No Sound on DVD Played in WMP

[drstew]

I hope this is the right forum. I purchased a DVD that was burned on a computer. The video plays fine on Windows Media Player, but I get no sound (commercial movies play fine). If I play this on a JVC DR-MH30 (DVD recorder and player), it works fine. If I play it on a panasonic DVD S97 (that I use for watching most movies in my home), the video rolls as if there is no vertical sync/lock, but I do get sound. Can anyone explain or speculate why this is happening? Is there a way I can rip the DVD, edit/modify/improve the file(s) so a new burned disc will play under all circumstances? I am not an expert oDVD the file structures for DVD's.

[kidmegabit]

What types of dvds will play in the panasonic? Not all players will play both DVD+R and DVD-R or DVD+/-RW. Check your documentation on the player.

[guns1inger]

It is quite a mixed bag of problems, probably not all related.

For the missing audio, use g-spot to determine what type of audio it is, then you can more easily look for a solution. It may be as simple as a missing codec.

The rolling display is often times a symptom of PAL playback o an NTSC format TV. Your player is able to read PAL format discs, but instead of outputting an NTSC signal, it is outputting a PAL signal. Usually, this is the preferred solution as there is no need to compromise the image chaging formats, however it only works if you have a multi-format TV that can adjust itself to the changing signal. It appears that you may not have a multi-format TV. Check your manual for your player to see if there is a way to force NTSC output regardless of disc format. On the Pioneers it was usually a switch on the back. Others have a menu setting. The JVC is probably outputting NTSC, or is connected to a different TV.

[ClaudiuS01]

My best guess, is that the audio is DTS. IF that's the problem, you can convert it with Besweet.