DVD works--Sometimes?

[Pallidin]

I hope someone can clue me in as to why a DVD movie I made from a Photoshop Elements and burned with EMC8 works on some TV's and not others. The movie is on a Verbatim DVD-RW. I have run the DVD on two different TV's and it works fine then, on two other TV's it does not play.

 

Can anyone tell me what the problem may be or where to look for a solution. I thought if you had a DVD player attached to a TV the disk would work on any DVD player.

[cdanteek]

Some settop DVD players don't play RW media, read the player manual.

 

cdanteek

[malatekid]

Some settop DVD players don't play RW media, read the player manual.

 

cdanteek

Pallidin,

 

Cdanteek is right; you have to check the type of media that the settop DVD player supports. Not all players support all types of DVD.

[Pallidin]

Pallidin,

 

Cdanteek is right; you have to check the type of media that the settop DVD player supports. Not all players support all types of DVD.

 

Cdanteek & Digital Master:

Thanks for the tip. Does that mean one should only use DVD-R and DVD+R in burning movies, etc for use on a TV Player?

[cdanteek]

Read the player manual. Most play DVD -R and better yet is a +R bit set to DVD Rom if your burner supports it!

 

Physically there is a difference between a DVD-R disc and a DVD+R disc that is made during the production process. During the production of a DVD-R disc the lead-in is pre-embossed (pre-written).

 

Booktype field identifies the disc as either a DVD-ROM, DVD+R(W) or a DVD-R(W) disc and is for a big part responsible for the compatibility. Because this setting is overwritten during the DVD-R production process it can’t be modified afterwards, the laser of your DVD recorder simply can’t write to that part of the disc. During the production of DVD+R discs the space is untouched. Every DVD recorder and DVD player has a limit in its firmware to write or read to this space. However, there is no limit for writing the booktype field. Therefor a DVD+R(W) recorder will be able to modify this field by sending a command to the DVD recorder and fool the DVD player.

 

When the booktype field (bitsetting) is changed to DVD-ROM then DVD players are fooled and will think the user has put in a DVD-ROM disc instead of a DVD+R disc and will read it accordingly. This results in an increased chance that the player is able to read the disc and that’s why the ability to change the booktype field (bitsetting) is essential to a lot of users. Certainly owners of a DVD player that requires this field to be set to DVD-ROM, in order to work properly, will prefer a DVD recorder that supports setting the booktype field.

 

So after burning a DVD-R, DVD+R, and a DVD+R Booktype changed to DVD-ROM. A disc identifier tool ( DVDinfoPro, Disc Identifer, CDDVDSpeed). The -R Disc & Booktype will be -R, the +R Disc & Booktype will be +R, and the +R Booktype changed to DVD-ROM, will read, Disc & Booktype DVD-ROM.

 

 

A drive to name a couple, Plextor and BenQ come with Plextools and BenQ Suite. There a program designed to work with the drive and its firmware to make these settings. If I check the box in these programs to change Booktype on +R to DVD-ROM no matter what software is used its done.

 

The two DVD settop players I have will play -R, +R so no problem with single layer disc's. Dual layer is different and I use Verbatim +R DL media and set booktype to DVD-Rom. Both players play them and one is four and a half years old.

 

 

cdanteek

[ogdens]

Cdanteek & Digital Master:

Thanks for the tip. Does that mean one should only use DVD-R and DVD+R in burning movies, etc for use on a TV Player?

 

It means READ THE PLAYER's MANUAL.

 

The same for CD'S

[dlflannery]

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A drive to name a couple, Plextor and BenQ come with Plextools and BenQ Suite. There a program designed to work with the drive and its firmware to make these settings. If I check the box in these programs to change Booktype on +R to DVD-ROM no matter what software is used its done.

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cdanteek

I have a Plextor 708 and it looked like I didn't get Plextools with it and would have to pay for it. I used a free program called CD-DVD Speed downloaded from Nero to bitset. Only had to set it once and it sticks permanently.

 

Don't know how much difference this is making in overall compatibility of the +R DVDs I make since I was making other changes in my authoring process at the same time. However it's easy to do and there doesn't appear to be any downside so .... why not?