After a DVD has been copied and for some reason it play's on the Computer but refuses to play on a Household Player, is there a program or a way to add a codec or whatever to make it useable on any player? Like during the copy process can it be nuetralized or added? This may be a dumb question but I think I am above the newbie stage. Any Tutorial or program recommendation would be Greatly Appreciated. Thanks! Ertchel
There are many reasons that could happen. Most commonly, your stand alone DVD player does not support reading DVD+R, DVD-R, etc... You might try using DVD+R blanks and booktyping them (if your burner supports it) to DVD-ROM.
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there are plenty of reasons why certain dvds won't play in other players:
1. burning speeds: burn at 4x so there will be less writing errors (rule of thumb is to burn at half the rated speed of the disk--8X disk burn at 4x).
2. read manual for your stand alone player and use the disks that will play in your player. If your player is less than 2 yrs old then it should play the + or - R disks! I said SHOULD that's why you read the manual.
3. try booktyping your drive to DVd-ROM so it will make your +R disks more compatible to players. Read this:
http://k-probe.com/bitsetting-booktype-faq.php 4. make sure that there are no finger prints or scratches on your disk that make it hard for the player to read the disk!
5. use good quality media (rule of thumb....buy the ones that are Made in Japan.) Verbatim is a top notch disk and is the only exception to this rule....some Verbatims are made in Taiwan and they are top notch!
6. and don't burn too close to the outer edge of the disk ..... which will make the disk unreadable! but using good media you will be able to burn close to the edge better than lesser quality media. Just in case I only burn no closer than 4400MB, so if you can set your programs to that, all the better!
follow these little tips of the trade and you'll have better success! good luck.
don't know what programs you have to use to burn your movies that are on the hard drive? here are some other programs that many members love and use all the time:
Although this program is not updated any more it's one of the best free programs that does EVERYTHING and still works for older movies that are at least a year old or older. And even works with some newer movies that didn't put in the newer encryptions.
Use the guides that I gave you (above).
when DVDDecrypter can't rip the movie to the hard drive(newer encryptions---the new movies) then use this program to rip to the hard drive.... it's free
this is not freeware..... but it lets you have a 21 day trial period to use the programs and they work great on new movies and old and are updated often. So if new encryption come out on those new movies just released these programs will already have the updates!
this is another freeware program that does many movies and you can reauthor a movie to the way you want it... good program for newbies
with the guides and these programs you should be well on your way to burning DVDs to your hearts content! enjoy........
some tips of the trade:
1. use good media will stop many problems you might run into. Verbatim, Taiyo Yuden, Maxell, Sony..... look for the ones Made In Japan. the exception to this rule is Verbatim.
2. burn at half the rated speed of your media (if the disk is an 8x media speed then burn at 4x). This will stop reading errors from your player.
3. Don't burn too close to the edge of the media. 4484MB is the max and on good media you can go as close as 4400.... to be sure I only go up to 4384MB just in case and I use Taiyo Yuden where I know my buddies go up to 4400 without any problems.
4. keep your firmware up do date..... this will make your writer recognize all the disks and burning speeds and other improvements with the software of your drive.
just some things to consider when burning DVDs..... there are many more things to learn but this is a good start! If you want to read more and learn more then this is a good thread to read:
Just a question to be sure this is an original disk backup we are talking about, and not a downloaded file that needs to be converted if it is not in DVD Compliant format? If it is an original then IHoe gave you tons of advice all good :)
I recently burnt my first dual layer dvd on my computer. It will play fine on my computer but not on my two dvd recorders or player. All 3 machines are less than 1 year old. Any way to get them play?
I have an older Toshiba over 3 years old and it will play them, but only Verbatim DL media. My older Apex will not. I bought a new Sanyo and it would freeze up, took it back and bought a Sony and no problems. Some players are just better than others.
