Burned DVD-R not recognized by DVD players, work on PC?

[morac]

I used Sonic MyDVD 6.1 to transcode and create a DVD folder (to test the DVD without wasting a disk). I then burned the folder's contents to a DVD using Easy CD Creator 5 to a Fujisoft 8x DVD-R in my Sony DRU500A. I burned it such that the 3 directories: JACKET_P, OPENDVD and VIDEO_TS were in the root directory of the DVD-R. Windows Media Player recognized this disk as a video DVD when placed in both the DRU500A and an old Pioneer DVD drive.

I then tried to play the DVD-R in my PS2 which can recognize other DVD-Rs and it didn't recognize the disk as valid. I tried the disk in another player, Sylvania SRD3900, which can read DVD-Rs and it could not read the disk either.

I compared the disk to another than can be read by my PS2 and the only difference I can see is that some files that are hidden on the disk that can be read are not hidden on the disk that can't be read. Specifically the 3 files in the JACKET_P directory and the SOURCES subdirectory in the the OPENDVD directory. Could this be causing the problem?

If not any idea why DVD players are having problems with this disk?

[morac]

Well I figured out that it is important that those files remain hidden since I tested a DVD+RW without them being hidden and it did not work. Easy CD Creator does not keep them hidden.

Sonic RecordIt Now, that comes with MyDVD 6.1, does and it successfully burned a DVD+RW that worked.

Unfortunately trying to burn a DVD-R with Sonic results in Sonic not responding and locking the DVD burner driver so I can't even shut down Windows. I need to hit the reset button.

[bugster]

Create the various DVD folders on your HD, Use ImgTools classic to create an iso image, then burn with DVDdecrypter