using PTE to create DVD

[kalskustoms]

I have recently joined a local photographic club & enjoyed listening to a talk given by Barry Beckham while he was here in Australia, and became quite interested in making AV's. I have tried different products but so far find PTE is quite good, I use Nero 6 to burn to DVD.

The problem that I am having at the moment is when I view the DVD on TV the parts of the photos which have a lot of detail seem to jump or look as though there are moving lines going through them. The resolution I am using is 1024 x 768, would anyone have any thoughts on how I can rectify this problem.

Many thanks

[alrobin]

Kaylene,

Welcome to the Forum.

This is a problem faced by even the best-quality digital TV productions. Slow-moving sharp vertical lines are particularly susceptible. One way to reduce the flickering is to dull the sharp edges a bit by adding some "blur" or feathering the edges, something that defeats the purpose somewhat since as photographers we strive to achieve the sharpest possible images.

You can lessen the effect too by choosing the most compatible image sizes when rendering the video so that the computer doesn't have to try to interpret the "in-between" images so much when resizing them. There is some information on choosing image sizes and adjusting the "apr.ini" file to match the image resolution chosen in the "video" forum. A search for main keywords will identify these posts.

However, in the long run, it comes down to trial and error as there are so many variables involved, not only in the creation of your show, but in the choice of software with which to render it, and in the choice of tv monitors and dvd players with which to view it.

Nero is a popular program with Forum members for video rendering and burning. Hope this helps some.

[kalskustoms]

Thank you very much Al your help is greatly appreciated

Kay

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