Page 1 of Hitachi 505e VCD Help

Hi There,

Right here goes........! I decided to see how easy it was to back up one of my DVD`s to VCD. I chose `Enemy At The Gates` and ripped the DVD to the hard disk of my computer onto a seperate partition that I use for audio CD`s etc. It ripped OK, my computer then spent a day converting the files into MPG files with the following standard VCD properties: -

Frame size: - 352 x 288
Picture type: - PAL
Frame rate: - 25fps

After completion I ran the MPG files from my computer and they worked liked a treat. I then used Easy CD Creator 4 to create the VCD DAT files from the MPG files. Easy CD Creator creates VCD 2.0 discs which is I believe, the latest format for VCD. Everything seemed to go great, I even created a fancy menu system.

NOTE: - By the way, if anyone wanted to know what PBC is for, it is something to do with VCD menu systems. If it is OFF the menu will be skipped and play the film automatically, if it is ON then the menu systems will be used. I still don`t know what PBC stands for, if anyone knows please let me know!

I then wacked the disc into my Hitachi 505e and it seemed to work fine, the menu was great and the quality was nearly as good as the DVD. Until..... about half an hour into the film the disc started to lose lip sync, about five seconds worth.

After all that spiel, can anyone come up with a reason for the loss of lip sync. What I can do, is turn off the player and restart the VCD then forward to the part where it started and it will be alright for a while then lose the lip sync again at a different part.

Any help is welcomed.

Regards

FantaC c¦(;-o)+<

P.S. I have tried the disc on my computer and it works fine!

Pleeeeease, someone must know something...........!

FantaC c¦(;-o)+<