Don't worry, Jo. I'm an English speaker and sometimes I still write things the wrong way.

Thanks for the clarification!

Thanks VC.

I have more experiences with "bad" DVDs, that could be interesting in your case. I've mede 2 copies of a DVD, one after the other, in 10 minutes of interval. The discs were thw same, the burner too, the PC too.... but....One play well on a friend's playstation and the other won't play at all. It's THE DVD MISTERY ;-)

Josaver.

Well, if you don't mind me chiming in - I read something in one of the above posts that really caught my eye.

It said something like " why do I have to go through all this trouble to make a simple DVD" (or something like that).

Unfortunately - home DVD burning is not that simple (yet). Since there isn't one standard - and not all players are compatible...it's just not that simple. Of course, I (like you) found that out the hard way after trying to make my first DVD project.

There is just soooo much "if...then" when it comes to format and players...that (to date) I have only made DVDs for my home use (my Apex will play a rolled up piece of dog poop or mostly anything I throw at it) - or for my mother. She too has a player that can handle burned DVD.

My grandparents....different story. Haven't found the media they can handle - yet.

So that is just the downside - for now.

I'm waiting for my first client to (pretty much) ask why discs can't be played on all sets so I can explain that there is a HUGE difference between pressing and burning.

And that is just about the size of it.

Best o'luck

Hi VideoCurmudgeon

We found out about the con through another client who he bragged to about what he'd done.

The real unfortunate thing is there is no real way to stop this sort of thing.

Mike

Give her 10 of each format and call it a day. Let them decide their own compatibility issues. Seems you have been more than helpful to her.
As you said your not in the dupping business.
this is a good lesson to all of us. Maybe a disclaimer next time?

You're overlooking another issue: End User Ignorance. A "friend" borrowed a couple of DVD's I made, just to see how they played in his DVD player. He uses a make and model DVD player I know for a fact works fine with DVD+R format and the media brand I used. He comes back with the DVD a few days later and starts telling me it plays OK to such and such point then gets all pixelated or stalls.

I look at the disc and its loaded with greasy fingerprints, like someone at just ate pizza or something. :-) I clean it up, put it in my player and it plays fine. LOL!