I have a new thinkpad t500 which burnt dvd,s will not play on some stand alone dvd players.the burner on the thinkpad is a"HL-DT-ST dvdram GSA-U20N.I have also be burning on a 4-5 yr old desktop with a "Pioneer dvd-rw dvr-111d" without any problems at all.the problem for the dvd player for the thinkpad is an older Venturer portable and some other older model stand alones. I am using convertxtodvd3 ver 3.4.7.121 on both computers at the default settings.I'm thinking it maybe a backwards compatibility prob with the thinkpad dvd burner. I have tried both some 16 x ty’s and some 16 x ridata at there rated speed and at 8x. Any ideas or help would be much appreciated
here is my burn log 2009-06-09 12:25:53 ---- ******************** Log session stop 2009-06-09 12:25:53.359 PID 5436******************** 2009-06-09 12:24:08 Info BURN: WRITE SUCCESS: Disc written 2009-06-09 12:24:08 Info BURN: Finalization Time 00:00:06 - Total completion time 00:14:31 2009-06-09 12:24:01 Info BURN: Write finished in 00:14:25 - Finalization start here. Avg. burn rate 4.05 2009-06-09 12:10:25 Info BURN: Lead-in burning time (mS) 1 2009-06-09 12:09:36 Info BURN: Write started 2154320 sectors to write 2009-06-09 12:09:36 Info BURN: Init success: DVD-R SAO 2009-06-09 12:09:36 Info BURN: Writing speed requested x4.0, effective x4.0 2009-06-09 12:09:36 Info BURN: Available write speed: 8x, 4x, 2009-06-09 12:09:36 Info BURN: Media ID: TYG02 2009-06-09 12:09:36 Info BURN: Media type: DVD-R 2009-06-09 12:09:36 Info BURN: PIO Mode 2009-06-09 12:09:33 Info BURN: Scanned files #11, folder #2 - total size 4410943488 b. (4.11 Gb.) 2009-06-09 12:09:33 Info BURN: Inserted media type : DVD-R 2009-06-09 12:09:33 Info BURN: Write started 2009-06-09 12:09:32 ---- ***************** Encoding end ********************** 2009-06-09 12:09:32 Info Disc name: "My DVD" 2009-06-09 12:09:32 Info Burned folder: "C:\Documents and Settings\Robert\My Documents\ConvertXtoDVD\home movie\" 2009-06-09 12:09:18 Info BURN: New media (DVD-R) inserted. Burning layer is ready to write 2009-06-09 12:09:15 Info BURN: Compatible media types : DVD-R, DVD-RW Seq., DVD-RW RO, DVDRAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, CD-RW, DL DVD+R, DL DVD-R 2009-06-09 12:09:15 Info BURN: Drive has Serial ATA physical interface 2009-06-09 12:09:15 Info BURN: New Drive selected : 2:1:0 - HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-U20N HX12 [D] (Ide) 2009-06-09 12:09:15 Info Total size 4206 Mb., Target size DVD5 4300 Mb., Occupation 97.83% 2009-06-09 12:09:15 Info Conversion completed in 00:24:19 2009-06-09 12:09:15 Info Rendering rate: 4.58 x Realtime 2009-06-09 12:09:15 Info DVD duration (incl. menus) 01:51:25 (~ 6685 sec.) - rendering time 00:24:19 2009-06-09 12:09:13 Info Generated duration 6685.24 sec., expected 6685.93 sec. 2009-06-09 12:09:13 Info P-SDT buffer Underflow 1 times, 1260 bytes peak 2009-06-09 12:07:11 Info Chapter #23 start at 110:0.093 2009-06-09 12:06:24 Info Chapter #22 start at 105:0.043 2009-06-09 12:05:21 Info Chapter #21 start at 100:0.244 2009-06-09 12:04:11 Info Chapter #20 start at 95:0.444 2009-06-09 12:03:11 Info Chapter #19 start at 90:0.395 2009-06-09 12:02:11 Info Chapter #18 start at 85:0.095 2009-06-09 12:01:12 Info Chapter #17 start at 80:0.295 2009-06-09 12:00:14 Info Chapter #16 start at 75:0.128 2009-06-09 11:59:17 Info Chapter #15 start at 70:0.196 2009-06-09 11:58:18 Info Chapter #14 start at 65:0.396 2009-06-09 11:57:20 Info Chapter #13 start at 60:0.096 2009-06-09 11:56:22 Info Chapter #12 start at 55:0.297 2009-06-09 11:55:23 Info Chapter #11 start at 50:0.380 2009-06-09 11:54:21 Info Chapter #10 start at 45:0.080 2009-06-09 11:53:20 Info Chapter #9 start at 40:0.147 2009-06-09 11:52:18 Info Chapter #8 start at 35:0.348 2009-06-09 11:51:11 Info Chapter #7 start at 30:0.181 2009-06-09 11:50:09 Info Chapter #6 start at 25:0.131 2009-06-09 11:49:10 Info Chapter #5 start at 20:0.449 2009-06-09 11:48:01 Info Chapter #4 start at 15:0.149 2009-06-09 11:46:57 Info Chapter #3 start at 9:59.982 2009-06-09 11:45:54 Info Chapter #2 start at 5:0.049 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info Audio settings: Automatic With DTS -> AC-3 conversion 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info Output Stream #2 (AUDIO) - ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 192 kb/s 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info Output Stream #1 (VIDEO) - mpeg2video, yuv420p, 720x480 [PAR 32:27 DAR 16:9], q=1-31, 4983 kb/s, pulldown: 23.976 -> 29.97 Fps 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info Video processing: Fast bilinear resampler (640*344)->(720*460) 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info Video processing: Pad (Left:0 - Top:10 - Right:0 - Bottom:10) 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info Chapter sequences require 3.24 Mb. temp space 2009-06-09 11:44:56 ---- ************ Source file #1 END DETAILS ************ 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info AUDIO Stream #2 : Audio: mp3, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 96 kb/s 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info VIDEO Stream #1 : Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 640x344 [PAR 1:1 DAR 80:43], 23.98 FPS 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info Audio/Video file with 2 stream(s) - Playback order:1 - Queue:0 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info \\Lastxp17\downloads\Push[2009]DVDrip[UKB-RG Xvid]-keltz\home movie.avi 2009-06-09 11:44:56 ---- *********** Source file #1 BEGIN DETAILS *********** 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info Video bitrate has been set to maximum possible value for DVD specifications. Target size may not be reached. 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info Video bitrate 0/4983/9608 Kbps (min/avg/max) 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info OUTPUT ==> Resolution: FULL D1 [720*480], Format: NTSC, Aspect ratio: 16:9 2009-06-09 11:44:56 ---- * 2009-06-09 11:44:56 ---- ======================= TITLESET #1 ======================= 2009-06-09 11:44:56 ---- * 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info 2 Stream(s) found - est. duration 01:51:25.929, reference 01:51:25.929 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info Opening file "\\Lastxp17\downloads\Push[2009]DVDrip[UKB-RG Xvid]-keltz\home movie.avi" 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info [ ] Multicore support in resize 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info Project size 4.17 Gb. (156 Mb. audio - 4 Gb. video) 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info [ ] Don't fix audio gaps 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info [ ] Engine Log 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info Encoding quality: High 2009-06-09 11:44:56 ---- ****************** Encoding begin ******************* 2009-06-09 11:44:56 ---- **************** Menu settings end ****************** 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info [x] Don't create title menu for single video 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info [x] Return to title menu after titleset playback 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info [x] Skip root menu initially 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info [ ] Play titles one after the other 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info [ ] Loop playback 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info [ ] Auto-start playback 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info Template: classic, simple but elegant, contains 1 page(s), 2 customizable element(s) 2009-06-09 11:44:56 ---- *************** Menu settings begin ***************** 2009-06-09 11:44:56 ---- **************** Burn settings end ****************** 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info Default speed selected: 4x 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info BURN: Compatible media types : DVD-R, DVD-RW Seq., DVD-RW RO, DVDRAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, CD-RW, DL DVD+R, DL DVD-R 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info BURN: Drive has Serial ATA physical interface 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info BURN: New Drive selected : 2:1:0 - HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-U20N HX12 [D] (Ide) 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info [ ] Delete DVD folder after burn complete 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info [ ] Don't eject disc or open DVD folder in explorer, after burn complete 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info SAO setting: Automatic 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info [ ] Add original files to DVD (if possible) 2009-06-09 11:44:56 Info [x] Burn result to DVD 2009-06-09 11:44:56 ---- **************** Burn settings begin **************** 2009-06-09 11:44:29 Info BURN: New media (DVD-R) inserted. Burning layer is ready to write 2009-06-09 11:44:28 Info 34 Menu templates loaded. 2009-06-09 11:44:27 Info BURN: 1 writer(s) found. 2009-06-09 11:44:27 Info BURN: Loaded DLL "C:\Program Files\VSO\ConvertX\3\vso_hwe.dll" [3.2.5.407] 2009-06-09 11:44:27 Info BURN: Compatible media types : DVD-R, DVD-RW Seq., DVD-RW RO, DVDRAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, CD-RW, DL DVD+R, DL DVD-R 2009-06-09 11:44:27 Info BURN: Drive has Serial ATA physical interface 2009-06-09 11:44:27 Info BURN: New Drive selected : 2:1:0 - HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-U20N HX12 [D] (Ide) 2009-06-09 11:44:27 Info BURN: Using Patin-Couffin driver Version 1.37, Internal revision 37 Async. Access mode 2009-06-09 11:44:27 Info used scaler: VSO vsoscaler.dll (1, 1, 0, 10) 2009-06-09 11:44:27 Info Supported instruction set: sse4 2009-06-09 11:44:27 Info Tuning Performances for Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9400 @ 2.53GHz with 2 core(s) CPU 2009-06-09 11:44:26 Info System default language : English (United States) 2009-06-09 11:44:26 Info User default language : English (United States) 2009-06-09 11:44:26 Info Version : 3.4.7.121 2009-06-09 11:44:26 Info ExeName : C:\Program Files\VSO\ConvertX\3\ConvertXtoDvd.exe 2009-06-09 11:44:26 Info OS : Microsoft Windows XP Professional (build 2600) with Service Pack 3 5.1 2009-06-09 11:44:25 ---- ******************** Log session start 2009-06-09 11:44:25.671 PID 5436********************
Don't really see anything in the log except: 2009-06-09 12:09:36 Info BURN: PIO Mode Never did like laptop burners. Have you tried a burn at 8x?