Burned DVD's will not play

[jarod1005]

Would anyone know why after I burn a DVD that it will not play in my DVD player? Lately, this as been reoccurring. All of my my previous DVD's will play. I use BurnAware to write the discs. I have even updated it. I also have used two different DVD writers. I am using Memorex 4.75 GB DVD-R. When I insert the disc into the player all that it does is make a continuous clicking sound. Also, I have used Cyberlink to burn, as well.

What could be the problem? Sometimes I would close and reopen the burn software and burn the file again, and the results were sometimes the disc would play in the DVD player. Now, even when I do that, they are not playing. I do not want to continue wasting blank DVD's.

Another thing, after I burn the discs, it says that the process was successful.

Is there a free software which will erase Memorex DVD-R's?

[pm-s]

DVD+R or DVD-R? Those 2 formats are way different

https://youtu.be/e1mJv9pxm7M

[lingyi]

First, use Imgburn not BurnAware or any other program. Second, use 1st tier quality blanks, which today mean Verbatim AZO (read this to be sure you're getting AZO: https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/391272-Beware-of-new-Verbatim-non-AZO-packaging) or Taiyo-Yuden. Anything else is 2nd tier and will have burn and playback issues. Third, only DVD-RW (Read Write) are erasable. DVD-R and DVD+R are write once only.

[lingyi]

DVD+R or DVD-R? Those 2 formats are way different

https://youtu.be/e1mJv9pxm7M

Clicked on your link and as soon as I saw it was Technology Connections, I closed the page. Early DVD players, readers and writers did have compatibility issues between the two types of DVDs, supporting only one or the other, but cross compatibility hasn't been an issue for over a decade.

[jarod1005]

Isn’t Memorex good, though?

[pm-s]

Isn’t Memorex good, though?

I think OP put DVD-R into DVD+R machine (or opposite). I have done that one time I wanted to watch old show that has been recorded from cable TV (with as Sony dvd recorder) and it also struggled to read, while producing weird clicking noises

Again, I might be incorrect.

[lingyi]

Isn’t Memorex good, though?

Years ago, possibly because Memorex used various suppliers that ranged from good to poor: https://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia?dvdmediasearch=memorex&dvdmediadvdridsearch=&type=1...+or+List+Media

If you bought the discs within the past few years, it's guaranteed to be 2nd tier or worse media. Same with anything other than branded Verbatim AZO or Taiyo-Yuden.

[lingyi]

Isn’t Memorex good, though?

I think OP put DVD-R into DVD+R machine (or opposite). I have done that one time I wanted to watch old show that has been recorded from cable TV (with as Sony dvd recorder) and it also struggled to read, while producing weird clicking noises

Again, I might be incorrect.

Possible, but as I stated, the DVD-R/DVD+R incompatibility became an non-issue a long time ago. Sony is part of the DVD+RW Alliance that developed the DVD+R format and understandably supported +R only early on.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD%2BRW_Alliance

[pm-s]

Isn’t Memorex good, though?

I think OP put DVD-R into DVD+R machine (or opposite). I have done that one time I wanted to watch old show that has been recorded from cable TV (with as Sony dvd recorder) and it also struggled to read, while producing weird clicking noises

Again, I might be incorrect.

Possible, but as I stated, the DVD-R/DVD+R incompatibility became an non-issue a long time ago. Sony is part of the DVD+RW Alliance that developed the DVD+R format and understandably supported +R only early on.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD%2BRW_Alliance

I am pretty sure compuitability problems still exist

[Alwyn]

I think OP put DVD-R into DVD+R machine (or opposite).

I have never heard of a -R or a +R machine.

[october262]

Would anyone know why after I burn a DVD that it will not play in my DVD player? Lately, this as been reoccurring. All of my my previous DVD's will play. I use BurnAware to write the discs. I have even updated it. I also have used two different DVD writers. I am using Memorex 4.75 GB DVD-R. When I insert the disc into the player all that it does is make a continuous clicking sound. Also, I have used Cyberlink to burn, as well.

What could be the problem? Sometimes I would close and reopen the burn software and burn the file again, and the results were sometimes the disc would play in the DVD player. Now, even when I do that, they are not playing. I do not want to continue wasting blank DVD's.

Another thing, after I burn the discs, it says that the process was successful.

Is there a free software which will erase Memorex DVD-R's?

use imgburn to burn your disc and slow down your burn speed to 4x

[pm-s]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_recordable#Comparison_of_%22dash%22_and_%22plus%22_formats

[lingyi]

I think OP put DVD-R into DVD+R machine (or opposite).

I have never heard of a -R or a +R machine.

It was a thing in the early days of DVD+R. Standalone DVD players, recorders, PC ROM and writers. We're used to seeing the DVD R/RW +/- symbol on writers now, but in the early days it was usually one or the other depending on the manufacturer, not limited to those in the DVD+RW Alliance.

DVD recorders in particular were picky about which you used. IIRC, only DVD+R could be used for multi-session recording.

[usually_quiet]

Would anyone know why after I burn a DVD that it will not play in my DVD player? Lately, this as been reoccurring. All of my my previous DVD's will play. I use BurnAware to write the discs. I have even updated it. I also have used two different DVD writers. I am using Memorex 4.75 GB DVD-R. When I insert the disc into the player all that it does is make a continuous clicking sound. Also, I have used Cyberlink to burn, as well.

What could be the problem? Sometimes I would close and reopen the burn software and burn the file again, and the results were sometimes the disc would play in the DVD player. Now, even when I do that, they are not playing. I do not want to continue wasting blank DVD's.

Another thing, after I burn the discs, it says that the process was successful.

Are some of your authored DVD files and folders being burned as a data disc and some as a DVD video disc? There is a difference in the way the disc is structured when authored DVD files and folders are burned as a DVD video disc and the way the disc is structured when they are burned as data. A software player on a computer will usually be able to play the disc either way but standalone hardware DVD players often reject authored DVD files/folders burned as data.

Is there a free software which will erase Memorex DVD-R's?

DVD-R and DVD+R are intended to permanently store anything written to them and are not erasable. DVD-RW and DVD+RW are erasable but are best used as temporary storage.

[Edit]
If you are not burning any of your DVDs as data discs, then the other possibilities are:
1. Your current spindle blank Memorex DVDs are of poor quality and are harder to write to or read from than the DVD media you used in the past.
2. The lasers in both of the DVD writers you are using are failing or there is a problem with your DVD writers' power or data connection.
3. The laser in your DVD player is failing. DVD-ROM discs are usually readable until the laser fails completely but some burned DVD media is no longer readable.

[lordsmurf]

DVD+R or DVD-R? Those 2 formats are way different
https://youtu.be/e1mJv9pxm7M

That guys has zero credibility. In fact, even using the term "minus R" means he doesn't know what he's talking about (it's a dash). He mixes up far too many facts and myths, so it comes out as technobabble that suckers clueless newbies.

Early DVD players, readers and writers did have compatibility issues between the two types of DVDs, supporting only one or the other, but cross compatibility hasn't been an issue for over a decade.

Correct. Closing in on two decades, too. By 2005, this was a non-issue.

Isn’t Memorex good, though?

Rarely.

I think OP put DVD-R into DVD+R machine (or opposite).

I have never heard of a -R or a +R machine.

You have an ES10 or ES15, right? It doesn't accept DVD+R/RW for writing. Even the ES10 DVD+R/RW reading compatibility is somewhat spotty. Matsushita (then Panasonic and JVC) was part of the DVD Forum, not the RW Alliance. JVC DR-Mx is identical in this regard.

[Alwyn]

You have an ES10 or ES15, right? It doesn't accept DVD+R/RW for writing.

I do, LS, and I hope we are not talking about the OP burning his DVD with an ES-10! Nothing in the ES-15 manual indicates it cannot read plus Rs and minus Rs.

[TimA-C]

Just to add my 2 penneth:-

Don't use Memorex discs as you'll never know what you're getting when you buy them.

Try burning at at least half the advertised maximum burn speed. (I usually burn between 4x and 6x regardless, and so far - *touches wood* - don't have issues.)

Try and make sure that you have as little background activity as possible while you're burning. (Don't forget to whitelist in your internet security package the temporary folders etc. used by your burning software) If you're running a newer version of Windows then you can stop things from starting at boot up from the Task manager. (CCleaner makes it very easy to enable/disable startup items) While you're troubleshooting I'd turn as much off as possible and probably disconnect from the internet and any local networks.

If you use ImgBurn (and why wouldn't you?) there's an additional bit of software (Graphplot?) that you can install to the same folder that will produce a graph of the burning and verification data from ImgBurn, just so you can check your burn was OK.

If you haven't already got a cleaning CD/DVD with the little brushes, then get one! Mine has revived any number of CD/DVD and Bluray players over the years!

If you've got a mechanical hard drive that's running a little low on space then it might be worth cleaning & defragging the drive . . . ?

Let us know how you get on. Good luck!

[DB83]

One thing I do not see mentioned in the replies is burn speed.


It is IMO a common mistake to burn at the maximum rated speed of the blank (typically 16x). Maximum burn speed should be no more than half the maximum rated speed. So 16x is burnt at 8x.

[TimA-C]

Literally in the previous post . . . !

[DB83]

Literally in the previous post . . . !

Oh shucks !!!!!

[usually_quiet]

If you use ImgBurn (and why wouldn't you?) there's an additional bit of software (Graphplot?) that you can install to the same folder that will produce a graph of the burning and verification data from ImgBurn, just so you can check your burn was OK.

I couldn't find "Graphplot" but I did find "BurnPlot". Could that be the software you mean?

Link to a page containing a list of free and paid software that may be useful: https://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download