.DV file won't play correctly on PC?

Question

I have about a 750MB .dv movie that was created on a Mac and plays perfectly on a Mac; however, it will not play properly on my PC. In Quicktime, about 10-30 seconds will play until the video stops, but even those 10-30 seconds are very, very poor quality. I tried it in VLC, and the quality is fine there, but the video stops after about 15 seconds (and I cannot fast forward or anything, either). Is my PC just a piece of junk and cannot handle the file size or format, or is there something I am doing incorrectly? Would converting the file to another format? If so, are there any free programs? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated -- thanks!

Answer 1

There is a misunderstanding by many users that think Video is Video. When in fact there are upwards of 6 Formats that a Video can be produced with. Now comes the good part most Mac's come with the ability to make copys of DVD's that unfortunatly are many times Mac specific. The reason is the software that is used.
Roxio's Toast-8 gives different settings that will allow the user to choose how it is burnt, and will give the options.
For PC only.
For Mac only.
For PC or Mac.
So as you can see there are several things that can affect your ability to play anything that might have been burned on either PC, or Mac.
http://www.videohelp.com/dvd
Above is a link that is a little long but goes indepth as to the differences in the Formats available, and the confusion that can also accompany burning DVD's.
My suggestion is to purchase a Good Software that will enable you to read the options available to burn, so that it can be read by PC or Mac.
Next, Another problem could be the Media you have this project, or Movie on. DVD Media;s very greatly in Quality and Format as well. Herein lies another issue. Many users presume that they can just go out and purchase any of the cheapest DVD, because it is on sale. It may be the media that it was burned on. DVD-R Media is the most widely used and recognized media used as well. DVD-R Media can be played on just about any PLayer or computer, whereas if one of the other formats may not be able to play on anything you have, especially if +R or DL media was used.
Always use the highest quality Media, and Software to be able to read it and write it on anything you might own.
Don

Answer 2

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Answer 3

http://www.riverpast.com/en/support/tutorials/convert/dv/avi.php