ok i have liteon SOHW01213S with updated firmware TOJ5 dvdshrink, dvddecrypt, and nero every time i burn, its successful, but the dvd cant be read on computer or dvd player. i usually decrypt to my hard drive. then using dvdshrink w/nero it burns on 8x speed. successful but it doesnt play. i then tired shrinking to a iso file and burning it with decrypt. successful but doesnt play. i used also shink. then manully burned it with nero. successful but dosent play. the dvds i use are generic. 8x 4.7gb dvd+r but i used copytodvd, i copied the compressed files from dvdshrink and used copytodvd to burn a dvd. and it worked, but it skips alot. but i can remember that a year ago when i was burning these dvds were fine. and my burning was fine 90% of the time so i need help
iggyo , ok a few things to try.... 1. get better blank media (Taiyo Yuden and or Verbatim) for a start 2. try burning at 4x 3. booktype the DVD+R media to DVD-ROM or try using the DVD-R format 4. how old is your burner? it may be going south 5. uninstall all your burning programs run a Registry cleaner (CCleaner) do a disc cleanup defrag reboot and reinstall 6. try using the 21 day free trial of clonedvd 2 + anydvd using good media(Taiyo Yuden,Verbatim) burning at 4x WITHOUT other programs running while your transcoding and burning
okay i had generic dvd+r 8x media which useto work but i bought fugifilm dvd-r upto16x and it worked fine burning with shrink+nero so my question now is whats the difference between dvd-r or dvd+r?
+R media allows for bitsetting/booktyping for increased compatablity among standalone players. http://www.booktypefaq.com/
iggyo, your problem is the crap media you were using .the Fujifilm isn't that much better but ok . most fujifilm codes out as prodisc Taiyo Yuden and or Verbatim are still your best choice DVD-R and DVD+R are different formats most drives/burners support both along with standalone DVD player DVD+R booktyped to DVD-ROM is the most compatible format for playback
here is a media guide for you: http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm this guide is a good indication of what's good and what's crappy..... use your NeroInfoTool to check out your media manufacturers codes and look them up on the list. You can use other programs to find out what manufacturer code your media codes out to...... DVDInfo Pro, DVDIdentifier, VSO Inspector, NeroInfoTools and many more programs, too. the rule of thumb here is, read the label on the box or spindle and make sure you are buying MIJs..... [bold]Made-In-Japan[/bold] disks. Taiyo Yuden, Sony, Maxell, and Fuji and other MIJs will cause you no problems with skipping, freezing, or pixelations unless other things are happening... but it won't be because of your media..... MIJs are the best out there, but, the only exception to this rule is Verbatim, which are made in Taiwan/Singapore and are top not media. other reasons for skipping, freezing or pixelations are: 1. burning too fast or too slow 2. smudges or finger prints or scratches 3. faulty burner 4. faulty software 5. multi tasking while burning or using up computer's memory while burning but the most important one is using good media! It starts from there and works it's way downwards.