DVD drive not seeing the files

[zydol]

Hi thanks for looking. I have a dvd writer 4x phillips. When i use easy cd creator 6 to burn some mpeg files on to a disc i have no problem, but when i try to access them the dvd sees no files on the disc. When i put the disc into my multiregion dvd player under my TV the files play with no problem can anyone help , thanks in advance zydol

[sitlet]

did you burn the videos as mpg's or as dvd files? if you want it to play in dvd players, you need to use an authoring program to author the dvd files. you cant just burn mpgs straight to a dvd. some players might recognize it, but most dont

[zydol]

Hi yes i just went into easy cd creator and clicked on make new data disc and burned them as mpeg files on a dvd+r disc. I tried to use the dvd builder but 1 hour long film filled the disc up and it kept saying burn vcd may not record properly, so bit confused, cheers zydol

[Abond]

but when i try to access them the dvd sees no files on the disc.

How you tried to access them? What you use?

[zydol]

thanks for reply , iclick on explorer to check files and no files show . the pc dont even see them , and the writer wrote the disc

[Abond]

Try to access them with a player program. I don't know really, but try to set the explorer to show "all files" - may be for some odd reason they are "hidden".

[zydol]

thanks i have tried that and all it does is show my desktop with out a toolbar or any shortcuts, i even took the disc to a mates house and his pc dvd player could not see the files either. What drives me mad is the one under the TV sees them

[Abond]

What drives me mad is the one under the TV sees them

Probably because they are there :P

[sitlet]

ok, long story short: you cannot just burn the mpg files to make a video dvd. i dont know why you are not seeing the files in explorer, but they are there. and your set-top dvd player can probably recognize mpg files, but MOST dvd players dont. that is why you need to author the files. PLEASE check out the guides to the left on authoring. there are many guides using many different programs, so i guarentee you will find a way to do it.

I tried to use the dvd builder but 1 hour long film filled the disc up and it kept saying burn vcd may not record properly

this is probably becuase you didnt set the bitrate right. use the dvdrhelp bitrate calculator in the TOOLS section to correctly fit the video to the disc. also be sure you select dvd, NOT vcd