jlb Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynthia Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvofl10 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlb Posted November 23, 2008 Author Share Posted November 23, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynthia Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Perhaps the stand alone players laser head needs to be cleaned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlb Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmalves Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Have you tried Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden blanks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy17 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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