*for all who use nero,and dvd wont play in your stand-alone*

[powerimage]

hi i followed instructions as shown in previous posts burned my dvds using nero 5.5.9.14 but regret to say that when tested on two pioneers dvds, media kept coming out and dvd went in stop mode....the burning process took around 45minutes ...speed X1....nero instructions showed that burning was successfully but playback was unsuccesful...did i do something wrong?

[Alnath]

I just use the Nero wizard and every disc has worked

[Jute]

Hi,
I did this yesterday, I ripped my own movie following your guides with dvddecrypter and dvd2one, when that was done i loaded the files into NERO using dvd video template and burned, evrything went fine, it plays on my stanalone, but when when loading files into dvdit MPEG2 made with TMPGenc and build a discvolume, the volume burns in NERO 5.510.28 with the same template i described above, but it wont´t play in my standalone, but when burning the dvd from inside dvdit it will play on my standalone.
Can anyone bring my out of the darkness here, why wont nero burne the files correctly ????

[aklendathu]

The DVD burning saga continues...

I found an interesting utility called ISOBuster that can be obtained from http://www.isobuster.com. It is mostly freeware - you need only pay the $20 registration fee if you want some advanced functionality.

Anyway, using that tool you can check the file system structure of almost any CD/DVD or image of said disk (If your drive is not recognized after install try a reboot - it worked for me).

I checked a commercial DVD and it is an ISO/UDF 1.02. BUT so is the standard Nero DVD_VIDEO template if you don't make the mistake of checking the Joliet box.

I have some home burned DVDs which are ISO/Joliet/UDF and will play on my Sony SAV-800 system but not on my other players (Mustek DV300 + MediaR) which in fact will choke horribly on said disks.

In fact, the DVD Video standard (as noted by headstate) is just a subset of UDF 1.02. ISO 9660 is added in so that older PCs can play the disks.

So, where can we go from here ? Well, if the disk is burned in the proper format and still won't play on the standalone, chances are it's a media problem (reflectivity) - it can be specific of some DVD media brands
or more general .

If your player can read RW media that's probably the best one to use because the surface seems to be more similar in shininess to that of commercial DVDs (but this is just an untested guess of mine at the moment).

At the moment, I'm no longer convinced Nero has a problem burning DVD-video compliant disks. Nevertheless, I'll try the Imgtools method as well to see if there's any difference in the file system types of the image.

Pedro.

[txpharoah]

Nero 5.5.10.20 seems to have fixed everything. At least on all my tests.

[MackemX]

So, where can we go from here ? Well, if the disk is burned in the proper format and still won't play on the standalone, chances are it's a media problem (reflectivity) - it can be specific of some DVD media brands
or more general .

If your player can read RW media that's probably the best one to use because the surface seems to be more similar in shininess to that of commercial DVDs (but this is just an untested guess of mine at the moment).

At the moment, I'm no longer convinced Nero has a problem burning DVD-video compliant disks. Nevertheless, I'll try the Imgtools method as well to see if there's any difference in the file system types of the image.

Pedro.

I don't think it's Nero either

but I do agree about the rest

my DVD-RW will not work in my Sony at all even with the same files written to a DVD-R

I always use the darker dye now as seen on the Ritek's as the lighter Dye (Bulkbaq's) just refuse to play, again using the same files

It always puzzles me how Nero say it is the problem but I think it's either the Blank or the DVD structure is just not valid. It's so easy to upset the structure

I may b wrong but I'm yet to find anyone who struggles with Nero once I have shown them what to do and with what Discs

End of the day use what's best for you but it it don't work don't knock it cos for some unknown reason it works for 1000's of others .

[killmore]

I burned using DVD-Video and it worked on Apex and Sony
I believe it was Nero 5.5.10.20

[drewson99]

I am using Nero 5.5.9.9

I choose DVD Video

UDF/ISO Compilation
ISO Level I
ISO 9660
Joliet checked

I click open the VIDEO_TS folder, put in my vob, ifo, bup files.

I have burned 1000+ DVDs using this exact method, and they have been played on over 100 different players, the ONLY problem that was ever reported to me was on an OLD Playstation 2 and a Powerbook DVD-ROM player, which actually played fine when using a third-party DVD software player.

Andy

[aklendathu]

hi i followed instructions as shown in previous posts burned my dvds using nero 5.5.9.14 but regret to say that when tested on two pioneers dvds, media kept coming out and dvd went in stop mode....the burning process took around 45minutes ...speed X1....nero instructions showed that burning was successfully but playback was unsuccesful...did i do something wrong?

Make sure you don't have any Joliet FS in your DVD (check with ISOBuster, available from http://users.pandora.be/smart.projects/start2.htm)

I have several DVDs with ISO/Joliet/UDF file system and I can't play them
in one of my players with similar simptoms as yours.

[SoCalMK]

Since the time of the original post in this thread, there has been a new post in the DVD-DVDR section under "Common Questions and Answers" that supports burning under UDF/ISO mode in Nero. This is very confusing since it appears that this site is suggesting two different ways to burn. Perhaps I'm mistaken and there may be very little difference if any between these two methods. But if one should be preferred over the other, could someone associated with this site come out and say which one. And please note that I'm speaking in terms of overall compatibility and not what might work for a particular individual. Thank you.

[MackemX]

These are the two best methods using Nero. The link shows the DVD-ROM (UDF/ISO) method but there's another link to the DVD VIDEO method on that page

take your pick cos both work just fine

MY GUIDES

once you've created a blank template all you ever do is drag n drop files just like a CD

it's as easy as that 8)

[Mate1]

Thanks for the tips, guys.
I just started copying DVD's and this was the main problem I ran into.
The only weird thing though was that when I burned a DVD with my Sony DRU-500A I could not play it on my Pioneer XV-DV303, but could on the Pioneer DV-525 wich is (as far as I know) the older model.

Now I tried RecordNow Max 4.50 in stead of Nero and it works great.

[SIRCOOKS]

do i have to drag my vob files and shit into it or can i justd rag my dvd encoded mpeg into it
...holla back

[SIRCOOKS]

im having trouble with it, when i did burn it, i got no sound.....i own a sony dru 500a and an apex 1200 ad........holla back...with any ideas

[JamesB69]

I cant believe this thread is still going, as there is a new release of Nero every month, I am relatively positive it has been fixed, if all of you will just download the newest version off of ahead's website.

I have the latest version and never had a problem with it since 5.5.10.7 using the DVD-Video template. if you go to the version history here (http://www.nero.com/en/index.html#c1022499813328)

"Changes From Nero 5.5.10.0 to 5.5.10.7

Bug Fixes :

Fixed the bug which produced incompatible Video-DVDs not playable on some DVD-players

"

[Feuerwehr]

James is correct. Nero finally appears to work on ALL players. I distribute a lot of homemade videos, and gave up on Nero a long time ago because although it worked great on many players, some stand-alones just would not recogize a Nero DVD no matter what settings were used.
The latest version (5.5.10.35) now works with formerly "incompatible" stand-alones just using the 'default' DVD Video settings.
Its about time!

[overloaded_ide]

SO do I understand here then that the disks I been making with my toshiba 5002 and princo media that currantly work in my norcent and 2 computers but will not work in a friends philips should work if I just use neros video dvd now instead of udf 1.02?

I would like my DVD -r to work in any player, is that posible?

[filefeeder]

I have just followed instructions and voila, it works although the audio is ever so very slightly out of sync with vid, apart from that.. fantastic.
btw i have a pioneer 105 dvd-r, and my standalone player is a cheap £80 player, which plays absolutely everything i chuck in it, where as my freind has a £300 sony and it is bloody useless, plays nothing!

[filefeeder]

sync prob= maybe i shouldnt have burned @ 4x?

[kryne]

just wanted to say thanks, i read this whole forum and if it wasnt for that i would have used old nero, but i updated and burnt my first dvd ever and it worked perfect on my standalone pioneer 555k and my ps2, glad i didnt have to waste any dvd's on coasters

[fitzgerald]

When I load taped DV created with Studio into Arcsoft ShowBiz DVD (bundled with my HP DVD300e)and add menus, then burn, the DVD works perfectly with my Panasonic DVD A360 player. This of course creates a DVD with poor-looking menus.

When I load the same DV into Studio, add menus, save to disk and burn using Nero DVD (UDF 1.02 format), the DVD does not work on the A360. "No Play" message. Reading other threads suggests that the UDF 1.02 format is the most compatible.

There is no information in the Arcsoft doc or on their website that could help me to understand what format the ShowBiz DVD is in. Rather than trying out every one of the many Nero formats, can anyone suggest how I can determine what format ShowBiz is using? (Arcsoft says that tech support has to come from HP for the bundled product. HP supports things that are broken, and this is not.)

If I can understand the format ShowBiz is using, I can burn Studio images with Nero and forget about ShowBiz. (The HP DVD300e is not on the Pinnacle compatible drives list, and it does not work with the Pinnacle DV card, so burning from Studio is not an option. I have to disconnect the drive, save to disk, and burn with something else.) I am using HP DVD+R disks.

Maurice

[i am x]

if your dvd-r will not play in your stand-alone player when burned with Nero, this is because your stand alone supports UDF1.02.
when you burn a dvd with nero using DVD VIDEO ,settings nero burns the disc in UDF 1.05.
most players especially new models support this.........but some older players do not.hence when you put the disc in your player you get "disc error" or something similar, but if you put the disc in, say your friends player it plays good.
follow these steps.

1/ make sure all your movie files are in a folder called VIDEO_TS (must be caps).
2/ open nero, click close wizard.
3/ in the new compilation choose dvd (obviously)
4/ instead of choosing DVD VIDEO, choose DVD-ROM (UDF)
5/ all settings should be ok at default, but if not, make sure no multisession is ticked, and UDF1.02 is selected as a physical partition.
6/ click new, locate your VIDEO_TS folder with the movie you want to burn.drag and drop into the burn box on the left, then click burn.
7/ when finished enjoy in you stand alone for the first time.

hope this helps the masses with this problem.
i personally burn all movies like this because then all dvd's play in ALL standalones.if a stand alone uses UDF1.05 it will also play UDF1.02.
but not the other way around.

P.S ALL this refers to using nero version 5.5.9.17 the newest version, untested on older versions but it will probably still be the same

Headstate, this is the exact problem I was having. I can play DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs fine in my DVD player (Apex AD-1200) but when I try to play -R dicscs or +R discs, they don't work. I tried your method above, and tried to play the -R disc that I burned using your method, and it STILL doesn't work! It just says "loading" and the DVD never loads! Can you please help me?

[woodywoodman]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I jave been burning SVCD's for over a year but after buying my DVD burner I have not yet burnt a DVD that would play on my standalone DVD player (until I read your post)

I followed your instructions to the T and IT WORKED! I use Pinnicale 8 with an Ikibana +R/RW-R/RW. My menus, chapters and sound are perfect.

Thanks again for your post.

PS I am using Nero 5.5.10

[zyfos]

Ok, I have tried the UDF 1.02 method, and it worked on my Toshiba, but not my friend's Panasonic. I tried the DVD-Video method, and it works on my friend's Panasonic, but not my Toshiba. This is using both -R and +RW TDK discs in both cases. Currently I'm using Nero 6.0.0.11. I checked out an actual DVD through IsoBuster v.1.4 and noticed that it had both ISO and UDF 1.02. The DVD-Video disc I burned (that plays in the Panasonic) also has both ISO and UDF 1.02. The UDF burns I made that worked on the Toshiba of course had no ISO. I also noticed that the LBAs are slightly different between the acutal disc and the DVD-Video backup, and difference in addresses aren't all the same (doing a DVD5 to DVD5).

[fitzgerald]

To my earlier note, I solved the issue with my Panasonic A360 player. Bottom line, it does not like UDF 1.02, but has no problem with ISO, on both CD+R and CD+RW. I made the ISO disk with the basic Record Now software distributed with my HP DVD300e. I created the DVDs as "data disks".

Maurice

[tompika]

To my earlier note, I solved the issue with my Panasonic A360 player. Bottom line, it does not like UDF 1.02, but has no problem with ISO, on both CD+R and CD+RW. I made the ISO disk with the basic Record Now software distributed with my HP DVD300e. I created the DVDs as "data disks".

Maurice

RecordNow and the other burning programs should make UDF 1.02 compilation when burning DVD-Video.

RecordNow products "automatically recognize AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders per DVD specification"

[zyfos]

After doing a tad bit of research, I've found that you can have 2 different file systems (i.e. UDF 1.02 and ISO 9660) on a DVD disc at the same time, thus the UDF/ISO format in Nero. I know that a lot of DVD players like the UDF format, but I dunno about the ISO format. Most of the commercial DVDs I've found are UDF 1.02/ISO 9660 according to IsoBuster (I think). I just decided to stay away from Nero for a while and have been testing InstantCopy and DVD Decrypter. I seem to be getting fairly high quality backups using InstantCopy, but about half the DVDs that I burn with DVD Decrypter on my Sony DRU-510A in ISO write mode seem to stall and come out as coasters, at both 1x and 2x speeds on 2x TDKs. So, I think I'll just convert the .pdi files from InstantCopy to .iso format and try burning with Nero that way and see what happens.

[MackemX]

I know people say Nero 'sucks' does this mean even Nero's UDF 1.02 'sucks' when setup properly or are they talking about the other formats also as they have the most issues?

no flaming, no nothing is meant or needed, I'm just asking a question as I am just curious to know if even Nero's UDF 1.02 has been shown to been incompatiable or is it just the other DVD formats within Nero that are in question seeing as there are a few options you can have?

I wonder how many newbies forget to change it to No Multisession when using the UDF or UDF/ISO option. Obviously the more experienced Guys won't do this so what differs with Nero UDF 1.02, UDF/ISO 1.02 (with no multisession) to other burning programs?

How can you check?, If I burn a DVD with Nero and then burn exactly the same files with say RNM or Prassi how can I compare the two DVD's and their formats?

this is the info I get from one of my backups which shows it's UDF 1.02 and these playback on anything I try them in, even fussy SOB players. The tests I run on the DVD are also fine but it doesn't go into exact format detail as it just says it's UDF 1.02

[Bullet2k4]

i tried all methods thats been said here.none of them work in my dvd player- Lasonic DVD-7070.i thought nero was the problem so i used dvd decrypter to burn.it worked once in invervideo WinDVD.i put in the dvd again in my computer it gets stuck trying to read the cdsame thing happened when burning with nero.none of the dvds work in my dvd player or even work on my computer

[mandii-14]

i haven't tried this yet, and i will, but my question is:
I have 'Nero express 6' and i am using 'memorex DVD-RW' discs to burn. i have already burnt a whole movie and it played perfectly on my DVD player. However just recently i have tried to burn about 10 episodes of a TV show for my daughter, the same way i burnt the movie, but when i put it in my DVD player it didn't work..could someone please tell me why this is happening. i am going to follow these steps but don't understand why it worked with the movie and not the shows!
-thankyou