Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Wednesday 20.8.2025 / 22:09
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > digital video > video to dvd > how do i make a home video dvd with playback that's compatible with all players?
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
How do I make a home video DVD with playback that's compatible with all players?
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
tsammon
Newbie
_ 		29. December 2006 @ 05:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have authored a number of DVDs from videos I took of our local hockey league. Some parents that I made copies of my DVDs for said they worked fine on their players, but others said their screens freeze at various points. I am using Pinnacle Studio 8 software for compilation and burning and Ritek DVD+R media to burn onto. Please advise as to the best route possible for making DVD home videos with universal player compatibilty. Thanks!
[ + quote]
ThePastor
Senior Member
_ 		29. December 2006 @ 09:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
There is no such thing as universal compatability, unfortunantly.
It's the dirty little media secret.

Some players are very compatable with virtually any disk, while others are tempermental. Some disks will play in almost every player, and some will barely play in the unit that burned it.

My personal opinion is that the +R disks are probably the most compatable with an eye towards the future, while the -R disks are the prefered disks of some older model DVD players.

You should look around here at Afterdawn and read the guides concerning DVD media... Good media is key... but what's good for one burner may not be good for another. And price is not always a determining factor.

For your friends who say their disk does not work you can try burning a -R disk for them to see if that helps... otherwise, you'll probably have to switch brands and you may NEVER find one that works in their DVD players.

Good luck!
[ + quote]
attar
AfterDawn Addict
_ 		29. December 2006 @ 13:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I find Ritek (DVD-R) to be problematical media.
Even when burning at 4x, sometimes they are fine, other times they display various problems on my players.
I find that Yuden (Japan), Maxell (Japan) or Verbatim give consistent results on my players.
I can't use +R on my setup, but I don't believe the results would differ significantly.

http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
MysticE
AfterDawn Addict
_ 		31. December 2006 @ 12:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Stick with -R's, Verbatim is a good bet. After all is said and done -R's will still work in more players.
[ + quote]
Looking for a new burner? Check here.
http://www.cdfreaks.com/reviews/
The reviews also help to determine which media gives the best results.
afterdawn.com > forums > digital video > video to dvd > how do i make a home video dvd with playback that's compatible with all players?
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2025 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork