Footage Skips on DVD Playback

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ffonsok

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I'm having a problem with my DVX that I can't figure out for the LIFE of me.

When I burn my footage to a DVD and view on my television, the footage skips horribly. Its almost like it plays 5 frames forward, 1 backwards, 5 forward, 1 backward, etc.

As far as I can tell, it's only with the 24P footage.

I am editing in Final Cut Pro, Exporting with Quicktime- DV NTSC 48khz
Then I input the movies into iDVD and burn.

What am I doing wrong? Is there a setting somewhere?
 
I haven't used iDVD in about 4 years, so perhaps there is something in its processing that is creating some issues. I'm not sure. The 24P thing I think though may be the culprit (along with the DVD player itself). If you shot 24pA on your DVX, edited at 23.98, and iDVD actually authored a 24P DVD, then it might that the player is having issue playing it back.

I've made 24P DVDs using Compressor and DVD Studio Pro that have not always played nice with all DVD players. If you have FCP, I'd certainly try using Compressor and DVD Studio Pro over iDVD though. Also, check the playback of the 24P DVD in other DVD players (friends' players, computers, etc.). Then you can at least isolate if the problem is just your player or something definitely in the authorizing process.

cheers.
 
sorry, I should have clarified. It does not work in other DVD players. It is definately something in the authorizing process.

And I am NOT shooting 24pa, just 24p.

Its almost like it plays 3 frames normally, then one frame twice, then 3 normally, etc

almost like a "ghosting" effect

Is the best way to export for burn to DVD through Compressor? I always just export my footage through Quicktime Export (not CONVERT to quicktime)
 
24p is meant for editing and finishing at 29.97. 24pA is meant for editing at 23.98. 24p just gives you a filmic look but still in a 29.97 world. So you should be authoring a 29.97 DVD. I believe if you want to go to 23.98 at this point you would need to use cinema tools to conform the files (ask Mench or Noah on that one though). Oh perhaps this is something Compressor can do (never tried that one myself though). At the very least I'd try Compressor processing such before allowing my DVD authoring software to do it.

The best way to author a DVD is to use a compression software utility yes. Allowing the DVD authoring software to also be your compressor utility hardly ever yields top results. The authoring software is just really not meant for that. Compressor is obviously the easiest choice with FCP (because its part of the suite), but other viable choices (but that you'd have to pay for) are BitVice and Flip4Mac Episode.

cheers.
 
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