VHS to DVD - Judder on Playback

ledders · 07-03-2014, 13:38

Can anybody please help with the following issue:-

I recently purchased a Honestech VHS to DVD unit. I have burnt one DVD using it, and when I play the DVD through a standalone DVD player, the picture has a judder on it every few seconds making the playback unwatchable. If I play the DVD through the DVD drive in my PC, the playback is fine.

I am pretty sure it is not the standalone DVD player that is at fault as there is no issue with playing other DVDs through it, and I have tried a couple of players with the same results.

chrisjr · 07-03-2014, 13:43

What was the source of the recording? Was it a tape you made yourself or a commercially made move/TV programme tape?

If the latter it quite likely has copy protection built in. Which would transfer over to the DVD. This might be ignored by the computer but not a stand alone player.

captainkremmen · 07-03-2014, 17:03

Sounds more like you have either captured an NTSC VHS but converted it to PAL when burning, or it was a PAL tape but you've burned it is an NTSC DVD.

If it is a PAL tape you need to make sure that the settings in your capture and DVD burning software are set to capture/convert and burn as PAL DVD. Set the software to PAL DVD format, 720x576 at 25fps.

Converting between NTSC and PAL does very often produce such juddering, especially on panning shots etc.

Judder and dodgy playback can also occur with old tapes too when converting to DVD.

grahamlthompson · 07-03-2014, 17:42

Could also be an incorrect interlaced field order. In the UK lower field first is the norm

spiney2 · 07-03-2014, 17:53

yes.

make sure the capture settings are for european pal (analogue tv system) dvd transfer. the default settings could well be ntsc as said. with a different frame rate .....

otherwise ...... if some other problem then i would recommend processing the capture file with free software avidemux which has many avisynth filters built in and ready to use. you just tweak a parameter and it shows a preview of what that will look like after processing .......

captainkremmen · 08-03-2014, 17:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by grahamlthompson

Could also be an incorrect interlaced field order. In the UK lower field first is the norm

Very true, that would also show up as some juddering too.

2Bdecided · 10-03-2014, 12:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by grahamlthompson

In the UK lower field first is the norm

No, apart from DV (which is BFF the world over), all native UK "PAL" SD and HD content will be TFF (top/upper field first).

Cheers,
David.

07-03-2014, 13:38	#1
ledders Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 865	VHS to DVD - Judder on Playback Can anybody please help with the following issue:- I recently purchased a Honestech VHS to DVD unit. I have burnt one DVD using it, and when I play the DVD through a standalone DVD player, the picture has a judder on it every few seconds making the playback unwatchable. If I play the DVD through the DVD drive in my PC, the playback is fine. I am pretty sure it is not the standalone DVD player that is at fault as there is no issue with playing other DVDs through it, and I have tried a couple of players with the same results.

07-03-2014, 13:43	#2
chrisjr Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 27,916	What was the source of the recording? Was it a tape you made yourself or a commercially made move/TV programme tape? If the latter it quite likely has copy protection built in. Which would transfer over to the DVD. This might be ignored by the computer but not a stand alone player.

07-03-2014, 17:03	#3
captainkremmen Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: DAVEVILLE, Daveshire DA1 1VE Posts: 33,621	Sounds more like you have either captured an NTSC VHS but converted it to PAL when burning, or it was a PAL tape but you've burned it is an NTSC DVD. If it is a PAL tape you need to make sure that the settings in your capture and DVD burning software are set to capture/convert and burn as PAL DVD. Set the software to PAL DVD format, 720x576 at 25fps. Converting between NTSC and PAL does very often produce such juddering, especially on panning shots etc. Judder and dodgy playback can also occur with old tapes too when converting to DVD.

07-03-2014, 17:42	#4
grahamlthompson Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redditch Worcs Posts: 17,293	Could also be an incorrect interlaced field order. In the UK lower field first is the norm

07-03-2014, 17:53	#5
spiney2 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 24,123	yes. make sure the capture settings are for european pal (analogue tv system) dvd transfer. the default settings could well be ntsc as said. with a different frame rate ..... otherwise ...... if some other problem then i would recommend processing the capture file with free software avidemux which has many avisynth filters built in and ready to use. you just tweak a parameter and it shows a preview of what that will look like after processing .......

08-03-2014, 17:54	#6
captainkremmen Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: DAVEVILLE, Daveshire DA1 1VE Posts: 33,621	Quote: Originally Posted by grahamlthompson Could also be an incorrect interlaced field order. In the UK lower field first is the norm Very true, that would also show up as some juddering too.

10-03-2014, 12:08	#7
2Bdecided Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 4,391	Quote: Originally Posted by grahamlthompson In the UK lower field first is the norm No, apart from DV (which is BFF the world over), all native UK "PAL" SD and HD content will be TFF (top/upper field first). Cheers, David.

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