dvd written from dreambox 7000s has flashing top scan line

[jsryork]

Hi

I am using the trial version of DVR-Studio Pro.

I have written my first DVD from a recording on the Dreambox 7000S.

When I watch the DVD the left hand 2/3 (approx) of the top scan line seems to 'flash', as though there are alternate black and content lines.

Is this a known problem ?

I will check the original recording, and make some other this evening (I am at work now).

Thanks

John Robinson, York, England.

[Kimi]

This very likely is the WSS code (Wide Screen Signalling), which helps TV screens to switch to widescreen automatically. DVR-Studio does not change anything of the video content, so this line is already there when recorded and we cannot remove it.
Maybe the visible area of the DVD-player is a bit too large, so it gets visible.

[jsryork]

Hello

Thanks for your prompt and helpful reply. I am sure this is the cause of the problem.

Viewing the original file or the DVD made from it on a TV there is no problem.

Viewing the DVD on both a laptop and a desktop, with Windows Media Player or WinDVD 4 or WinDVD 5, I see the flickering line.

With WinDVD, if I right click in the viewing area, select setup, video, turn off hardware acceleration, the problem goes away. This is a reasonable workaround for me.

I cannot see how to do the same with WMP, or to make the WinDVD setting persist, but neither is really a problem.

Thanks

John