how to burn DVD stored on hard drive?

[namsilat]

I have a couple of DVDs stored as Audio_TS and Video_TS folders on my hard drive. I tried burning it using Nero, using "DVD-Video" option. The end result played ok on the JVC DVD player, but not playable on the Samsung portable DVD player. Is there a better way to burn this so it's playable on all players?

[Stormin Norman]

What media did you use +R or -R ? You should be using -R.

[pyst]

Why should you be using -r instead of +r. Do people just make these suggestions because one thing happens to work better for them personally - on their players.

I have a Samsung player that has more trouble playing -r discs than it does with +r discs and even then it doesn't handle +r discs as well as my other dvd player (auriga). The Samsung has skipping problems - sometimes worse than others. Some +r discs almost playback perfectly on the Samsung but all the -r discs seem to skip.

However I can't vouch for the quality of the -r discs (skc brand) but the +r discs (cmc) I use aren't rated that great (cmc) either.
My Auriga player isn't fussy about anything - so far anyway. Plays them all - no skipping.

It seems that all sorts of factors are responsible for playback compatibility
your burner
your burning software
your burn speed
the media you use
last but not least - your dvd player.

[namsilat]

I used R+ to burn it. The DVD burner is a Toshiba SD-R5272. I used Nero and the speed is automatically determined by Nero. I am now afraid to burn the second one, because I want to be able to view it on the portable player.

[Richard_G]

Some players will only play -R discs, some will only play +R discs and some will only play Pressed (commercially made) discs. One of my players will play -R and +R but won't touch any -RW or +RW. Some are very picky on the precise brand of discs you use. Look up your Samsung in the list at the left and see what it can play.

[namsilat]

It plays both R+/- discs. I have burned DVD using the exactly same media and it worked ok. When I initially posted this question, I was not really thinking about the hardware issue. I was wondering if there is an issue about the method the DVD was burnt.

[winifreid]

If you have burned dvds with the same method and media and it worked on both players and you now have a disk using the same method and media that will only play on one player, it might be that you just got a moderatley bad burn. Some players need very good burns to play; others are less picky. Media can vary with in the same batch. Do a quality scan and compare a good disk with the problem disk. Also, be sure you are using the same media and method.

[hech54]

What media did you use +R or -R ? You should be using -R.

That's pretty stupid.

[mats.hogberg]

Make DVD image with ImgTools Classic. Burn image with DVDDecrypter.

/Mats

[jameshgross]

Well, I dont like making coasters, so I always test my DVD creations with DVD-RW or DVD+RW and then test in all my players. If I find a player that wont play I change media brands. I have found that if the players will read a RW disk they most likely will work with the Rs.
My best results across players has been with Verbatum.

[namsilat]

well, I wished I have that option, but the portal Samsung DVD player cannot play DVD-RW disc. There must be something missing at the start of the DVD when they are burnt with just Nero's DVD video option, such that the portable DVD player cannot recognize it as a valid DVD. I wonder if it would help if I use TMPGEnc's DVD authoriing program to "re-process" the folders into a DVD ISO image.

[ofbarea]

Try burning the DVD with TMPGEnc DVD author DVD writing tool. It simple and and very easy to use.

[stiltman]

Make DVD image with ImgTools Classic. Burn image with DVDDecrypter.

/Mats

I do about the same
TDA -->iso--->Burn with Decrypter

[namsilat]

I want to see if there is something else I can do differently on this issue. I have tried using TMPGEnc's DVD authoring tool to process ISO image file or VIDEO_TS folder on hard drive, but the results have been mixed. Some worked on the portable DVD player, while others did not, yet I am not sure what's missing in the ones that can't play, when they are done the same way.

[BSpielbauer]

I want to see if there is something else I can do differently on this issue. I have tried using TMPGEnc's DVD authoring tool to process ISO image file or VIDEO_TS folder on hard drive, but the results have been mixed. Some worked on the portable DVD player, while others did not, yet I am not sure what's missing in the ones that can't play, when they are done the same way.

I don't think searching for a different software to burn is going to help. Most would agree that the best two burners out there are the burning program built into Nero, and the burning program built into DVDDecrypter. You used Nero for your initial try.

What is the make and media ID of the blank media you are trying to use? My best guess after reading all of the posts above is that you are using a brand of media which is somewhat "substandard." This is perhaps the number one error in trying to burn DVDs. Read a bit around this forum and you will see that. The best blank DVDs are very compatible with many, many players, and this is partly because the dye lets them get a reliable, consistent burn every time. These discs are almost rare, though, if one compares with the number of "crap" media out there. Burn with "crap," and one often finds it plays in one player, and does not play in the next two. And, one often finds that six months or a year later it will not play in ANY players.

Do you know how to determine the Media Code of the blank discs you are using? If not, do a search using "media code" or "media ID." Find out who really made those discs.

To help see where your media falls in the overall scheme of things, read the following link very carefully:

http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm

To determine the Media Code, read this:

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=48910

Bruce