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DVD playback quality

X-The_Camera_Lady
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Jul 17, 2003, 5:09 AM

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I purchased the Prestige a while ago, and all in all I'm very happy with it. Prior to that, I had the AVIO ST, which I donated to the local high school (after a lot of coaxing by one of the teachers).
Anyway, I've been archiving my projects using the DVD burner of the Prestige. It's been pretty good, and I don't usually watch my archived stuff unless I'm looking for something or I'm going to make a VHS copy for a potential customer or need to make additional copies. Anyhow, on a few of the DVD's I've noticed that it seems to have intermittent quality problems such as the picture stuttering or going black for a split second and then the DVD will play okay. It's got me wondering, though, if this is happening with DVD's that I'm producing or have produced and sold. I haven't had any calls or complaints, but I can't bear the thought of putting out a product that may be doing this.
It doesn't seem to matter if the project is short or long. On some of the DVD's I had affixed a CD-type label that said it could be used on DVD's as well. I did note that projects that were more than 40 minutes long and I had put a label on it, were more apt to have problems. So, I've been removing the labels one by one using a blow dryer on medium heat. Note that I did not affix any labels to DVD's that I'd sold, but rather put an insert in the case.
Any experienced advice is greatly appreciated. Are these labels the culprit? Should I not be using these paper-type labels on the burned DVD? What else can I do to prevent the above-stated problems.

X-Banned_Bob
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Jul 17, 2003, 8:05 AM

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> ... on a few of the DVD's I've noticed that it seems to have intermittent quality problems such as the picture stuttering or going black for a split second and then the DVD will play okay...
Unfortunately, this is not extremely uncommon on an original burned DVD. Some players ... even good players ... have trouble playing back the originals. Having duplicated several several thousand DVDs, I notice the problem does not occur on the digital copies. Yes, it sounds strange ... but the copies DO play back better than the originals. I don't know exactly why, some originals are burned on identical model DVD-R recorders. So I'd gotten into the habit of keeping my original and burning off as many copies as the client needs. No complaints. If you need duplicates, our company can typically turn them around pretty quickly.
> ... Are these labels the culprit? Should I not be using these paper-type labels on the burned DVD?
I've done it both ways ... printed on printable DVDs and labelled non-printables. I've not noticed any difference in performance. There IS, however, a strong chance of problems if the label is not exactly centered when applied.
Concerning surface damage: labelling CDs had some great potential for problems because you applied the labels directly onto the data layer of the disc. Bad adhesive, slight overheating, wrinkling, and even aging could cause the label to damage the data. On DVDs, that is not the case. The DVD data layer is sandwiched between two layers of the plastic, so the physical label will never damage the data layer.
I hope this helps.

X-The_Camera_Lady
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Jul 17, 2003, 10:13 PM

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Thanks for taking the time to answer. Maybe that's why I haven't gotten any complaints -- I've made the copies from the original DVD!
Mahalo, Debbie
: > ... on a few of the DVD's I've noticed that it seems to have intermittent quality problems such as the picture stuttering or going black for a split second and then the DVD will play okay...
: Unfortunately, this is not extremely uncommon on an original burned DVD. Some players ... even good players ... have trouble playing back the originals. Having duplicated several several thousand DVDs, I notice the problem does not occur on the digital copies. Yes, it sounds strange ... but the copies DO play back better than the originals. I don't know exactly why, some originals are burned on identical model DVD-R recorders. So I'd gotten into the habit of keeping my original and burning off as many copies as the client needs. No complaints. If you need duplicates, our company can typically turn them around pretty quickly.
: > ... Are these labels the culprit? Should I not be using these paper-type labels on the burned DVD?
: I've done it both ways ... printed on printable DVDs and labelled non-printables. I've not noticed any difference in performance. There IS, however, a strong chance of problems if the label is not exactly centered when applied.
: Concerning surface damage: labelling CDs had some great potential for problems because you applied the labels directly onto the data layer of the disc. Bad adhesive, slight overheating, wrinkling, and even aging could cause the label to damage the data. On DVDs, that is not the case. The DVD data layer is sandwiched between two layers of the plastic, so the physical label will never damage the data layer.
: I hope this helps.

X-Rbox
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Aug 5, 2003, 2:42 PM

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See this thread:
http://www.dvdrhelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=138166