I downloaded this from Rapidshare last week and have to admit, I was looking forward to this fan edit more than most - I haven't been keen to watch all 3 LOTR movie again, but was very curiuous how this edit would capture the story.

My friends and I gathered tonight to check it out and... we couldn't watch it because of the "stuttering" issue. It looked like it was playing back every other frame.

I've been reading this thread and it looks like this edit goes back a bit - was the original Xvid edit the one that was supposed to have this problem, and a DVD was made to correct this? Or does it exist in all formats?

Wmgan, I really am sorry if this bugs you... I am sure you put a monumental effort into doing this, and I really want to see it... but we just couldn't bare the idea of watching 3 hours of choppy video on my friend's 10 foot screen!!

Honestly, the video quality looked fine - it was clear and sharp - it's just the stuttering.

Have you looked into every possible way of fixing this? I've done quite a bit of editing myself, and it seems like if you go through enough conversion scenarios and hit it from every possible angle there is usually a "magic combo" that can fix just about anything.

If this is indeed a result of going from 23.97 to 24, I'd be willing to bet it can be fixed.

Maybe re-convert it from 24 to 23.97 and run a pulldown pass on it?

Anyway, looking forward to seeing this!!