Question about Finalizing?? Help!!

memory maker wrote on 4/8/2006, 9:00 AM
I have been using Vegas 5 and DVDA 2 for a while now. I have a customer who has an Emerson DVD player DV-R DV-RW with a VCR combo. I have given her DVD-R , 3 different brands, with labels, without labels, and nothing will play on her player. I rendered Mpeg-2 in Vegas and used DVDA and also WINDVD creator to make the DVDs. She is sure it is not her player. I am frustrated and have a couple of questions for anyone out there who can help. Is there a way to "finalize" the DVDs so they will play on more players? Also, even though her player says DVD-R, DVD-RW, should I give her a DVD+R to try? And one more question: her son said there is specific software for creating DVDS that will be played on a TV. Is this true, and wouldn't DVDA be it? I would appreciate any feedback- the DVD is of her late husband and she really wants to view it.
Thanks!

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Chienworks wrote on 4/8/2006, 11:01 AM
DVDA automatically finalizes discs when burning, so that's not an issue. It wouldn't hurt to try DVD+R. Also, some players handle RW better than R discs, so that's an option too.

Also make sure you've downloaded the latest update to DVDA 2 as there were some significant fixes made in that update.
memory maker wrote on 4/8/2006, 11:42 AM
Thank you!
ScottW wrote on 4/8/2006, 12:27 PM
When dealing with players like this, I find that the best thing to do is use +R media and specify a DVD-ROM booktype - you need a burner that supports doing this, and something like Nero (with the appropriate setting) to do the burning.

Every player I've encountered that wouldn't play -R had absolutely no issues playing +R with a DVD-ROM booktype.

www.cdrinfo.com has burner reviews that always include a "bitsetting" section that details whether the burner supports changing the booktype.

--Scott
johnmeyer wrote on 4/8/2006, 4:41 PM
If you know the exact model of your client's DVD player, you can enter it at this site:

DVD Player Compatibility

and find out if others have had problems with certain brands or certain types (e.g., +R or -R) of media.