DVDR Error playing in DVD players, Works on Computer and PS2

[supersoccer2001]

Hello,

I have some videos that were compressed to XVID and I wanted to create a DVDR with a motion menu from them. I used TMPGEnc Plus v2.5 to create dvd compliant mpeg2 files, authored the dvd using DVDLab Pro (outputting to create a Video_TS folder), and burned with Nero 6.3.1.10 to a Memorex 8x DVD+R (at 6x speed). The burn completed successfully.

I can play the files that DVDLab gives me just fine on my computer with PowerDVD, the menu works correctly and everything. I can also play the burned DVD on my computer (PowerDVD), and on a friends computer (Windows Media Player) just fine. I also tried the disk in a PS2, and it worked correctly there.

However, when I try playing it in multiple DVD players, the disk has issues. On one player, the video was very jerky and it skipped past half my first menu (it was a motion menu, I lost half the video). On another, it simply refused to recognize the disk.

I don't particularly care if the disk works in computers and playstations, I want it to work on DVD players, and I can't figure out why it won't work there.

I could use some help troubleshooting this problem. I have a gut instinct that Nero is at least partially to blame, since I've had some issues with audio CDs burned by Nero in the past.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

[guns1inger]

As you have Nero, start by usin gthe CD speed utility to test the disk you have created. You should see a nice, gentle curve with perhaps a few small spikes. If you get severe drops then you know you have read problems with the disk. This doesn't show you the cause, just confirms the disk is badly written.

Try a different brand of disk.

Try using a -R disk.

Try burning at 4x.

Try using a different burning application. I am using Prassi Ones at the moment and it seems to be pretty good. You could also use imgtools classic to create and ISO and then burn it with imgburn.

[supersoccer2001]

Thank you for the advice. I ran the CD Speed utility and it confirmed that the disk is bad, assuming that I am intprepreting these results correctly:

CD Speed

Scan Disk

I stopped the Scan Disk when it became apparent that the rest of the disk had errors, and the CD Speed test failed on it's own (the error message is at the bottom of the window).

I just watched the DVD again with PowerDVD on my computer, and it had an enormous amount of artifacts, making it unwatchable. It just seems very strange since it worked decently on my computer when I tried it not more than 5 or 6 hours ago, and now it's totally gone.

I'm going to defrag my harddrives tonight and tomorrow I will try the Prassi Ones application instead of Nero.

I'll post with the results tomorrow. Again, thank you!

[guns1inger]

You can't necessarily hold Nero accountable for this just yet. I used to use Nero for burning, and never really had any problems with it. Ultimately I found something smaller and smarter, but that doesn't mean Nero didn't work.

It could still be a bad batch of media, a dodgy drive, some guys doing roadworks outside your house while the burn was running etc.

I guess what I am saying is, change only one thing at a time, or you will never know what was broken, or how to fix it next time.

[RottenFoxBreath]

i reckon that dvdlab pro is at fault.
try something else.
i got exactly the same problems with it before,and used another programme and it was fine.
dvdlab pro just isnt as compliant as it should be.
for one instance,i used ifoedit to make vobs out of tmpgencs files,then joined those vobs to make one big one in dvdlab pro,and authored that way,burnt it,still same problem...final step,before burning,i used dvd2one to make a dvd out of the vobs,and it worked,which to me was the info i needed,and dvdlab pro was consumatly dumped.

[Sabro]

Usually this is the result of bad / incompatible media and/or your burning software.

Sometimes it's a hunt and peck to find media that will work correctly with your stand alone DVD players, as sometimes it perfers + to - or vise versa.

A few tips (as I am sure some have already been covered by others here) :

1. Try different brands and speeds of media along with + or - to see which works the best for YOU.

2. Try different burning software and make sure your burners firmware is up to date (if possible).

*Sometimes a simple firmware update will correct issues with your media.

3. Burn at slower speeds and see if the quality / incompat issues are resolved.

4. Install an ASPI layer on your system such as ForceASPI... It doesn't come preinstalled on Win boxes.

5. Always remember that stand alone DVD Player (usually the more expensive ones) tend to be more picky with the media.. I've had many disc(s) that were totally unusable in expensive machines, and played EXCELLENT in $25USD models.

Hope this helps some,

Sabro

[borax]

As I saw your picture:
https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/molzahn/web/images/DriveProblems/cdspeed.jpg

that looks like very bad media (or at least totally incompatible with your burner). I'm quite sure that it has nothing to do with nero. Here is an example how it should look like:
http://www.cdspeed2000.com/go.php3?link=details.php3&Type=DVD&Brand=MSI&Model=X48
ok, not the absolut value (it's the top modell) but the shape of the curve should look like this...

Use better media!
Have a look also here:
http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm

[supersoccer2001]

I upgraded my firmware and burned at 4x, and tried using Prassi instead of Nero, and although the disk turned out better (there are fewer unreadable sectors), the disk is still bad.

I'm heading to the store tonight to pick up some TDK DVD-R's to try, I'll post as to how that goes tonight or tomorrow. The better quality disks might be more expensive, but my time is worth more than trying to figure out which disks in my 50 pack spindle of Memorex's are good.