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[DGBob]

OK Here we go.
I have been monitoring this board and received some really great tips.  So thanks in advance for helping a newcomer.

I am tying to improve the quality of my DVD pictures.   I start out in Slideshow and edit them and bring in some pictures and some panoramas into VideoWave.  The board suggests that I send to project to an ISO file so I did.   When I tried to burn it I get the 0x8004005 error.  I installed the hotfix suggested by the board.  Thanks.  Now I can burn a DVD using MyDVD with settings - MPEG2, turn off fit to disc, and turn off all checked boxes.  Now I get a jumpy picture periodically and the quality is not good.  I am using a Canon Powershot A60 with only 2 MP.  (A problem I know.)  My test project in only about 10 minutes long.  So is the next suggestion going to be update my video card?  I don't think I have one.  I did the Belarc thing as shown below.   Would installing a card help?  Also, using Belarc  how do I determine if I have Direct X?

And finally, is sending the project directly to MyDVD (ISO File) better than simply burning a DV-AVI(?) file?

Dell Dimension 4700
Windows Xp Home Editon Service Pack 2(2600)
Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz
76 Gb Hard Drive
504 Mb Memory
Philips DVD+-RW DVD8631
Intel ® 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset

[james_hardin]

Your description is a little misleading in that VW cannot create an ISO file.

I think you meant to say you create in VW and either go to MyDVD with the project or start MyDVD and add the VW Project.

When you say a 'jumpy' picture where is the disc being played? Have you tried it in both your burner and a Player?

Exactly what settings are you using to burn with? What media?

[DGBob]

Yes you are correct.   I created the ISO file in MyDVD.  I should also add the I am using EMC8.

I am using NexXtech discs.  I got the same results (jumpyness) on both my Toshiba DVD player connect to my TV and on my computers player.

This is what I did.

In MyDVD - Add New Movie, go to Roxio file and pick SlideshowXX.  The preview was smooth.
Settings:  4:3, uncheck constrain button aspect ratio and fit to disc, select preset best - 720x480, mbit rate 9, interlaced, dolby digital.
Burn - Save disc image file.  Preview was smooth.

Went to Disc Copier.
Select Add movie. Picked the ISO file.  It is interesting that I mistakenly picked two movie files.  The first was what I wanted - Movie 1 7m-7 sec.  The second was Individual Extra 0m 1 sec.  When I started the burn process I got the 0x80004005 error again - even though I downloaded the fix last night.  When I deselected the Individual Extra and restarted the process - no error!   Selected DVD-R.

The interesting thing is that after receiving your post I created a DV format AVI file while in VW.  Went to MyDVD and burned a disc with no jumpy features in the replay.  Here are the settings:
4:3, uncheck constraints and fit to disc, Best picture, 720x480, Interlaced, dolby audio.

The picture quality appeared to be about the same.  Besides saving time when creating more discs from the ISO file, what is the advantage of going the ISO route - assuming I can find the cause of the jumpy picutures.

[james_hardin]

Bob: Thanks for the update, it is more clear to me now. Of course nothing really pops out…

The ISO is supposed to have 2 advantages. First it often cures glitches like you are experiencing. Second, you render once, thus if a burn fails due to media/burner problems you don't have to render the project again.

2 suggestions. One get some media of known quality. Verbatim is one that we rarely hear a complaint about.

Before you run to the store, check/try this. In MyDVD under Tools – Options, set Render to use Software. This will limit the transition and effects that you can use but see if it will consistently yield good results. (if it does, it indicates a video card that is not quite good enough to do hardware render)

[DGBob]

Thanks for the tip on discs.

I went to MyDVD, tools/options/render.  It stays on the software button when I do the Graphics Test.

This may be a tough question to answer specifically given the different parameters of PCs but what is the benefit of adding a video card?   I just create these DVDs once or twice a year.

I think for now I will stay with the DV format.

Thanks for your input.

[james_hardin]

The software render is fine for most folks. Hardware render is needed for many of the Transitions, but when you are set to Software render, these will not even show-up to tempt you…

My PC will pass the test for Hardware render but the results are not as good. In movie clips, things get blurry during pans, so I leave it set to Software render. If there was a 'Must Have' Transition, I would replace my card.

One other thing I would like you to try – hope you are using RW media for this testing. With your Project in VideoWave, Output it as a DV AVI file.

Then start MyDVD and Add Title to bring in that AVI file. Burn the project to disc and see what happens.

Again, test on both a Player(s?) as well as your PC. (in some cases a Player may be struggling with reading the media and not give a good result).

Are you still getting the error message when burning?

[DGBob]

I think the additional test you asked me to do, I already did.    In my second, post near the end, I mentioned that I also created a DV-AVI file.  It runs fine on all machines.   Am I missing something that you suggest that I do?