Nero burning DVD problems

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

avi don't play on home units. Get a RW to play.

"the package" <the package@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:50867F41-8411-4F3D-9C3A-A6F363B9FBAC@microsoft.com...
> So I've got a DVD burner, Nero v.6 is all updated, I've contacted their
> support center for this, but the guy only ever answers half of my
questions,
> and the rest of the time tells me to read the Nero tutorials (duh!).
> -my files are downloaded off the internet, and then burned using
NeroVision
> 2. Most of the time, no problem. But sometimes the copy won't play on
either
> of my DVD players (I got a japanese one and a PS2), but will play on my
> computer.
> eg. the big files must be split, so I did this to two movies (25th Hour
and
> Bourne Identity). The first disk of 25th plays problem, but the second
wont
> play. The Bourne Identity wont play at all (only on comp.). Both files
are
> avi. The only difference between the files that I can see is that the
data
> rate is slightly different. Other than that, video compression is DivX, I
> have the codecs. No problems there.
>
> Anybody know what the problem is? I don't want to waste another DVD!
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

I can not remember (as I have not used Ner Vision Express for a long
time)... but how do you specify what bitrate to use to encode the AVI to
MPEG2 when making the DVD? See if you can find that setting; then manully
set values to see which work for your player. Some players cannot handle
very high bitrates or some other unusual bitrate ('variable' for example).
The constant bitrate of 3 to 8 Mbps for DVD should always work.

Use a RW disk for experimenting with different bitrates. Also see the
www.videohelp.com for compatibility of your player with different media.

--
Rehan
www.rehanfx.org - get more effects and transitions for movie maker





"the package" <the package@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:50867F41-8411-4F3D-9C3A-A6F363B9FBAC@microsoft.com...
> So I've got a DVD burner, Nero v.6 is all updated, I've contacted their
> support center for this, but the guy only ever answers half of my
> questions,
> and the rest of the time tells me to read the Nero tutorials (duh!).
> -my files are downloaded off the internet, and then burned using
> NeroVision
> 2. Most of the time, no problem. But sometimes the copy won't play on
> either
> of my DVD players (I got a japanese one and a PS2), but will play on my
> computer.
> eg. the big files must be split, so I did this to two movies (25th Hour
> and
> Bourne Identity). The first disk of 25th plays problem, but the second
> wont
> play. The Bourne Identity wont play at all (only on comp.). Both files
> are
> avi. The only difference between the files that I can see is that the
> data
> rate is slightly different. Other than that, video compression is DivX, I
> have the codecs. No problems there.
>
> Anybody know what the problem is? I don't want to waste another DVD!
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

Rehan, your advice helped me out alot. ..but I've got this problem with
all of the IMAX files I've downloaded, in that I can't get any of them to
burn. They start fine, then Nero locks up the recording at 9m46s. Then it
stops responding when I abort the process. The other files burn no problem.
WTF? I've monkeyed around with the settings, but I don't really know what the
problem is.
Steve


"Rehan" wrote:

> I can not remember (as I have not used Ner Vision Express for a long
> time)... but how do you specify what bitrate to use to encode the AVI to
> MPEG2 when making the DVD? See if you can find that setting; then manully
> set values to see which work for your player. Some players cannot handle
> very high bitrates or some other unusual bitrate ('variable' for example).
> The constant bitrate of 3 to 8 Mbps for DVD should always work.
>
> Use a RW disk for experimenting with different bitrates. Also see the
> www.videohelp.com for compatibility of your player with different media.
>
> --
> Rehan
> www.rehanfx.org - get more effects and transitions for movie maker
>
>
>
>
>
> "the package" <the package@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:50867F41-8411-4F3D-9C3A-A6F363B9FBAC@microsoft.com...
> > So I've got a DVD burner, Nero v.6 is all updated, I've contacted their
> > support center for this, but the guy only ever answers half of my
> > questions,
> > and the rest of the time tells me to read the Nero tutorials (duh!).
> > -my files are downloaded off the internet, and then burned using
> > NeroVision
> > 2. Most of the time, no problem. But sometimes the copy won't play on
> > either
> > of my DVD players (I got a japanese one and a PS2), but will play on my
> > computer.
> > eg. the big files must be split, so I did this to two movies (25th Hour
> > and
> > Bourne Identity). The first disk of 25th plays problem, but the second
> > wont
> > play. The Bourne Identity wont play at all (only on comp.). Both files
> > are
> > avi. The only difference between the files that I can see is that the
> > data
> > rate is slightly different. Other than that, video compression is DivX, I
> > have the codecs. No problems there.
> >
> > Anybody know what the problem is? I don't want to waste another DVD!
> >
> >
>
>
>