testing dvds before burning

dogwalker wrote on 6/5/2008, 3:54 PM

I'm having mixed results when playing back dual layer (or is that "double layer"?) dvds, and I'm trying to nail down where the problem is. I have old versions of Power DVD and WinDVD which came with older video cards, and I can install those, but I don't even know whether those will play dvd files (the audio/video folders rendered from DVDA), or will only play actual dvds.

I was just wondering what other people use to test their rendered dvd files (the audio/video folders) before burning them to dvds?

thanks!

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MSmart wrote on 6/5/2008, 4:42 PM

I was just wondering what other people use to test their rendered dvd files (the audio/video folders) before burning them to dvds?

WinDVD 5 is what I use to test my DVDs, it works great. I double click on the video_ts.ifo file in the VIDEO_TS folder and WinDVD launches. If the menus operate as I expect and the video/audio plays normally, I start burning. Go for it.

dogwalker wrote on 6/5/2008, 7:00 PM

Thanks!

MPM wrote on 6/5/2008, 7:23 PM

At the moment Cyberlink seems to be everywhere, so I use an OEM version 7 for testing - you can pick up the discs for dirt cheap. I figure lowest common denominator...