Burned DVD Problem

ADinelt wrote on 12/11/2003, 9:23 AM
I have created my first DVD using Screenblast 3.0 and an evaluation copy of DVD-Lab using a Maxell -R disc on a Sony DW-U10A OEM burner.

The DVD plays in computer DVD players (I've tried three different players), but when I tried it in two different home players (that support -R media), they both failed. The one read from the disc, but did nothing after that, no error messages or anything. The second player read from the disc, then displayed a message stating about it being an invalid format.

I saw another post in this forum regarding compatability problems with DVD-Lab and was wondering if anyone else has experienced this problem or not (using DVD-Lab or not). I am not sure if it is something I may have done (or not done) or is it something else.

Thanks in advance...
Al

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StevieB66 wrote on 12/11/2003, 9:54 AM
You can go to dvdrhelp to verify the compatibility of the media and the DVD Player. Older DVD Players seem to have a problem with DVD-R/RW media. I had a Toshiba 3109. The disc would play fresh from the burner in that player. A day later, that same disk would not play. The disc was well protected, no scratches or anything. That was using Verbatim DVD-RW.

I now have a Panasonic DVD-F85 5 Disc unit. I haven't had a problem with it yet.

Hope this helps,
Steve
ADinelt wrote on 12/12/2003, 5:43 AM
I went out to Future Shop last night and asked if I could try the DVD on several different home players. None of them would play it at all.

I have tried burning another disk, this time using ULead 2.0 SE (which came with my burner). I am going to go back to Future Shop and try the new DVD again tonight.

Will let you know how this turns out.

If I still have problems with the DVD not playing, could it possibly be the Sony DW-U10A Burner?

Thanks...
Al
GerryLeacock wrote on 12/12/2003, 7:39 AM
From page 115 in the Screenblast manual:

Format Compatability

DVD+R 90%
DVD-R 77%
DVD+RW 72%
DVD-RW 66%

Try switching to +R
ADinelt wrote on 12/12/2003, 10:02 AM
I took the DVD-R that I burned with ULead along with DVD-Lab to another electronic store on my lunch.

The DVD-Lab copy would not play on any DVD player. On one player, the menu came up, but would not play any of the video or audio clips.

The ULead copy did play on all DVD players.

This kind of leads me to believe it may be a software issue and not the media. Both copies were made from the same 1 hour video clip created in Screenblast 3.0. They were both burned on Maxell DVD-R media. The only difference is the software used to create the DVD formatted files and discs.

I really prefer the DVD-Lab for it's better menu capabilities, but for now I think I will stay with ULead since it seems to work for me. I am also going to buy a Sony DVD player tonight that supports both DVD -/+R and -/+RW formats.

In the first post by StevieB66, he put a link to dvdrhelp. In their 'Basic DVD Info' section, they had slightly different statistics, which is why I got a dual format burner and am getting a dual format player. Below is a snippet from their info...

DVD-R and DVD-RW
DVD-R/W was the first DVD recording format released that was compatible with standalone DVD Players.
DVD-R is a non-rewriteable format and it is compatible with about 92% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD-RW is a rewriteable format and it is compatible with about 75% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD-R/W supports single side 4.7 GB* DVDs(called DVD-5) and double side 9.4 GB* DVDs(called DVD-10).
These formats are supported by DVDForum.

DVD+R and DVD+RW
DVD+R/W has some "better" features than DVD-R/W such as lossless linking and both CAV and CLV writing.
DVD+R is a non-rewritable format and it is compatible with about 86% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD+RW is a rewritable format and is compatible with about 75% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD+R/W supports single side 4.7 GB* DVDs(called DVD-5) and double side 9.4 GB* DVDs(called DVD-10).
These formats are supported by the DVD+RW Alliance.

Either way you look at it, I guess we have to do some old fashioned leg work to find out which systems work best for our needs. The people at Future Shop, Best Buy and Radio Shack were great in their help and allowing me to test my DVDs on their players.

I would also like to thank everyone who replied to my question.

Al

dand9959 wrote on 12/12/2003, 9:38 PM
You might try burniing with Nero, from Ahead. Trial is full-funcitonal and free for 30 days. I've never had a compatibility problem.