tv out arduino code stops? Answered

I recently wrote some code for an arduinio to read an encoder and display it via RCA. 
Problem is, it sometimes freezes on a blank screen when I'm turning the encoder. 
Any ideas why? the code is below.  And yes, I know that the interrupts mess with the signal and it flickers, I want to know why it will stay off whenever the encoder is halfway through a cycle. 

#include <TVout.h>
float anaval = 0;
float value01 = 0;
int val = 1;
float value;
float value10;
float value100;
int out;
int r = 0;
float pos = 0;
int rd = 4;
float incr = 0.00078125;



TVout TV;
unsigned char x,y;
char i = 48;
void setup()  {
   pinMode(2, INPUT);
   pinMode(7, INPUT);
   digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
   digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
   attachInterrupt(0, encoderPos, CHANGE);
  x=0;
  y=0;
  TV.begin(_NTSC,128,56); //for devices with only 1k sram(m168) use TV.begin(_NTSC,128,56)
}

void loop() {
   disp();

// TV.clear_screen();

  //  TV.print_char(4,4,char(value100)+48);
//   TV.print_char(10,4,char(value10)+48);
//   TV.print_char(16,4,char(value)+48);
  //  TV.print_char(22,4,char(value01)+48);


}


void stringer(){

   value01 = val;
value = val / 10;
value10 = val / 100;
value100 = val / 1000;
value = int(value);//rounds the variables
value10 = int(value10);
value100 = int(value100);
value01 = int(value01);
value01 = value01 - (value * 10);//removes all but the tenths-place digit
value = value - (value10 * 10);
value10 = value10 - (value100 * 10);
}

void encoderPos(void){ //this is a state machine to determine the direction of the encoder. 
//every half-cycle it counts, effectively doubling the encoder resolution. 
  r = 1;
   disp();
  if(digitalRead(2) == HIGH){
   if(digitalRead(7) == LOW){
     while(r == 1){
      disp();
       if(digitalRead(2) == LOW){
         r = 0;
       } else {
         if(digitalRead(7) == HIGH){
           pos = pos + incr;
           r = 0;
         }}}



   }
   else {
     while(r == 1){
          disp();
       if(digitalRead(2) == LOW){
         r = 0;
       } else {
         if(digitalRead(7) == LOW){
           pos = pos - incr;
           r = 0;
         }}}
   }

}else{//same as the above code, but with High-Low reversed. 
  r = 1;
   if(digitalRead(7) == HIGH){
     while(r == 1){
      disp();
       if(digitalRead(2) == HIGH){
         r = 0;
       } else {
         if(digitalRead(7) == LOW){
           pos = pos + incr;
           r = 0;
         }}}



   }
   else {
     while(r == 1){
        disp();
       if(digitalRead(2) == HIGH){
         r = 0;
       } else {
         if(digitalRead(7) == HIGH){
           pos = pos - incr;
           r = 0;
         }}}
   }
    }

}

void disp(){
  val = int(pos * 1000);
         TV.print_char(4,4,char(value100)+48);
    TV.print_char(10,4,char(value10)+48);
    TV.print_char(16,4,char(value)+48);
    TV.print_char(22,4,char(value01)+48);
//  TV.delay_frame(1);
      stringer();
}