Posted by killjoy on 09/02/05 22:01

Ridwan Hughes wrote:
> In article <43186aeb$0$22930$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>,
> killjoyNO@SPAMwarmmail.com says...
>
>>Yes, I *have* Googled for this (and Copernicked) but I can't find an answer.
>>
>>I just bought an Australian Region 2&4 DVD (Betty Blue) which plays fine
>>in my Sony theatre system, but it just jerks along badly when played on
>>my PC using CyberLink PowerDVD 3.0 (Toshiba DVD drive, Windows XP Home).
>> All my regular Region 2 DVDs play fine in both.
>>
>>Can anyone tell me how to fix this, or is it a "feature"?
>
>
> Usually when they put a film onto PAL DVD they playback the video at
> 25fps instead of 24fps and speed up the audio to match, occasionally they
> framerate convert from 24 to 25 and the audio is played back at normal
> speed, the result is the film looks "ok" on a regular tv but bad on a
> computer because the footage is 50fps interlaced and not 25fps
> progressive.
>
> My R4 limited edition Spirited Away has been framerate converted and
> looks bad on a computer screen but relatively ok on a tv.
>
> If you pause playback of Betty Blue on your PC do you see any
> half-framing where it looks like one frame has been blurred into the
> next?
>
>

Pause is rock solid on both my Sony player and on the PC. Strangely, if
I use Windows Media to play it on the PC, it plays smoothly after an
initial shudder. Sadly, the quality isn't as good and it can't fill the
complete screen. So it must be some kind of software inadequacy in the
Cyberlink application when playing Region 4.

Interesting (aka irritating).

--
KJ

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