I have no troubles burning my movies on my Liteon burner ( +/- RW/R ) they all play fine on my PC and kids PS2, but when I put it in my car player (chrysler minivan) the movies starts to play and then goes into a fast forward mode.. not sure what is going on? Any help! Main reason for burner was to keep backups in car for kids to watch.
Hiya rfcaj, you have to tackle this problem in reverse, so to speak. First off, find out the capabilities of the built-in dvd player function in your minivan. What will it support? DVD-R? DVD-RW? DVD+R? DVD+RW? You will probably have difficulty getting that information (think of the average car-dealership guy, great at sales-talk, but when it comes to TECHNICAL, well joe-sixpack comes to mind). So, to maximise your chances, assume DVD-R (it IS the most widely compatible, after all). Burning software: use the most stable and compliant software you can get (people here will recommend NERO, RecordNow Max etc. etc. - personally I use Prassi PrimoDVD, but there may be a support issue with your LiteOn, as prassi is old s/w). Burning Speed: burn and verify at HALF the speed of the SLOWEST part (e.g. 4 x drive and 4 x media equals 2 x burning: 4 x drive and 2 x media equals 1 x burning). Recordable Media: only use good quality stuff (at least until you have got the problem sorted, THEN you can experiment with the cheapo no-name media). Labels and/or writing on top surface of the media: DON'T, once you have the problem sorted then experiment if you wish. Ripping, Editing, Compressing & Authoring: there are a number of programs about that will take care of this to a greater or lesser extent: but if you want to improve your chances of solving this problem, you will have to use the tools approach. Rip: DVDDecrypter Edit/Authoring: IFOEdit Compression: DVD2One After you have solved the problem, experiment with some of the all-in-one kind of programs. Bare in mind the following: the player in your minivan is NOT PC based, it is supplied & fitted by a Vehicle Manufacturer who is interested in supplying kit that is JUST GOOD ENOUGH, at the LOWEST COST TO THEM, at the HIGHEST POSSIBLE PROFIT - so don't expect it to be particularly flexible as to formats or media support. Be prepared to waste a number of disks and lots of time solving this problem. It will be frustrating, you will curse the whole thing at times. You may even have to change your burner to achieve a reliable solution. Depends on how determined you are to do what you want. Have Fun..._X_X_X_X_X_[small]Life is just more of the same:[/small]
drchips Thanks for the checklist... not really what I wanted hear, i guess looking for the simple resolution, which seems a far cry from all the things I have been reading in the forums. I use DVDXC express right now... seems to be simple and easy.. but can see might be the problem along with other things.. will go down the check list and try to narrow it down. Thanks
Yours is a similar problem to the standalone DVD players from a few years ago. Several top brands couldn't play "backups". Thus lists were created to identify the compatibility of these players. Depending on how old your minivan is, the player may not be very compatible at all. You may be stuck with it playing commercial DVD's only. You could probably rip out the player and update it with a newer one from a car audio shop. But, this time, I'd suggest you bring a couple of backups first to test it out.
Just bought the car (2003).. it's a Mopar brand DVD player for the car... having trouble getting anything on it. What I really dont understand is, that if the player in the car actually gets a picture but no sound and just runs in fast forward mode.. would that be the player? I havent tried DVD-RW yet? could this work?
I may have a way to help you. Even though the car is new, the dvd player may still have problems playing only dvd-roms. This is a long shot, but its worth a try, http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread...a5&threadid=83105&highlight=liteon+bitsetting has a program for download that allows you to change the booktype of dvd+r's to make them appear(to dvd players and dvd drives) as dvd-roms. The program was creative to alleviate problems with older dvd players that couldn't accept dvd+r's. This may help your situation. The only problem I could forsee is that the program may not work with dvdxcopy, but give it a try and post your results.
