Every burned DVD keeps skipping, freezing,... Help plz...

[Ellektr!x]

Hi!

I'm "new" to this forum, although I have used the several guides from this forum to backup DVDs. But still the burned DVD skips, freezes,... at my stand alone player.

I do the following to backup: first I use DVD Decrypter (File Mode), then IfoEdit, then DVD Shrink (at 4300MB), then PgcEdit and finally again DVD Decrypter.
Afterwards I check the burned DVD with Nero's CD-DVD Speed. The file scan and surface scan are OK, but the transfer rate test is always showing some bugs at almost the same places with every DVD...
But the DVD is still skipping and freezing on the stand alone player...

DVD Burner: Pioneer 106
DVD Plater: Philips DVP 630
Media: Memorex DVD+R (CMC MAG.F01)

I hope you can help me achieve a good backup...

[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 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:

[Ellektr!x]

Thanks for the reply!
I'll try new media and see if it works.

[setarip]

"DVD Burner: Pioneer 106"

Your burner will "like" Maxell" and "Verbatim" media...