I'm having a problem with audio/picture sync after burning a DVD. I must admit that I am new to burning DVD's - I've only ever compiled & edited CD's before now, so please accept my apologies if I sound stupid!!!

I've been using Intervideo WinDVD Creator 2 to Edit, Author & burn DVD's. Everything is fine as I go along - I've created the menus, chapters, etc and when I run the Author Preview I can actually see how the finished DVD should look. At this stage everything is great - no problems. Audio and picture run smoothly and in sync. I can flick through the various chapters and work through the menu. However, when I burn the project to DVD the audio and picture are out of sync. It's really driving me insane!!

I've tried playing the burnt DVD on various DVD players to make sure that it wasn't just my PC's player but the results are the same - audio and picture don't match.

I've done the usual checks before burning - closing the programs running in the background, disabling Anti Virus, screensaver, etc.

I've looked through some of the forums on the Net for some ideas on how to get round the problem and haven't really found anything that helps. I've seen references to software called VirtualDub, VideoRedo, etc and I was wondering if anybody here can recommend these or suggest similiar programs.

Sorry for rambling on like this but it's really frustrating (and I felt really pleased with myself after Editing & Authoring!) I really would be most greatful for any help or information anyone can give me.

Thank You.

Its been a while since I messed around with that stuff, so my knowledge is a bit dated. Mainly I was working with vcd, svcd, and divx, since I only had a DVD-Rom/CD-R. I recall that many great applications are available free if you do some research.

I remember there being a configurable setting on some that allows you to adjust the frequency your encoder verifies the audio/video sync. Bumping this up makes the process take longer, but helps eliminate what you're describing. Also there are region settings, bit rate issues, and dimension concerns depending on the exact aspect ratio of the source material.

Obviously I was only doing this to back up dvds I owned, just so the originals wouldn't get scratched or anything. There are probably hundreds of sites out there offering info. The following two are the best IMHO. There is a community of people, lots of detailed tutorials, and good hardware/software reviews.

http://www.videohelp.com/
http://www.doom9.net/