Playing VCD on DVD player

[indyj]

I burnt my first VCD but it won't play on my DVD player; when on my computer it opens as a DAT file,when i thought it was supposed to be in MPEG disc, I used NERO 5.5, so how do I get it to a MPEG disc so it will play on my DVD home player

[TX_BADBOY]

What program did you use to encode it with? did you strip the audio to a wav file? what kind of file did you start with ( a dvd, avi, asf,)? and what program did you use to burn it?

[mdm]

If you have a disc with a DAT file on it, then you likely created the VCD correctly - it's your player thats the problem. It either doesn't like VCDs or doesn't like the media you used.

[keithsebastian]

A DAT file is nothing but a Mpeg with extra header info. (Use VCDGear to convert DAT to Mpeg)

[Nightcrawler]

dont forget some DVD players will only read CD-RW's. what did you burn on ? you should also check the compatability list too make sure your brand will play VCD's.

[banjazzer]

And make sure it's not an Apex manufactured after April 2002. 8)

[indyj]

After trying again to play my VCD on my home DVD player,it worked except some of the videos froze;I would like to know why, so if anyone knows the answer please clue me in;by hte way it works great on my computer CD player and computer DVD-ROM

[offline]

indyj,

Don't forget we are not mind readers so if you don't tell us
step by step what you did to create the cd, what methods and
settings you used in encoding, the media recorded to using what software and the make of your DVD player, we can only make guesses that
are wild, tend to misbehave and are not house trained. 8)