DVD doesn't play on any DVD player but IFOs and VOBs are ok

[babyeinsteinfan6710]

For some reason, whenever I burn one of my DVDs, it doesn't even work, not even on my computer. IMGBurn can complete the burn, but whenever I test it on both Computer and DVD player, it doesn't work. The IFOs and VOBs are fine, DVD Shrink (which i actually use to shrink my DVDs to at least 8.5 GB) can even read all of the files, but VLC works only on VIDEO_TS folder on the hard drive, not the burned Disc itself. Hell, Windows doesn't even read it

From what i've experienced, it's probably a drive issue when burning or a hidden problem with the files but i could be wrong

[zing269]

Sounds like the DVD burner is bad. Can another computer or drive read the burned DVD?

[babyeinsteinfan6710]

Literally what I just mentioned LMAO. I don't have any other windows computers rn but one is coming soon

[babyeinsteinfan6710]

also while i'm at it, is it possible to encode closed captions (not subtitles) to a dvd vob file?

[babyeinsteinfan6710]

Sounds like the DVD burner is bad. Can another computer or drive read the burned DVD?

no, it doesn't work at all

[ProWo]

Maybe the disk isn't finalized.

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/293552-How-to-Finalize-DVD-Disc

[ozymango]

also while i'm at it, is it possible to encode closed captions (not subtitles) to a dvd vob file?

Hello, and yes it is possible to encoded closed captions (SCC files) as well as subtitles to a DVD VOB file, and yes I understand Closed Captions are not the same as subtitles. But as for how to encode your SCC (closed-caption) files and/or SRT (e.g subtitles), there's a bunch of different ways and some are free but kinda complicated, and some you gotta pay for and are still kinda complicated, and if you let us know more details on what you want to do here, maybe we can come up with more helpful answers.

Though one thing that I found out the hard while trying to help my mother-in-law watch a DVD with closed-captions on it -- it only worked if I hooked the DVD player to her TV using a composite video cable for video, the closed-captions didn't work over HDMI. I searched around a bit to see what the $#@# was wrong with the TV and/or DVD player, but long story short, closed-captions use a different method of encoding that subtitles do, and closed-captions (I think) on DVD use some analog features that don't get passed through the HDMI (digital) connection, anyway, point being, I just play everything on my own TV using .mp4 or .mk4 files and .srt files for subtitles, saves me a lot of headaches.

P.S. Oh, as for your DVD vob files all reading good but your DVDs won't play in any player -- I once got a batch of DVD+R discs that were on sale, some semi-known-name, and when I burned them, not one dang disc would play in any of my DVD players, they would just spin and spin and spin and finally error out. And yeah, I could read all the files fine, but they just wouldn't play. #$#@@!!! Got some new blank different brand DVD discs and they played great. So you might have just got a stack of crappy disks.

[usually_quiet]

also while i'm at it, is it possible to encode closed captions (not subtitles) to a dvd vob file?

I never got the now-ancient, free closed caption tools from McPoodle to work for me. Other than that, I don't know of any free or inexpensive software for non-professionals that can add Line 21 closed captions to DVD video. The pros do indeed use SCC files to add closed captions to DVD video. However, SCC files aren't accepted by consumer DVD authoring software.

Closed captions are stored in Line 21 of the overscan area of an NTSC video signal. As transmitted, they are encoded and not human-readable. They must be decoded by the TV and added to the picture for display.

For the TV to receive the portion of the signal that contains closed captions, the TV and the DVD player must be connected using their analog composite video and audio connections. S-Video might also work, but only old HDTVs and DVD players have that connection.