Just burnt + and - RW's not working in my standalone player

[nycaztecdc]

Okay folks. I am about to completely give up. Please save me!!! You can see my computer stats on the (computer details button). I successfully copied onto my hard drive the Harry Potter movie, using DVD Decrypter. Then, I used DVD Shrink to compress it, and finally Nero 5 to burn it. I have burnt the Harry Potter movie to both a + and - RW using my Pioneer burner. The problem? My Teac PL-D2000 regular home DVD player/receiver says "Bad Disc" and ejects the discs back out. Obviously I don't want to use a regular "R" and make coasters because blank DVDs are hella-expensive. I used the RW's because my player/receiver is supposed to be compatible. Any advice??? Baldrick? Anyone?

[Bob W]

Did you put all the files generated by DVDshrink into a VIDEO_TS folder then burn that folder? Also I don't use Nero however I believe there are some options that need to be selected in order to burn a compliant DVD-R.

[nycaztecdc]

Looking at both of my discs in Windows Explorer, they both have the Audio_TS folder (which is empty), and the Video_TS folder, which contains all the vob/ifo/bup files. Is this not normal or something?

[Bob W]

Looking at both of my discs in Windows Explorer, they both have the Audio_TS folder (which is empty), and the Video_TS folder, which contains all the vob/ifo/bup files. Is this not normal or something?

That's normal. If you have another burning software I would try that or I believe you can use DVD Decrypter to make an image file and it will burn that file.

[nycaztecdc]

hey Bob, I want to thank you for replying so quickly to me, and trying to help me out. I appreciate that man. But also, I am unfamiliar with burning something as an "image file". What does that mean? Is that not the same as a movie? Forgive my ignorance; just trying to learn here.

[drisley]

I beleive Nero may be your problem.
I've never had any luck with Nero, 5 or 6.

I now burn with Stomp Recordnow Max, and sometimes DVD Decrypter, and ALL my DVD+R(W)s have worked on all the players I've tried (even a couple that are very old).

[Bob W]

I have never used DVD Decrypter to make and burn an image file however I think what you would do is in the program goto mode/ISO/read to make the image file then mode/ISO/write to burn the image file. I use RecordNow Max to do my burns.

[nycaztecdc]

Fantastic, amigo. I will try burning with DVD Decrypter, and see how that works. You see, I went to the "DVD Players" link on the left side of the page to see what other people said about my Teac PL-D2000 DVD player/receiver and according to that, people have successfully played RW's on it. So naturally I assumed that everything would be "all good" using Nero 5. If this doesn't work.... then ay ay ay.... Anyways, thanks again for the advice. i will take your suggestion and I guess use RecordNow Max as a last resort.

[Bob W]

Look in options or settings in Nero and I believe there are several settings for "UDF" (or something like that). I think in order to make a compatable DVDR you need to select the right one and I don't have a clue what it is.

[mats.hogberg]

the Audio_TS folder (which is empty), and the Video_TS folder

Actually, there ought to be AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS - all folders and files on a DVD should be upper case only.

/Mats

[Duchess]

Look in options or settings in Nero and I believe there are several settings for "UDF" (or something like that). I think in order to make a compatable DVDR you need to select the right one and I don't have a clue what it is.

There is a complete guide at http://www.dvdshrink.info/nero-video.php

[nycaztecdc]

Duchess you have just opened up a whole new world to me.