help copied vcd

[davydodge999]

I'm a newbie,can someone please tell me why my stand alone dvd player won't read the vcd that i have created,it has eacctly the same info on it as aproper vcd that you buy

[macleod]

I've never heard of the bush 2000 (or is that a political statement) dvd player. Did you try the dvd list on the left? Does the dvd say on the box that it plays vcd. What media are you using (what brand cdr's). Is this a home burn or did you buy a commercial vcd?

[solarfox]

Actually, no - believe it or not, "Bush" is a brand of DVD player which, as near as I can tell, is sold mainly in the UK. The compatibility list here doesn't have the "2000" model (though it does exist), but does list several other models - 1000, 2001, 2002, 2004, etc.

Davy - how do you know that your home-burned disc has "the exact same info" as one that you bought? Did you try to make a bit-for-bit copy of a VCD which you know does play in your DVD player?

More detail is needed for us to help you, I'm afraid. What software did you use to encode the MPEG file and burn the CD? What kind of CD-R burner did you use, what type of media, etc.

[davydodge999]

I went into my computer,double clicked on d drive which is my dvd player
for my computer,checked each folder on the original vcd and the copy i made the data was exactly the same
The encoder i used was TMPGenc and i burnt it to disc with easy cd creator 5 platinum

[Craig Tucker]

Are you saying that you are copying an original bought VCD. If this is the case it could be that the original is pressed, and hence plays in your DVD player. The copy however is burned, will your player play CDR. There is a difference between the reflectivity wavelength of burned and pressed cd's, a lot of players overcome this by utilizing 2 lasers. Have you played a burned vcd in the player before, if not try playing a copied audio CD if this does'nt play then I am afraid your player does not play CDR, or at least not the brand you are using. You could try using CDRW as the reflectivity wavelength of these discs is closer to that of an original.

Craig

[davydodge999]

so is there any free software for pressing cds instead of burning

[Craig Tucker]

No, pressed cd's and DVD's are like the name suggests "pressed", in large presses, in huge quantities. This is how discs are manufactured in very large quantities. You cannot press your own discs, you don't think that commercially available discs are burned do you.

Craig

[Ostaf]

I went into my computer,double clicked on d drive which is my dvd player
for my computer,checked each folder on the original vcd and the copy i made the data was exactly the same
The encoder i used was TMPGenc and i burnt it to disc with easy cd creator 5 platinum

So did you make an exact copy or no? Reading this, I would guess that you made a VCD first using TMPGenc and EasyCd, then made a copy of that VCD. Is this the case?
What program did you use to make the copy, and how did you do it? Did you specify a direct CD copy, or did you select the files and tell it to burn them to disk? Does the original work?

[VaguelyWeird]

So exactly what equipment can make a good playable VCD? Other than compatible players, is burning on CDRW the easiest solution? Or must I have a specific burner/media? Where can I find this info?

[Craig Tucker]

Depends on your DVD player what the media compatability is like, check the DVD player compatability list for your player. Nero is good for burning and copying VCD's

Craig

[VaguelyWeird]

Here's the rub... my DVD player was made in Japan and is not even listed... if anyone has any info on the Sharp DV-NC55...