hi i am new to the burning DVD's scene, i am having trouble after i burn the dvd to disk it will not play on a dvd player, can anybody help me? thanks in advance.
It's in your best interest to give more info! Go into detail about the disc, the kind of software you're using, the burner you have, the blank discs you are burning on, and some kind of description of the process you are using.
thanks for the advice, i am using a lite on dvd burner, i am using NTI cd and dvd maker, i am also using a dvd decrypter, then dvd shrink, then burning with the NTI software, onto a sony DVD+R.
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. also read this: http://www.cdfreaks.com/print/article/113 why the +R media is better than the -R media
Also, this thread is not about rebuilding DVDs in general. It is specific to issues with DVDRebuilder, the software. Glad you got some help, though! Good luck... Now someone please teleport this...
Sony is a reliable brand but not all of them are top notch media, some are second rate. But, that's not to say that Sony's second rate media (RICOHJPN) happens to be pretty good! It's not so much as the media that is top rated or not it's the player. Can the player play the burned media? like I said above, there are many reasons why a player might not play the disk. if you are using Sony DVD+R media try booktyping the media to DVD-ROM (which will fool the player to think it's playing a store bought DVD). Booktyping makes the media more compatible to players. Try that and then report back to us..we would love to hear if you're successful! http://k-probe.com/bitsetting-booktype-faq.php
