Jerky Video Playing VIDEO_TS

[liakos]

I have an avi video that I converted to mpeg2 using mencoder (NTSC, 4:3) and then used DVDAuthorWizard and DVDStyler (separately and independently) to author a dvd (NTSC, 4:3). I then burned the DVD. It plays fine on my home TV(NTSC, 4:3)/dvd player except for a black band on the bottom quarter of the screen. The dvd plays on my pc, though, (using any video player) at 4:3 but with jerky video. The sound is fine. If I play the VIDEO_TS directory (as though it was a dvd), using xine, the same jerky video shows up. If I play the VTS_01_.VOB file located inside the VIDEO_TS directory with any video player, the video and the sound is perfect and there are no problems.

What is the problem with the disc and the VIDEO_TS to cause the jerky video (and black band on the TV)? The problem shows up using either of the authoring tools. Any help would be appreciated.

[blutach]

:2wlcomdvf

See "Got bad playback" in my signature. Ensure you are using high quality media.

Regards

[liakos]

I doubt it is a hardware/dvd disc problem since the symptoms are duplicated when playing off of the DVD files on the hard disc. But playing the vob files themselves shows fine.

[blutach]

Meaning the vobs are muxed correctly. What software player are you using? Many are totally hopeless.

Try a mock strip. Perhaps the pointers are screwed.

Run your project thru VobBlanker (http://jsoto.posunplugged.com/vobblanker.htm).

Regards