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sabco
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_ 		24. January 2004 @ 14:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello, I know this is probably an old question, but it's driving me insane. Here's the process I used...I first decrypted the dvd with dvd-decrypter. Then, I shrunk the files with dvd-shrink. I then used nero express to burn those files onto DVD, but it will only play on my computer and nowhere else (I tried the PS2 and a stand alone DVD player). I am only running Windows 98, so I could not create an iso file to burn.....any ideas what could be wrong and how to fix it? Thank you!
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ScubaPete
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_ 		24. January 2004 @ 14:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   

sabco,

Did you by any chance burn your files to an RW media instead of a single write media ??

PS2's and the vast majority of standalone DVD players don't eat RW's. pack files in a +R or -R lunchbox and they will gobble it up -

Second possibility, Poor media. Try an upgrade to top-of-the-line media and watch those kids gather 'round the lunch disc :-))

Givem' a shot - and - ->

Welcome to the neighborhood -

Pete
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sabco
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_ 		24. January 2004 @ 14:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for the reply Scuba....I did use dvd-r format, and the media type was Eagle...cheap but has had good reviews for my burner (Optorite). Any other ideas?? Thanks
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ScubaPete
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_ 		24. January 2004 @ 15:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   

Try another media - Ritek or Verbatim

Second - Tis' my understanding that PS2's like -R NOT +R media - can you give it a shot with -R ??

Also, check your mfg. spec sheet for your DVD player - older versions didn't play +R media either -

There are cheap ($39.99) DVD Players that will play circular lunchmeat if you cut it thin enough :-))

Or you can check player?s compatibility here -

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers.php

Pete

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Your DVD answers are at ScubaPete's DVD Backup Corner ~>

http://www.dvdplusvideo.com/tutorial007.html
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Oriphus
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_ 		24. January 2004 @ 16:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Chances are the disc was not in the correct VIDEO_TS format needed for the DVD player to recognise it. Nero Express is renowned for being useless at DVD burning, a much better program would be the burning Rom version. Make sure everything is in VOB format and that the folder burnt is called VIDEO_TS. This is the key to the DVD player understanding what the medium is, unless of course you have a DVD player with a modern DVS loader.
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