UDF 1.02 on Toast Titanium (related to a post on PC forums)

[Pix]

Hi,
there was a very large thread on the PC forum regarding Nero and the UDF file format it generated for DVD. Very roughly, it said that Nero was building DVDs with a 1.05 format, whereas 1.02 was better accepted especially for older DVD players (like mine).
There was indeed an issue that some older DVD players could not read properly or at all the 1.05 format.

Can anyone confirm what's the format generated by Toast 5.2 and if a software like MMB 0.0.6 is/isn't more appropriate for burning "reliable" (compatible?) DVDs ?

Thx

[galactica]

I dont know what format they are burned in (1.05 vx 1.02 per say) but I do know that its more how the dvd is burned that determines player compatibility.
Examples:

Disk name
All caps vs not all caps
underscore as space vs no underscore as a space

Folders
Presence of empty AUDIO_TS folder vs no AUDIO_TS folder

Invisible Files
Presence vs absence of these invisible files.

Typically we use Toast Titanium 5.2.x for our dvd burns. MMB will also burn dvd's but I have not actually tried it! (since toast does so well)

Look for my post on foolproof dvd burning using DVD2ONE output, that will give you the STANDARD method, which offers the most compatible dvd burns.

Thats all I know confirms compatiblity

Maybe some can tell us what method toast or MMB uses for dvd burning?

[Pix]

Hi Galactica !

Thx for your lightspeed answer and usual support to these forums !
I read your post concerning that method already, it was clear and easy.

I asked my question because despite this method, my DVD player (Thomson DTH 4200) still doesn't read properly my DVD-R (maybe it's a media issue, I don't know, still trying).
When I write "not properly", I mean : everything looks normal, but suddendly some chapters are skipped... I've read some similar posts in various forums, never got a clear answer, as surely it's a vicious problem : some say it's the media, some say it's the authoring method or software, some say it's the player (which I can believe, as my DVDs work on other players like Pioneer or recent Samsung).

So I was investigating in this direction, it's true I've no feedback on MMB. Maybe I should try to have something burnt on a PC and check...
Otherwise the last possibility is to change my DVD payer and throw my Thomson which I believed to be perfect

Thx for your answer anyway.

[galactica]

No problem. Check the player specs. I’ve seen some interesting players in my time.

Some play only dvd-rw and not dvd-r which doesn’t make since!
It very well could be yoru dvd player. Does it play in your mac fine?

It could also be the media. I’ve seen people professing that disks whose bulk prices is less than 1.50 per disk is just not worth it. I just got some Maxell dvd-r 2x from meritline and they were 1.33 per disk and they seem to work fine for me (though it could be that my player is notorious for playing almost any disk - even PS2 games!)

IF you do find its your dvd player I suggest looking into the APEX players. They are inexpensive and all around good players play everything under the sun! I have the AD-5131, which i picked up from CirtuitCity for 89.00 (cheap for a dvd player that has 3 disk changer and supports all disk types)

hope you figure it out.