DVD sound cutting out jerky video

[toomanycats]

I have been having this problem of sound skipping out and throwing the DVD's out of sink. It is random and with just about any of the backups I make. I am using Pinnacle Instant DVD and Ulead Movie studio 2.5 SEto burn. It happpens with both prorams. I know that it isn't DVDShrink because eventualy I can make a good copy. I put my computer into Safe Mode and was able to burn with out any problems ( I have only tried this once). I am tired of making coasters. I use Memorex DVD blanks as I always have. I think it must be something running in the background, since I can eventually burn a good DVD. Any suggestions?

[jmet]

If your backup freezes, stutters, skips, or has some pixelation, it is more than likely due to poor quality media being used. Cheap media is poorly manufactured around the edge of the disc, hence the reason why it mostly skips or freezes toward the end of the movie. The two main things to consider first are:

• Is it cheap media that you are using? (ie. some off brand you bought at a local computer store/fair, even a store like Circuit City or Best Buy sells cheap low quality media.)
• How fast are you burning? - Burn no faster than 4X, might have to go down to 2X with really cheap media.

Also, are you using adhesive labels on your back ups? If so, try removing the labels (if you can) and playing them again. Go here for more info on why not to use labels. - http://forum.digital-digest.com/show...threadid=28604

You can go here for some other possible solutions: http://forum.digital-digest.com/show...threadid=44912


Also try lowering outcome the "Target DVD size".

Open DVD Shrink. Click "Edit", then "Preferences". On the first tab at the top in the drop down box, change it from "DVD-5 (4.7GB) to "Custom" and enter a number of 4200MB (4464MB is burning to the edge of the disc, you want to stay away from the edge as the edge of cheap media (disc's) are poorly manufactured). Screen Shot Below: