looping dvd, need help - Page 2

Sunmaster14 · 1st Mar 2008, 03:15 PM

I bought some DVD-RW 4x 2hr disks. I tried a few and got the same results with all of them. I tried Corel, Windows DVD Maker, and Nero. Nero said the files were unsupported. Corel and Windows burned copies. We have 2 dvd players. With the origional copies I made on the DVD+RW disks, the dvd players said "disk error" when I loaded them. With the DVD-RW disks, the dvd players say "loading", then "play" automatically, but there is nothing on the tv screen. Still, all dvd's play just fine on my computer. Is it possible that the problem is that there are no sound files, so I didn't make any AUDIO_TS files?

Dashken · 1st Mar 2008, 04:38 PM

Wow.. so you meant the DVD can be played fine on your PC but not on your DVD player?

Well, the AUDIO_TS folder can be empty, I found that in the DVDs I have, the folder is always empty. Hmm.. ok, one more try... try to create an empty AUDIO_TS and create a data disc by dragging both AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS into it. Last resort is, try your friend's or colleague's DVD player... Good luck.

Adrian Wong · 1st Mar 2008, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunmaster14

I bought some DVD-RW 4x 2hr disks. I tried a few and got the same results with all of them. I tried Corel, Windows DVD Maker, and Nero. Nero said the files were unsupported. Corel and Windows burned copies. We have 2 dvd players. With the origional copies I made on the DVD+RW disks, the dvd players said "disk error" when I loaded them. With the DVD-RW disks, the dvd players say "loading", then "play" automatically, but there is nothing on the tv screen. Still, all dvd's play just fine on my computer. Is it possible that the problem is that there are no sound files, so I didn't make any AUDIO_TS files?

Err.. Don't get DVD-RW. Older DVD players do not support rewritable media. You have to use DVD-R media for maximum compatibility.

Sunmaster14 · 2nd Mar 2008, 12:29 AM

Thanks
I'll try that. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

Sunmaster14 · 2nd Mar 2008, 02:01 AM

Thanks for your response. I am not sure how to create an empty audio file, but I went into Roxio and tried it with my origional file that I made the looping change on. It is still on the dvd-rw, because I work at the store that I am buying the disks at and don't go to work until this evening. It is a hour and a half drive, round trip, so I will wait. However, when I burned the copy in Roxio on the dvd-rw, it played on the dvd player, but did not loop. So, now it has sound files because Roxio automatically added them to this copy, but it deleted the looping. I tried to go into the files on the new dvd to try changing it to a looping file, but they were "read only" and my computer said it encountered an error trying to remove the "read only" status. Tonight I can get some dvd-r cd's and see if that is all that is needed. Other than that, I am just at a loss. I am pig-headed and continue to try anything I know, so appreciate all the help I can get.

werty316 · 2nd Mar 2008, 03:37 PM

When making a DVD you simply can't drag and drop files onto a DVD as this won't make the disc DVD compliant.

You need to make a DVD video disc which Nero can do.

rogue_tomato · 4th Mar 2008, 12:09 AM

My DVD-RW disc's only worked for a handful of erases/re-writes, and then refused to work altogether. I went through 10 of them before I just gave up. (they were Memorex brand)

Chai · 4th Mar 2008, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rogue_tomato

My DVD-RW disc's only worked for a handful of erases/re-writes, and then refused to work altogether. I went through 10 of them before I just gave up. (they were Memorex brand)

I have good luck with Mitsubishi Chemicals medias.

1st Mar 2008, 04:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 29,545 Reputation: 2162 Rep Power: 56	Wow.. so you meant the DVD can be played fine on your PC but not on your DVD player? Well, the AUDIO_TS folder can be empty, I found that in the DVDs I have, the folder is always empty. Hmm.. ok, one more try... try to create an empty AUDIO_TS and create a data disc by dragging both AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS into it. Last resort is, try your friend's or colleague's DVD player... Good luck. __________________ \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.2Ghz \| ASUS P5B-E Plus \| G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2 800 \| 6 HDDs (2TB+ only ) \| NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings

2nd Mar 2008, 03:37 PM	#16 (permalink)
werty316 Active Join Date: 3 Mar 2005 Posts: 642 Reputation: 138 Rep Power: 5	When making a DVD you simply can't drag and drop files onto a DVD as this won't make the disc DVD compliant. You need to make a DVD video disc which Nero can do. __________________ Guns don't kill people, Chuck Norris kills people!

1st Mar 2008, 03:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
Sunmaster14 Newbie Join Date: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 8 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	I bought some DVD-RW 4x 2hr disks. I tried a few and got the same results with all of them. I tried Corel, Windows DVD Maker, and Nero. Nero said the files were unsupported. Corel and Windows burned copies. We have 2 dvd players. With the origional copies I made on the DVD+RW disks, the dvd players said "disk error" when I loaded them. With the DVD-RW disks, the dvd players say "loading", then "play" automatically, but there is nothing on the tv screen. Still, all dvd's play just fine on my computer. Is it possible that the problem is that there are no sound files, so I didn't make any AUDIO_TS files?

2nd Mar 2008, 12:29 AM	#14 (permalink)
Sunmaster14 Newbie Join Date: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 8 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Thanks I'll try that. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

2nd Mar 2008, 02:01 AM	#15 (permalink)
Sunmaster14 Newbie Join Date: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 8 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for your response. I am not sure how to create an empty audio file, but I went into Roxio and tried it with my origional file that I made the looping change on. It is still on the dvd-rw, because I work at the store that I am buying the disks at and don't go to work until this evening. It is a hour and a half drive, round trip, so I will wait. However, when I burned the copy in Roxio on the dvd-rw, it played on the dvd player, but did not loop. So, now it has sound files because Roxio automatically added them to this copy, but it deleted the looping. I tried to go into the files on the new dvd to try changing it to a looping file, but they were "read only" and my computer said it encountered an error trying to remove the "read only" status. Tonight I can get some dvd-r cd's and see if that is all that is needed. Other than that, I am just at a loss. I am pig-headed and continue to try anything I know, so appreciate all the help I can get.

4th Mar 2008, 12:09 AM	#17 (permalink)
rogue_tomato Getting there Join Date: 1 May 2006 Posts: 151 Reputation: 15 Rep Power: 3	My DVD-RW disc's only worked for a handful of erases/re-writes, and then refused to work altogether. I went through 10 of them before I just gave up. (they were Memorex brand)