my conversion method or disc

[trunksu]

My method of conversion consist first of converting the avi to a vcd using tmpgenc then using dvd author to convert it to a dvd. I'd then burn it on a dvd+r. I have several dvd player at my house and some would play and other would not. is it my disc? how could i make a dvd that will play in any player?

[jyn999]

My method of conversion consist first of converting the avi to a vcd using tmpgenc then using dvd author to convert it to a dvd. I'd then burn it on a dvd+r. I have several dvd player at my house and some would play and other would not. is it my disc? how could i make a dvd that will play in any player?

1. Why encode to create a vcd? You should encode to create DVD compliant files which you later author and burn to a DVD.

2. Hard to diagnose your playback problems without more details. Is the same disk unplayable on all your players or playable on some but not others?

[trunksu]

the reason i do this is b/c most of my avi files have 2 part. i do not want to burn it on 2 disc if i can fit them in 1.

2. Hard to diagnose your playback problems without more details. Is the same disk unplayable on all your players or playable on some but not others?

is strange b/c 1 dvd will just take +r and the other one will only take -r. Keeping in mind that the only method of conversion i do is above. so i am not sure if that's the reason why.

[thecoalman]

It's the player/players. Changing media or using a slower burn rate may help.

[jimmalenko]

As mentioned, it seems a bit strange that you wouldn't just convert each AVI to MPEG-2 then let TMPGEnc DVD Author join the files for you ?

I would think you would end up with a better quality output and it should cut down the time considerably because you are doing one less conversion.

[trunksu]

k, i'll try that. so you want me to load template DVD (NTSC).mcf in tmpgenc and use that?

[jyn999]

2. Hard to diagnose your playback problems without more details. Is the same disk unplayable on all your players or playable on some but not others?

is strange b/c 1 dvd will just take +r and the other one will only take -r. Keeping in mind that the only method of conversion i do is above. so i am not sure if that's the reason why.[/quote]

When you burn a DVD, the format doesn't change. If you put in a -r, you'll end up with a -r and vice versa. Many newer players can read both -r and +r formats although not equally well. Look to the left under DVD Players and check the compatibility of your DVD players.

Other possiblities: the burning software you used and the firmware on your burners