hello im newish.. iv been burning movies for quite a a tad few weeks now and its only started to play on my mind, whenever i copy a movie i notice that there is a slight stutter on screen, the voices are fine its just the picture im using: Nero StartSmart and my disc's i gotto be honest arent a named brand So does anybody have any idea, i mean do i need to be burning at a much lower speed? or a better type of disc or a different type of software ?
most of the above. Get better media burn no faster then 4x you said you use nero start smart? thats where you lost me. Your using that to burn the DVD or are you using like Recode2 to recode the DVD?
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 from the middle toward the end of the movie. The two main things to consider first are: 1. 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.) 2. 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/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28604 You can go here for some other possible solutions: http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?s=&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:
There..!! you've just answered your own question. My most trusted and preferred media are genuine Taiyo Yuden, Verbatim and Maxell (Made In Japan). I backed up on most of them at 4400MB and some at 4360MB, and they all play beautifully without any glitches or stutter whatsoever.
