6 Replies Latest reply: Sep 26, 2011 5:50 AM by jl2000 RSS

    Why is my DVD project freezing when a video clip plays?

    jl2000 Community Member

      Hi -

      I have a simple Encore(CS5 Mac) project that is that is "stalling" when played.  

       

      The content of the DVD is made from an After Effects(CS5.5 Mac) project so I think I should provide information on that.  The 30sec AE project is mostly timeline animation until the last 6 seconds which is video footage.   The 7 second video clip is scaled way down from it's original dimensions and then masked off to fit in an area of the AE stage.

       

      I rendered the AE project to a QT MOV with No compression.  In this format it was a very large file (939MB) but it played flawlessly in Quicktime on my desktop.

       

      Then I brought that MOV into Encore as a timeline, added a one button menu,  and burned a DVD. 

       

      The prpoject plays fine until that video comes on. At that instant - the picture freezes for a few seconds - then plays for a second and then freezes again.  It does this stop and go until the video ends and then the DVD returns to the simple opening menu.

       

      It seems to choke at the same time each time I replay it but I can't be 100% sure.  It's almost as if the disc actually stops spinning.

       

      Why would the DVD freeze when the video content of my DVD project played?  What can I do to fix this?

       

      TIA some expert advice.

       

      JL