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DVD playback freeze at the beginning of movie

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  1. jramoa

    jramoa Member

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    Hello I need help to solve a problem

    I am converting divx to DVD using the follow steps:
    TMPGEnc to convert
    IFOEdit for authoring
    Nero for Burning DVD Video

    A use a Samsung WriteMaster to Burn and I've tried all kinds of media (bad to good, cheap to expensive,-R to -RW, etc.)

    What happens is when i play the DVD in my standalone player (SONY DAV-S550) in the beginning of the movie it freezes for while.

    Can anyone help me with this problem?
     
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    Hi there,

    After reading a lot in here, I can probably say freezing is related to:

    1- Cheap Media

    2- Burning speed should always be done at 2x or 4x MAX

    3- When you encode, screensavers, antivirus and other programs that may affect the PC's performance should be halted.

    If you want to convert your DivX (*.AVI) to DVD in 1 shot, have a look at VSO DivXtoDVD.

    http://www.vso-software.fr/

    Very nice and the end result is nice.
    Still free.

    If you have more than 1 .AVI file, for now, use VirtualDUB to join them 1st.

    Future release of DivXtoDVD will let you import more than 1 file (That's what it says on the VSO Website).
     
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  3. jramoa

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    thank you for your answer

    i think i can say i fullfill all your 3 reasons

    i've tried to burn in good media
    i've burn using 2x
    i've encode during the night when i was using nothing else.

    another detail is that the movie only freezes at the beginning (let's say 3-4 minutes) then it plays well.

    Meanwhile i'll look DivxToDVD
     
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    something more to add

    When playing the VTS files in the PC i have no problem.
     
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    hhmmmmnnn.I had a similar problem with a sony dvd player a while ago.REALLY fussy about what dvd-r it would play.Solved it by buying a panasonic.Seems sony stuff is SO fussy and nepatistic.So, it might not be your media.Try those discs in another standalone player...if they play ditch the sony.If they dont...ditch the discs
     
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    Maybe im bieng a bit too clinical here...try another way of encoding/burning.It might make a differance and is cheaper than buying a new player!when you say youve used good media...what was it?Try a taiyo Yuden or a verbatim disc....riteks aint what they used to be
     
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    If i buy anu Pirate DVD or if i put some other DVD burn by others it plays fine in my sony.
    Even if its a cheap DVD.

    Could it be a compatiblity problem beetween sony player and samsung writer?
     
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