. The boxes Enable x.v.Color and Enable hardware video encoder are not available to be checked.

I would prefer to not keep trying disc after disc until I get one that doesn't have a lot of pixelating. Does anyone have any hints to make this burn process easier?

Hi retpgmr,
Try lowering your burn speed.
Dafydd

borgus1

Senior Contributor Joined: Feb 27, 2013 00:33 Messages: 1318 Offline

Jul 08, 2013 17:31

Quote: I would prefer to not keep trying disc after disc until I get one that doesn't have a lot of pixelating. Does anyone have any hints to make this burn process easier?

To keep costs and consternation at a minimum, consider burning to an RW disc, which can be reused. Also see what results when you "burn" to the hard disk, instead of to a DVD.