DVD+R on OSX 10.2.8

[SVcabron]

Here is the problem somebody gave me a home movie on a DVD+R. I need a make a copy of this disc, but OSX 10.2.8 does not recognize data or video written on DVD+R. I have toast 6.0.9 and a external Plextor 708-UF burner. I have tried using the copy function on Toast but it says that the disk is blank. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

[Faustus]

What mac do you have. Sounds like the drive itself doesn't ready +R. If so not much you can do about it except change the drive (if its a powermac that is)

My G5 does not natively support +R but the drive does so it reads them and Toast can burn them. My old iMac? Only if it was betset to a DVD-ROM when burned otherwise it will never read it.

[SVcabron]

I have a powerbook G4. With the Mashita 816 superdrive.

[terryj]

nope, with that drive your stuc , and can only read -R.
Better to go pick up a blank -R, and take it to your friend
and see if he can copy it for you to -R.
Otherwise,
just have him re-rip it, and give you the video-TS folders
either on an external USB drive, or if he has an
ethernet hub,
then you *MIGHT* be able to file share them to your laptop.

[Faustus]

I think that Drive SHOULD support it. Have you tested this disk on your DVD player to make sure its good?

[SVcabron]

I want to thank all the people who helped me. I got a friend to bit-set the DVD+R and then it worked fine using my external burner and toast. I went to copy the DVD and it read like a DVD-ROM. Thanks again for the help.