Can't open AVI files

[roadstar333]

I need to convert DVD-R's with AVI format video on them to a format that can be viewed in Windows (and hopefully on standalone DVD players).
I can't get beyond the message "Disk is not formatted. Windows cannot read from this disk. The disk may be corrupted or using a format not compatible with Windows." I popped the disk into a Mac and it opened right up, but it played very jerkily.
I searched under CONVERSION and PLAY and downloaded AVIcodec, Gspot and D.I.K.O., but I still can't even open the file to try these(if they are even applicable).
Thank you in advance.

[stillmars321]

try copying your AVI files to your computer
then use DVDSanta to convert those to DVD files for viewing and burning to play on your DVD player

[reboot]

Better yet, copy the files to your computer, and use VSO Divx to DVD to make them into dvd.
Even better than that, is to copy them to your computer, and learn how to use an encoder and authoring app to make really good dvds.

[roadstar333]

I just tried to copy, but I get the same message.
My computer skills are limited so maybe I am at fault.
I went to "My Computer"
Right clicked the drive
Clicked "Copy"
Created a new folder and tried to paste, getting same message.

[TBoneit]

I need to convert DVD-R's with AVI format video on them to a format that can be viewed in Windows (and hopefully on standalone DVD players).
I can't get beyond the message "Disk is not formatted. Windows cannot read from this disk. The disk may be corrupted or using a format not compatible with Windows." I popped the disk into a Mac and it opened right up, but it played very jerkily.
I searched under CONVERSION and PLAY and downloaded AVIcodec, Gspot and D.I.K.O., but I still can't even open the file to try these(if they are even applicable).
Thank you in advance.

Hope this helps:

I don't think it has to do with the files being AVIs or not. The computer drive isn't even reading the disk. Are you sure the disk is a good burn? Are you sure your drive can read this type of disk? IE DVD-R or DVD+R?

Try the Disk in another computer, Not MAC and see if it opens it up there. You may have a multisession disk that your version of windows can't handle for example. Although XP shouldn't have problems with multisession disks. Or the disk may not be finalized.

In summary it isn't a file type problem it is a reading the disk itself problem.

Good Luck, And please let us know how you make out.

Cheers

[roadstar333]

I think you may be right about it being multisession. When I opened it on Mac, it showed 2 files. I was given 17 of these disks to convert for a client, and they are all marked video 1 & 2 or 3-7, etc., and all do the same thing.
I have XP Professional and it is on a 6 month new Dell XPS with Windows Media player 9 or (10?)
My drive is a TEAC DVD+RW DV-W58E. It plays DVD-R's that I burn on a standalone, and I just checked for driver updates.
Any help or ideas are greatly appreciated!

[TBoneit]

Well Since the MAC Can read them can you network the Mac to the PC might be easiest. or a wastefull suggestion can you reburn them onto new disks in the mac and then read in the PC? Charge Extra for the oddball disks! Not very familiar with Macs can you use a external drive formatted to read in the mac and the PC as a transfer device.. IE one with Firewire and USB2 and a filesystem that both can use? Or can the Mac write to a pc type of disk period?

Good Luck

[roadstar333]

The Mac is not available to me, I just happened to see one where I was working one day and tried it.
I am hoping there is a way to open these on my PC.
If I have to farm out the conversion to someone with a Mac, what format would be best to convert to?
Thank you.