Conversion worked DV to DVD but doesn't play

[amikhchi]

I recorded a sample 17 second video through a firewire cable using windows movie maker (if i'm using the wrong capturing program let me know) i recorded it in DV-AVI mode which is 25Mbps i believe (might be wrong but the file is like 66.1 mb). Then i opened tmpgenc and i clicked NTSC with MP2 audio, i loaded up the avi file in both audio/video source, and clicked next, i then clicked the full screen (keep aspect ratio) and clicked encode (with separate files m2v+mp2). Then i used ifoedit v.95 and i authored it into a VIDEO_TS folder, i burned this video_ts folder using Nero with UDF 1.02 no multisession on a DVD+RW. I tried to play this in my standalone and it loads as a dvd but it doesn't play, it loads and just says DVD STOP and it won't play... the weird thing is that if i use DVD Complete and just load up the captured DV-AVI file and click ok, it'll convert it in like 25 seconds (as opposed to the 1 min for tmpgenc) and i'll create an image and burn using nero by clicking Burn Image and load up the image created and click burn. If i do it through DVD Complete it'll play properly, but when i do it through tmpgenc, it just goes to DVD STOP
i have an ikebana dvd+r/rw drive using AOPEN media dvd+rw and AOpen firmware and a philips dvd-711 standalone. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!

[Vejita-sama]

Did you choose the DVD template in TMPGenc? That is are you sure you encoded a DVD compliant m2v video stream?

[amikhchi]

in the beginning? yeah i chose DVD NTSC and MP2 audio. if that's not what you're talking about then i don't know... any other suggestions?

[Don2050]

Maybe try a different burning program...record now max,etc.. or a different authoring program...or ad an AUDIO_TS folder with the VIDEO_TS folder in Nero...or if IFOEdit has an image creation tool, see if you can use that and just burn the image....I would switch out the authoring and burning programs and troubleshoot from there....TMPGenc DVD template cant be creating a non-compleint mpeg.

You could try a quick demo of movie factory or something basic...and see if that works... or try dvd labs,etc...

[amikhchi]

the thing i don't understand is with dvd complete i just click go and it converts everything and burns it all in one little session. and it works perfectly. I would use this method but the problem is that i want the movie to be widescreen (i filmed it this way 16:9) and i don't know how to do that with dvd complete? any suggestions for either of my pronlems?