DVD jerks/stutters once burned to disc

Question

Hi
I am using Premiere Elements 7 - my computer is a core 2 duo - 3Ghz with 2 GB RAM
What I have done:
I have created a video - 90min long, it was filmed with a Panasonic HD camera, I have used PAL Full HD 1080i preset.
I first exported the edited movie (to create a master file) using MPEG as a PAL widescreen DVD and H.264 1920x1080i 25 as I need DVD and Blu-ray copies.
I then opened the exported "master file" and added the menu.
I then burned it to a directly DVD and the hard drive (then copied it to DVD)
The Problem:
When playing it back on a DVD player and TV + the computer the picture jerks/stutters with fast motion.
What I have tried:
1. Different burners: LG Blu-ray burner and Samsung DVD burner
2. Different DVD disc types
3. Burned the file to the hard drive first and then copied to a disc at 4x speed. (this helped a little)
4. Tried different burning software - Nero, Power2Go and with Premiere Elements
5. Tried creating (burning) DVD with both MPEG and m2t as the "master file"
6. Burned the disc with and without a menu
Where I think the problem is:
When I view the "master file" it plays perfectly, the MPEG file especially, the m2t has a very slight jerk.
Once I have created the disc, on the hard drive or a physical disc, this is where the problem starts.
It would seam that the problem is happening when I burn the disc and it is not the burner or the discs causing the problem as the results are the same if I burn to the hard drive or a disc.
Any advise on how to fix this would be much appreciated as I have to deliver 100 copies of the concert in 18 hours time.
I do not know what else to try!
Thank you
Michael

Answer 1

Assuming the jerkiness isn't a problem with the disc itself (which can happen if you use cheap discs, like Memorex, or put labels on them, which can jam up your DVD player), it's most likely an interlacing problem.
I can't tell from your camcorder description what type of camcorder you're using (HD could mean hard drive or hi-def, and hi-def could mean HDV or AVCHD), but it is vital you use a project preset that matches your camcorder or you'll have problems. I'm also not clear which preset you're using, as there are a couple which are 1080i.
That said, I'm also not sure why you're exporting an MPEG and an H.264 BEFORE you create your DVD or BluRay disc.
If you're going to burn a BluRay, you should use the project itself as your output. You definitely do NOT want to export an H.264 from Premiere Elements and then import that MP4 into another project. Why not just burn your BluRay directly from your project?
You're also outputting an MPEG for, apparently, use in a standard definition project. That, too, could be contributing to an interlacing problem if you're then using that MPEG in a standard DV project to create your DVD. What you want to do, to create a standard DV project, is to export a DV-AVI from your project and then open a standard DV project and use that for your source file.
You're going in and out of MPEGs and MP4s is very likely why you're seeing all this stuttering.