Problems Burning DVDs, Images Look Wavy

I've been having problems recently when it comes to authoring DVDs. It originally started out when I tried to capture video from my VCR to my computer. I started a thread about it here.

http://forums.afterdawn.com/t.cfm/f-79/interlacing_gone_awry-856032/

Basically, the video looked wavy after burning it to a DVD, and no matter what type of video I selected (TTF, Progressive), the waves would remain. I used DVD Forger, Windows DVD Maker, and DVD Flick for this most recent case. DVD Forger and WDM was used for the above thread's captured video.

While I thought I got an answer from that thread and preceded to make my DVDs, it happened again, only this time with a video that worked before.

I went to burn a DVD in DVD Flick, and when I put it into my DVD player, it did the same thing as before, only much worse.

I got that video from a DVD that works fine and displays correctly. All I did was rip the VOBs and string them together in MPEG VCR. No re-encoding was done.

This, interestingly, only happens on my TV though (SD or HD). If I play it on my computer, it's fine. I got that footage by selecting de-interlace on VLC Media Player. I checked the boxes on DVD Flick and the de-interlace or copy MPEG 2 stream boxes are not selected.

Hopefully someone here can help, as I'm at my wits end trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong. Thanks!

 

Try ripping it with AnyDVD first and then give it a try.

 

That can't be it though because I successfully burnt the same file before, I just don't remember what I'm doing differently.

 

Did you try playing the source files to see if they were working? Try this run it through DVD Shrink but with zero compression. If there is an out of compliant file then Shrink might fix it. It won't take more than a few minutes to do and it won't damage the original. Just have the outcome sent to a different directory. If Shrink can fix it then the damage is in the original capture video source and the tape will have to be captured over again.

BTW, what are you using to capture with.

 

I did not capture it, but it was done with a DVD recorder, and that copy works fine. I'll try the DVD shrink idea and post if it works.

 

As I mentioned in the other thread, and I'll say it again here,
you don't need to deinterlace and you don't need to use VLC.

Just capture @ 720*480 and create your dvd.

 

The only thing I have against capturing it in 720X480 though is that's a 3:2 aspect ratio. When I burn it though and say 4:3 in DVD Flick, I assume it will format it to the correct AR when playing?

Also, if this does not remedy the problem, what else could fix it? Though I'm still confused a file worked fine before but not now.

 

The AR should take care of itself when the DVD is authored - 720*480 is the correct
dimension, otherwise the dvd application need to reencode it. Why go through
another generational loss - it's almost as bad as in the old days when one VHS tape
was copied to another - this is the digital equivalent.

You got to be like a detective, one step at a time, view the results after each step and
see where the problem creeps in. There's no other way.

 

Alright, sounds good. I'm capturing right now at 720 and in the preview the interlacing is correct, so so far nothing is wrong.

Oh, also, copy the MPEG, not re-encode it in DVD Flick, correct?

 

What do you mean the interlacing "is correct" ?

Do you have something occurring during the capture that makes you suspicious?
Please explain your comment.

 

I mean it looks like it should, as little lines and not waves as when I burn it to DVD. Also, I edited this in and I'm not sure if you saw it.

"Oh, also, copy the MPEG, not re-encode it in DVD Flick, correct?"

 

Most of the all-in-one dvd apps. have a provision to use compliant mpeg
as-is, without re-encoding. This is what you should be using.

I though you said earlier that the problem with the files (the "waves")
occurred post-capture?

 

Correct, when I look at the image in half-frames, there are waves where it should be normal interlacing lines. That actually happened with the file I just captured. 720X480 and it looks the same in half-frames as it did before. Should I even try to burn it?

I just found an interlaced box on the program, I'm going to test both the 640X480 and 720 with this box ticked.

I'm trying to burn it and even with the copy streams box picked, it's encoding at a painfully slow 11FPS. Encoding speed is at normal.

 

I took your short clip you provided in the other thread and played with it.
I ran it through avidemux to correct the timestamps. Something you may want to
try. Open it in Avidemux, leave video and audio to "copy" and set the format to
"mpeg - ps (a+v)" Save it to a new file (eg. new.mpg).

Open the new file with DVD flick. On the edit title/video source select "interlaced",
and on the project settings/video/advanced/ select copy mpeg2 streams.

That should be it - start the DVD.
Here's where to get Avidemux:
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/AviDemux

 

Just did exactly what you said, and the DVD still shows the same thing. I double checked everything after I did it the first time and it still does it. I tested both the 720 and 640 captures. I assume this means it is the capturing that's doing it?

 

I don't understand. Does your newly created DVD show this problem when played
on a standalone player? Where do you see it?

The clip you posted earlier - wasn't that straight from the capture?
I converted it to dvd/video_tx folder as I outlined above and it came out fine.

 

Correct, only on a standalone player it looks wavy. On my PC it's fine.

The MediaFire clip is a straight from capture file, yes.

 

Something to do either with your standalone player or your TV?
Have you tried it on a 2nd player?

 

Just tested on a PS2, PS3 and a blu-ray player and they all look wavy. Though, I did test it on a standard DVD player with a progressive button. When the progressive button was on, the image was played as if it was interlaced (it was being played on a 720P TV, so I could see the lines.) Though when the progressive button was off, it looked wavy like all the other players.

 

Can you take a clip of one of the VOB's from the disk that shows the problem?
Something like mpeg2cut could probably trim a section.
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Mpg2Cut2

When you get a piece, post it as before and I'll take a look.

How long did the process take in DVD Flick?