Burned DVD Skips

[jlb]

Hi all,

 

Yes this is my first post. I have been using Imageburn for several months now without issue. In the last 2 weeks I can't seem to burn a movie that doesn't skip. Here are some basics - I am using a Sony DVD RW burner on an XP SP3 machine, I am using Maxell DVD-R discs (the same ones I have used for some time now). The DVD plays fine in my computer, but skips in the DVD player.... older videos I have burned play fine, as do commercial DVDs. Tonight I tried the a few DVDs in a friends DVD unit, some worked some did not, all were burned in the last 2 weeks. I am using a Panisonic DVD player that is 2-3 years old.

 

I thought it might be a media problem, so I bought a different brand a few days ago. No change.

 

Thoughts???

 

Here is the log file from the latest attempt. I don't see anything obvious, but I could be missing something.

 

I 17:34:59 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started!

I 17:34:59 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 17:34:59 Total Physical Memory: 1,562,700 KB - Available: 678,900 KB

W 17:34:59 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size.

I 17:34:59 Initialising SPTI...

I 17:34:59 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 17:35:10 Found 1 CD-RW and 1 DVD

[Cynthia]

Hi and welcome to the forum, jlb!

 

Curious. Why don't you use the verify option to see if there is any problems during the re-read?

 

Another thing - your Sony writer is a re badged Lite-On (Nice scanners) - try to do a a scan on the disc quality with either Nero DiscSpeed or DVDInfoPro to see how good your burns really are.

[volvofl10]

Panasonic dvd players are notoriously fussy about what media they will play.

 

Maxell use lots of other manufacturers dyes/inks on there discs. the example you used in the log above uses Ritek ink/dye.

 

Although you have tried differant media, you may have bought another brand whose dye/ink is just as bad for a panasonic to read.without seeing a log from your previous brand of media, we dont know what you changed "from" .

 

You need to try decent media, like Taiyo yuden

[jlb]

Cynthia,

 

Okay, I have listed below a burn with verify turned on. Everything, again looks fine. I downloaded DVDInfopro and tested the same DVD I burned. No errors, however, when I ran the scan test the quality rating was only 62%. I ran the same test on one of the older DVDs and it has a quality rating of 94%. I ran one final test on a Maxell DVD from last week. It has a quality rating of 96% yet it will not play without skipping. Not sure what has changed but I will try another type of media. I am not sure where I can find the Taiyo Yuden DVDs other than online. I have never heard of them before.

 

Let me know if you have any other thoughts.

 

 

I 12:38:39 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started!

I 12:38:39 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 12:38:39 Total Physical Memory: 1,562,700 KB - Available: 799,008 KB

W 12:38:39 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size.

I 12:38:39 Initialising SPTI...

I 12:38:39 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 12:38:39 Found 1 CD-RW and 1 DVD

[Cynthia]

Perhaps the stand alone players laser head needs to be cleaned?

[jlb]

Cynthia,

 

I tried that already. I would think that other DVDs would skip as well, but they don't....just the ones I have burned in the last 2 weeks.

 

Thanks,

Jack

[mmalves]

Have you tried Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden blanks?

[Leeroy17]

This is my first post.

 

I share the same issue with burned DVD which skips. After reading all the postings on this topic, here are my findings:

 

I use Ritek 8x DVD-R. They are very reliable. Not one coaster so far