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[sonomaken]

hello,

i am trying to burn a mpeg 1 file 640*480 29.97 fps onto a dvd -r single layer. the whole process seems

to work. it goes through the whole process and says its finished. when i put it into my dvd player it doesn't

work. i tried to burn again same result. this time i used a different brand of dvd. i even tried to mount it with toast and the mac dvd player says format unsupported. this is my first mac and one of the main reasons i bought it was for video work, i am really really bummed. any help would be appreciated.

thx,

ken

mac pro 2.66/ 2 gb / osx with latest updates/ yudda yudda

[sonomaken]

which option in Toast 8 did you choose when you chose to burn the mpeg file?

 

i opened toast, clicked video then chose the dvd-video option. then under the disc option i clicked add and added the file.

[freshburn]

Try better media. Sounds like your DVD player doesn't support the media. Does it play in the Mac?

[tsantee]

hello,

i am trying to burn a mpeg 1 file 640*480 29.97 fps onto a dvd -r single layer. the whole process seems

to work. it goes through the whole process and says its finished. when i put it into my dvd player it doesn't

work. i tried to burn again same result. this time i used a different brand of dvd. i even tried to mount it with toast and the mac dvd player says format unsupported. this is my first mac and one of the main reasons i bought it was for video work, i am really really bummed. any help would be appreciated.

thx,

ken

mac pro 2.66/ 2 gb / osx with latest updates/ yudda yudda

Is this really an MPEG 1 file? Its specs are more like MPEG 2. If it is MPEG 1 then I think that is the problem. In the Toast Custom Encoder window choose Always Re-encode so that the video can be re-encoded to meet the DVD spec.

[sonomaken]

Is this really an MPEG 1 file? Its specs are more like MPEG 2. If it is MPEG 1 then I think that is the problem. In the Toast Custom Encoder window choose Always Re-encode so that the video can be re-encoded to meet the DVD spec.

 

 

 

yeaaaahhhhhh. selecting the always re-encode option did the trick. everything now works great !

 

plus the mac pro screams. to reencode three files and burn takes between 30 - 45 minutes. thanks to everyone who replied, i appreciate it.

 

happy toasting,

ken

[gaper1]

which option in Toast 8 did you choose when you chose to burn the mpeg file?