mpeg2 burned is corrupted by dvdflick

[coaster_burner]

I stared with a .tivo, used data dumper to dump as mpeg.

mpeg2 is viewable via windows media player/real player. Quality is fine.

I attempt to burn the result mpeg2 with dvdflick with NTSC, best, and even second pass at encoding.

It produces a distorted image. It was burned with 4:3 since it was recorded from TV. The image was tall and skinny and cut off most of the viewing area of the original movie files on the computer. It also had strange edge effects on the outlines of people. it wasn't just messed up from the aspect ratio perspective, there was obviously something else wrong with it also.

I don't know much/anything about encoding/authoring, so I was wondering what I might have done wrong with dvdflick to go from good quality mpeg2 viewable on my computer to dvd coaster.

[Chewy]

you must have something non-standard about your video?

download mediainfo and rightclick on your source mpeg you are using to convert and post the text view of the file

http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en

dvdflick defaults to pal, that's bad for ntsc land

[coaster_burner]

media info text output

General #0
Complete name : H:\tivo_downloads\Matilda (Recorded Feb 24, 2008, FAM).mpg
Format : MPEG-2 Program
Format/Family : MPEG-2
File size : 2.37 GiB
PlayTime : 2h 216ms
Bit rate : 2825 Kbps
Video #0
Codec : MPEG-2 Video
Codec/Family : MPEG-V
Codec profile : Main@Main
Codec settings, Matrix : Standard
PlayTime : 2h 149ms
Bit rate mode : CBR
Bit rate : 2437 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 9000 Kbps
Width : 352 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display Aspect ratio : 4/3
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Standard : NTSC
Chroma : 4:2:0
Interlacement : Top Field First
Audio #0
Codec : MPEG-1 Audio layer 2
PlayTime : 2h 216ms
Bit rate mode : CBR
Bit rate : 192 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Video0 delay : 103ms
Writing library : Xing (new)

any more of your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

[Chewy]

now would you post the same thing for one of the vob's created by flick

and fill in some details on this vivo capture?

and hopefully one of our geekier video enthusiasts will join in before I drown

I am still trying to figure this stuff out myself

Width : 352 pixels
Height : 480 pixels

should be 4 wide and 3 high?

[paglamon]

Width : 352 pixels
Height : 480 pixels

Half D1(NTSC 352 x 480) is an accepted DVD standard.

@coaster_burner
In DVD Flick Project Settings ,under Video/Advanced check the option "Half horizontal resolution" and see if it helps.

[Chewy]

http://www.cdr-zone.com/forum/about5378.html

looks like it's not universally accepted or at least user friendly

[paglamon]

looks like it's not universally accepted or at least user friendly

Yes. Standalone compatibility may be a problem. The link you gave refers to posts in 2006.Haven't the recent players solved the issue?

[Chewy]

seems vso just got it enabled fully

Tue Feb 26, 2008

but this is about converting to dvd compliant not divx playable?

I attempt to burn the result mpeg2 with dvdflick with NTSC

the capture must be very low quality?

[coaster_burner]

I'll try that thanks. Now that i think about it, the image was probably twice as tall on the dvd as what it should have been.

The capture was a series 2 Tivo.. I might not have the tivo set at the highest quality either.

Thanks again. I'll update the thread when I have a chance to test that out on Friday probably.

[paglamon]

seems vso just got it enabled fully

Yes. So do DVD Flick , VideoReDo, TMPGEnc, Nero Vision Express, DVD RB. With nearly all the commonly used programs supporting Half D1, I think most newer standalones can play Half D1 DVDs.

I might not have the tivo set at the highest quality either.

DON'T. AFAIK, at highest quality,it captures at 480x480 ,which is NOT a valid DVD resolution. At medium quality it captures at 352x480 which is Half D1 resolution.

[coaster_burner]

video ok, but source combine went awry

The video is fine at Half D1, but the DVD that was created is bad for a different reason this time.. after a few minutes of the dvd, the audio gets several seconds behind the video and remains behind. not sure if it was a skip or just a slow loss of time. the scenes are narrated video, so you can't quite tell it is behind until there is actual dialogue in the 5th minute or so.

adding to my coaster collection,

Job