cant view dvd-r on home dvd player

[fidgit_68]

i downloaded a film and wanted to put it onto dvd-r to watch in my home dvd player.when i put the disc into home player it says 'unknown disc',yet when i put it into pc it works.i realise that there is probably software i need or i'm doing something wrong,but i'm not very clued up on computers,thats why i'm asking for help.any help appreciated,thanks.

[ZippyP.]

Your PC will play any type of video file and there are many types out there. Your DVD player will only play disks that are DVD compliant, ie the correct type (mpeg 1 or 2), resolution (several) and file structure.

Your file may not be DVD compliant or the problem may be in how you burned it to disk or it may be that your player does not play DVD-r's.

Test your file with avicodec and report back on the file type and resolution, someone here can tell you if it's dvd compliant. If it's not, then it needs to be "converted." (See left hand column of this page.)

How did you burn your file to disk? DVD's need to be "authored." (See left hand column of this page.)

Check in the "players" section and see if your player accepts DVD-r.


Good luck.

BTW, mentioning downloading is not going to win you friends around here.

[fidgit_68]

ok, sorry for mentioning that word.i will try and get my head round the suggestions so far and let you know how i get on.thanks for your help so far.

[ZippyP.]

Good luck and welcome to the forum!

[fidgit_68]

what am i looking for to determine resolution.it's all numbers and stuff but i dont know what one is the resolution.

[ZippyP.]

In the video box it'll be ???x???

[fidgit_68]

file type:avi
resolution:608x256
heres the info you asked for,this is driving me crazy.i dont think i'll ever understand it.

[ZippyP.]

Your Avi file needs to needs converted to an mpeg that is DVD compliant, then you need to author the disk to get the proper structure, then you can burn it to disk. You will need a bit of time and some software and you need to select a guide to use. You are starting at the very beginning and there is a bit of learning and reading for you to do. Don't get discouraged, you've come to the right place for all your AVI to DVD needs. Look in the sections on the left side of this page for more info, start at the top.

Good luck!

[jinky]

hi
i'v heard the playstation 2 plays DVD- and DVD+
anyone know if this is true?

[ZippyP.]

hi
i'v heard the playstation 2 plays DVD- and DVD+
anyone know if this is true?

Check the players section, like here.