Help Me Burn DVD's?

Question

Okay I cant seem to get this right. I have asked everyone and know one can help me! I bought a Lite On 16x Internal DVD+-/+-RW ReWriter and I tryed burning a DVD from a file on my computer and it burns but doesnt play on my DVD Player only my computer... The first time I bought a DVD-R disc and that played only on the computer and then I look at the "bootlegs" I bought awhile back and the disc said DVD+R so I went to Walmart to buy the disc, when I came home I burned the DVD and SAME THING it only plays on my computer and not DVD Player...the bootlegs that are DVD+R play on my DVD player so what tha hell is going on? I have invested in $100.00 with the Rewriter and all the disc...and this mutha still doesnt work.... Can anyone please walk me step by step on how to burn a dvd? I used Nero and a different program called Burn4Free. If you suggest another program that is free and WORKS on DVD players let me know! Thanks everyone!

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U can only burn a DVD by copying a DVD??

U cant just download DVD's from Limewire and copy them to a disc?

Answer 1

It's probably the wrong format. most dvd ripped movies from Limewire are usually in AVI format, so you have to convert it to DVD before burning. Here's a freeware converter: http://www.trustfm.net/divx/Software/Avi2Dvd.html

If you need more help, here's a guide: http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/avi_to_dvd_avi2dvd.cfm

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

What format is the movie you're burning? If it's mpeg, it will only play on your computer, by software such as Windows media player. In order to play on your DVD player, the format must be a video_TS file, containing vob files just like a standard pre-recordedcommercially produced DVD.

Go to http://www.doom9.net. They have free software that will do almost anything concerning video conversions.

Here's a thought. Download DVD Decrypter and decrypt a a commercially produced DVD. DVD Decrypter will rip the DVD and also remove the protection encryption. Then study the files.

There will be a main video folder.. usually the name of the movie. Inside that folder will be two folders.. one named Audio_TS and Video_TS.

The video_TS file contains the vob and other files that are the standard DVD format. You can use that file to make another copy of the movie.

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Answer 3

What region is your DVD player coded for? You might be burning region code 1 DVDs but your player might only play region code 0 DVDs which would result on you not being able to play any of your home-burned media. In general Nero uses the region code 0, that is compatible with most DVD players all over the world. There are some brand new DVD players that cannot play region 0 DVD´s but most players will do it.

As far as I know there are two possibilities when it comes to making DVD's that can be played all over the world. One is a no-region setting, the other is region 0. Some players do not like the no-region setting, so I think region 0 would be the better choice.
But this is something that has to be set in software. And I do not know any cheap software that allow you to set the region. The region setting has nothing to do with hardware. It is something the software encodes into the DVD.

Region codes aren't the only thing that will affect a DVD players ability to play a burned movie. There are quite a few different reasons. Region Coding to a specific region will further limit the playability. However you also have the NTSC and PAL formats to contend with. If the player does not contain "Converters" for both formats there will be no way it will play everywhere (or any country). Furthermore don't forget that a +R disc and a -R disc will react differently. I've also experienced different name-brand discs reacting differently depending on the player. Personally I only buy good quality discs, I always check burner compatibility, and never region code my discs.

Some software methods of region coding you can use is a personal favorite of mine....Gear DVD. This will allow you to burn and protect discs so they can't be copied as well if that is something you are interested in. Gear works well, unfortunately it's also quite picky. Once you start a burn, don't use your system for anything or you'll have a coaster! There are claims from Roxio's Titanium Toast 7 and Slysoft's Any DVD that region codes and formats PAL/NTSC systems can be changed with their software to give you the ability to play a burned movie. Sorry, but I have not used them to give you a reliable recommendation.

Depending on where you live, you may be able to find a DVD stand-alone players that won't be picky and would play any region coded DVDs. As a matter of fact, such players do not distinguish between pirated discs and legit ones. But in the US, it is hard to find those players. You should try hanging out in newsgroups or Yahoogroups or Googlegroups which are video/DVD/multimedia-focused. There are tons of postings on such topics that you would find helpful in your search for a solution to your problem. There are also DVD/video sites that recommend region-free or regionless DVD players. I have seen them but I can't tell you off-hand which ones they are.

If you really want to burn movies on your own on DVDs you have to read, read, read. There isn't going to be one tutorial or blog or post somewhere that will tell all. My best suggestion is to go to this website. http://www.videohelp.com
Great site, has all sorts of how to articles that will walk you through step by step on everything. Good luck and remember, read read read read read.

Here is a great step-by-step walkthrough that will guide you to burn DVDs:
http://lifehacker.com/software/dvds/hack-attack-burn-almost-any-video-file-to-a-playable-dvd-232322.php
Download the site since it might one day become extinct. :)

Answer 4

first off you do not mention what type of file format the DVD file is in
is it an image file like ISO or BIN / CUE or MDS?

second your dvd burner is fine
Nero is also fine as it burns pretty much anything including image file
DVD +R or -R does not matter with respect to playback coomputer or home DVD player

what DOES matter is the file structure
if the disc you burn does not have the following

AUDIO_TS
VIDEO_TS

file directories
and inside the VIDEO_TS folder have *.VOB, *.IFO , *.BUP files ( and everthing in UPPERCASE
then it will not play on a standard DVD player
keep in mind if you download a AVI file from a DVD rip, it's in XVID / DIVX format and is not compatible with DVD player
some newer and cheaper DVD players support vcd ( mpeg1 ) SVCD ( mpeg 2 modified ) and divx format

Answer 5

It looks like your burner is dual-layer burner and your DVD player may not play Dual-layer DVDs