Burning data-dvd

[btkuehn]

Ok I used divxflick to turn the avi file into an iso image. I burned the dvd, checked the dvd players, got disc error. Then I put the same dvd into the computer again and used power dvd to play it, and it read it perfectly and played the movie through power dvd. This could mean that my dvd players won't read it for some reason, but that doesnt make sense.

[filmboss80]

You're not still using the TDK discs, are you? It is quite common for some media to play well in one unit but not play in others. That clue points to crappy media.

[tomlee59]

This could mean that my dvd players won't read it for some reason, but that doesnt make sense.

Makes perfect sense. That's what jman98 and others have been telling you. Just because one drive can read a disc does not imply that all other drives in the universe should then be able to read it also. Suppose I have bad handwriting, and use a bad pen to write a letter. One person might be able to figure out what I wrote, but that in no way guarantees that everyone else will.

One characteristic of crappy media is flaky behavior. If, for example, the reflectivity of the disc is low (more specifically, if the difference in reflectivity between burned and unburned states is low), one type of drive might be able to pull out enough signal to deal with it and play, while another drive might not. The purpose of the "burn slower than max" advice I gave you earlier was to improve the contrast of the burn, and thereby reduce marginality. But, as I and others have already said, the real cure is to use good media.

You didn't say whether you are still using TDK in the most recent experiment. But if so, then you should not be expressing such surprise at an odd result. Crappy media is crappy. Get it?

[btkuehn]

Ok, I successfully authored using dvdflick, and successfully burned using imgburn. The dvd players still won't recognize it, but I can play the converted files on the computer. I can even put the burned dvd in the computer and power dvd reads and plays it. I dont understand why the computer will read it and the dvd players won't.

[btkuehn]

ignore that last post

[btkuehn]

I'm still using TDK as that's all I've got right now. I will retry after purchasing new materials.

[btkuehn]

I just tried the burned dvd on a third dvd player, a sony, and it works. I appreciate all the help Ive gotten, thank you guys. I still would like to know, why do I get the bsod on some files, noticeably larger full-length movies, while smaller tv episodes work?

[guns1inger]

If you are getting a BSOD on longer films you are probably overheating the PC. Shorter encodes might not be enough to tip the temperature over the top, while longer encodes do. The simplest test is to take the side off the case (or top if it is a desktop case), and aim a small desk fan into the guts of the PC. If you can then encode a full movie without crashing, you know you have a cooling problem.

If you find that the mother board or components are covered with dust when you open the case, carefully blow the dust out. If you use a small compressed air can, make sure you first chock the CPU and GFX card fans so you don't destroy them when you blow air through the case.