[Keith J.]

I rendered a vacation video using the DV-AVI option. The video was captured
directly from my DV camera. I then rendered the video out to DVD using ULEAD
Movie Maker 3.5.
The resulting DVD seems to have (what I assume are) numerous dropped frames
while watching it on TV. The video looks choppy/jumpy, but it does not
create sound/video sync issues. I noticed something in one of the other
posts about possible jumpiness for DV-AVI. Is that the highest/smoothest
option for rendering out or should I be using "High Quality Video" or "Video
for Local Playback?"
Could the jumpiness be coming from Movie Maker? BTW, I do not use
moviemaker because it constantly crashes. FWIW, I do not have any other
applications open when rendering, I have a 1GB RAM, Pentium 4.
TIA for suggestions.

[Keith J.]

What is the best format for DVD playback? DV-AVI, NTSC, or one of the
selections for NTSC?

"Keith J." wrote:

> I rendered a vacation video using the DV-AVI option. The video was captured
> directly from my DV camera. I then rendered the video out to DVD using ULEAD
> Movie Maker 3.5.
> The resulting DVD seems to have (what I assume are) numerous dropped frames
> while watching it on TV. The video looks choppy/jumpy, but it does not
> create sound/video sync issues. I noticed something in one of the other
> posts about possible jumpiness for DV-AVI. Is that the highest/smoothest
> option for rendering out or should I be using "High Quality Video" or "Video
> for Local Playback?"
> Could the jumpiness be coming from Movie Maker? BTW, I do not use
> moviemaker because it constantly crashes. FWIW, I do not have any other
> applications open when rendering, I have a 1GB RAM, Pentium 4.
> TIA for suggestions.

[Rehan]

DV AVI is the best option but Movie Maker has a bug in making DV AVi files
that it drops a frame in every clip... If you have made a lot of cuts and/or
have a lot of short clips then this can be prominent. Oherwise it is
unnoticeable most of the times.

You said:
>> Could the jumpiness be coming from Movie Maker? BTW, I do not use
>> moviemaker because it constantly crashes.

If you do not use it then how can this be caused by it? Doesnt make sense!

--
Rehan
MVP Digital Media
www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows Movie Maker



"Keith J." <KeithJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:08EB50FC-1445-461F-BFC3-B8A6B26DC7DC@microsoft.com...
> What is the best format for DVD playback? DV-AVI, NTSC, or one of the
> selections for NTSC?
>
> "Keith J." wrote:
>
>> I rendered a vacation video using the DV-AVI option. The video was
>> captured
>> directly from my DV camera. I then rendered the video out to DVD using
>> ULEAD
>> Movie Maker 3.5.
>> The resulting DVD seems to have (what I assume are) numerous dropped
>> frames
>> while watching it on TV. The video looks choppy/jumpy, but it does not
>> create sound/video sync issues. I noticed something in one of the other
>> posts about possible jumpiness for DV-AVI. Is that the highest/smoothest
>> option for rendering out or should I be using "High Quality Video" or
>> "Video
>> for Local Playback?"
>> Could the jumpiness be coming from Movie Maker? BTW, I do not use
>> moviemaker because it constantly crashes. FWIW, I do not have any other
>> applications open when rendering, I have a 1GB RAM, Pentium 4.
>> TIA for suggestions.

[Keith J.]

Thanks for the DV information. There is a lot of motion, low-light, etc.
The places where the shots are pretty stationary, I do not have this problem.
Is there a work around for the dropped frame problem, or is it to use NTSC?

Regarding the crashing comment - that is bad typing from me. I meant that I
do not use ULEAD Movie Factory 3.5 because it has crashing issues.
Therefore, I use MM, which I prefer as well. So I AM using Movie Maker :-)!

THANKS.

"Rehan" wrote:

> DV AVI is the best option but Movie Maker has a bug in making DV AVi files
> that it drops a frame in every clip... If you have made a lot of cuts and/or
> have a lot of short clips then this can be prominent. Oherwise it is
> unnoticeable most of the times.
>
> You said:
> >> Could the jumpiness be coming from Movie Maker? BTW, I do not use
> >> moviemaker because it constantly crashes.
>
> If you do not use it then how can this be caused by it? Doesnt make sense!
>
> --
> Rehan
> MVP Digital Media
> www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows Movie Maker
>
>
>
> "Keith J." <KeithJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:08EB50FC-1445-461F-BFC3-B8A6B26DC7DC@microsoft.com...
> > What is the best format for DVD playback? DV-AVI, NTSC, or one of the
> > selections for NTSC?
> >
> > "Keith J." wrote:
> >
> >> I rendered a vacation video using the DV-AVI option. The video was
> >> captured
> >> directly from my DV camera. I then rendered the video out to DVD using
> >> ULEAD
> >> Movie Maker 3.5.
> >> The resulting DVD seems to have (what I assume are) numerous dropped
> >> frames
> >> while watching it on TV. The video looks choppy/jumpy, but it does not
> >> create sound/video sync issues. I noticed something in one of the other
> >> posts about possible jumpiness for DV-AVI. Is that the highest/smoothest
> >> option for rendering out or should I be using "High Quality Video" or
> >> "Video
> >> for Local Playback?"
> >> Could the jumpiness be coming from Movie Maker? BTW, I do not use
> >> moviemaker because it constantly crashes. FWIW, I do not have any other
> >> applications open when rendering, I have a 1GB RAM, Pentium 4.
> >> TIA for suggestions.
>
>
>