DVD Video help

[Fierce]

Ok, this is coming third party, so I'll try to explain as much as I can....

I have a buddy who is trying to record his VHS tapes to his Computer, and then burn them to a DVD so he can watch them on his DVD player that is connected to his TV. He can copy from the VHS fine, and burn to a DVD fine, but cannot play on his DVD player for his TV. Breakdown of equipment and software:

Marantz DVD Player (Top of the Line)
ATI 8500 AIW Vid Card
Nero 5.5 & Gear Pro 6.0 (for burning)
Power DVD (viewing on PC)

He is burning the video as an ISO/UDF format, but I think the DVD player doesn't recognize that format. I think he needs to burn using an MPEG2 format....am I correct. Any help or suggestions would be helpful Thanks!!

[freddy]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Fierce:
<strong>Ok, this is coming third party, so I'll try to explain as much as I can....

I have a buddy who is trying to record his VHS tapes to his Computer, and then burn them to a DVD so he can watch them on his DVD player that is connected to his TV. He can copy from the VHS fine, and burn to a DVD fine, but cannot play on his DVD player for his TV. Breakdown of equipment and software:

Marantz DVD Player (Top of the Line)
ATI 8500 AIW Vid Card
Nero 5.5 & Gear Pro 6.0 (for burning)
Power DVD (viewing on PC)

He is burning the video as an ISO/UDF format, but I think the DVD player doesn't recognize that format. I think he needs to burn using an MPEG2 format....am I correct. Any help or suggestions would be helpful Thanks!! </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">ok , he is trying to burn vcd/svcd not DVD ,,,,if this is so continue ,,,,if dvd i cant help u.

vcd/svcd see <a href="http://www.vcdhelp.com" target="_blank">www.vcdhelp.com</a> also check if the player will play copies , a lot say vcd/svcd but will not play them.

for simple test perposes (at the cost of a disk) get the 2 mpgs off win 95 disk (3 min clips) ,,,go to nero ,,,left hand side new compilation / videocd / svcd say no to complient /new then file manager interface /drag your mpg over to left ,(light it up and press play if u want) ,,and burn.

the prob is prob with the player , as i say check with vcdhelp

cheers freddy

[Fierce]

Thanks freddy, but he's not making VCD's.....he is burning DVD's.....he can burn fine onto a DVD and then play it back thru Power DVD with no problems, but when he takes it to his DVD player in his living room and tries, it won't play at all. Any help? thanks!

[freddy]

sorry , just checkin on the format vcd/dvd (a lot of people confuse it) ,,,still say its the player!

can u try it on another?

in uk , they have clamped down on copying ,,, most new cd players wont play copies , 99% of dvd players won,t play vcd (even tho it says so on the box!! ,,,,i meen u can,t get "legal" vcds over here so how can u complain "the player won,t play my pireted copy of XXXXX"

has he EVER played copied disks?

maybe the player does,nt like the color (i,m not being funny or predgudist) of the disks try a different brand?

good luck freddy

[Fierce]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by freddy:
<strong>sorry , just checkin on the format vcd/dvd (a lot of people confuse it) ,,,still say its the player!

can u try it on another?

in uk , they have clamped down on copying ,,, most new cd players wont play copies , 99% of dvd players won,t play vcd (even tho it says so on the box!! ,,,,i meen u can,t get "legal" vcds over here so how can u complain "the player won,t play my pireted copy of XXXXX"

has he EVER played copied disks?

maybe the player does,nt like the color (i,m not being funny or predgudist) of the disks try a different brand?

good luck freddy</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">No prob....I'm a little cranky too from a lack of sleep ....I have been thinking to what it could be and I also come up with looking at the specs of the player....I really don't think it supports that format, and he needs to burn as a Mpeg2 or Mpeg4 format. Just looking for some advice. Thanks freddy for the help! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

[freddy]

added : read this <a href="http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#2.4.3" target="_blank">http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#2.4.3</a> i think the section u wont are 2.4.3 and 2.4.4 ,,,might help

cheers freddy

[Damned Angel]

you never mentioned what brand dvd writer he's using. (I assume he's trying this on a dvd writer and not a cd writer else you wouldn't have posted this)

Its probably just that his dvd player hooked up to the tv dosn't support burnt dvd's. its a pretty common problem. My Toshiba dvd player says it will play svcd's, cdr and cdrw disks, but I have never been able to get it to play any of the 3 formats.

[Fierce]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Damned Angel:
<strong>you never mentioned what brand dvd writer he's using. (I assume he's trying this on a dvd writer and not a cd writer else you wouldn't have posted this)

</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Its a Panasonic LFD-310 DVD-R/RAM burner.....

[Backspace]

I dont know much about this subject, but I would put my bet on the format needs to be mpeg2 or something similar.