How do I burn standard format (DVD-Video)?

I hope I'm in the right place for this. I back up all my DVDs on DVD+R discs using DVD Decryptor & DVD Shrink. Problem is, these discs will only play on machine that will read this DVD+R format. So, I need to find out how to burn a DVD in the standard format that all DVDs are when you rent them (ie: will play on older DVD machines). This is the little logo that says DVD video with the picture of the disc in between the two words. Is there software available that I use to burn in this format and also what type of DVD disc should I be using to do this (+R -R, etc...).

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Gene

 

Hi Binkie7,

Thanks for your reply. I'll give it a shot.

Thanks.
Gene

 

Hi Binkie7,

Well I tried your recomendation to a +R DVD but it's still not working. Using Nero in the "express" mode, I added the video files in the TS Video folder then I have 3 options of book type.
1. Unmodified
2. Physical disc type
3. DVD-Rom.

I burned 3 DVD's, one with each of these settings and it still won't play a standard DVD machine. I haven't tried these on a -R disc with each of these settings, yet.

Can you tell me if there is some other setting(s) in Nero I am missing. There's nothing about book typing in the help menu on Nero.


Any further suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
Gene

 

Hi Binkie7,

The model I'm using is a Sony DVD/CD burner Model: DRX-710UL. The Nero software came with it. These are more specs on the Sony.

-Media and Modes Supported: DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/DVD+R, DL/+RW: DVD-ROM, DVD-Video CD:CD-DA, CD-ROM (XA), CD Extra, Video CD, Photo CD, CD Text, multi-session
- Data Transfer Rate: 16.2 Mbps maximum (12X DVD-ROM)
- Average Access Time: 135 milliseconds (DVD 16X), 140 milliseconds
(CD 48X)
-System Requirements: Pentium III 800 MHz or faster (or
equivalent) CPU minimum, Pentium IV 1.6 GHz or faster (or
equivalent) CPU is recommended for real time video authoring/editing,
128 MB of RAM (256 MB or more for Windows XP Systems), 10 GB of
hard disk space, Windows 2000 or Windows XP Home or Professional
Operating Systems

I don't know if speed is an issue. I'm running this with a Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop. It can only run at the 1.0 USB speed. It has 384 MB RAM and runs a Pentium III @ 1.13GHz. That should be more than the required 800 MHz Pent III noted above, yes?

I'll check the link you gave me and let you know of any progress.
Please let me know if you are able to surmise any compatibility issues based on the specs I gave.

Thanks again very much. Your help is very much appreciated.
Best regards,
Gene

 

Hi Binkie7,

Thanks for all the info. I'll give it a try. One thing from all the reading I've been doing on the subject is the topic of bitsets and how most all dvd burners run on specific bitset settings originally created by Ricoh, Plextor, NEC, Lite-on, Nu Tech, etc. There was mentioned more that once that Sony had not revealed the bitset they used in their burners thus many Sony burners weren't able to convert +R to DVD-rom. How did you find out my Sony uses the Lite-on bitset?

Thanks again for the info. Very much appreicated.
Gene

 

Well on the subject of book typing I was wondering if you guys could give me some suggestions on a good burner that supports it that is around $100...

 

How do you tell if the burner supports book typing?

And also I forgot to mention I was looking for one that would be able to burn DL discs...

 

Much thanks...

 

im new but have problem not seen in post using nero 6 smart start trying to burn mpg to dvd figured out i needed a dvd authoring program so i pirated a dvdsanta demo without watermark but video when played in home dvd player has no sound. in the advanced settings there is a checked box that says compress LPCM audio when highlighted the info window says compress LPCM audio into MPEG audio format and leave more disk space to the video. is this my problem the box currently cheked what happens if i unchek it and burn dvd will it have sound

 

the same files as above can be played after dvd santa converts them and have sound just not the dvd disk

 

Hi Binkie7,

Please refer to your response dated March 2, 2006. This is the follow up for that post.

I'm at a loss here. I downloaded and installed the Book Type 135 from Lite-on. I was using Nero 6.3 and followed the instructions you referred me to with regards to changing the book type to DVD-Rom. When I clicked on the "copy entire disk", then "options" button, the fields described on the web page you gave me were not present. Only a write speed and a few check boxes. Nothing about changing the booktype setting. Same situation when I would go straight into Nero's DVD-Video files section. I would add the video files then in the next window click on options but nowhere was I able to find a menu to change the book type.

So I tried using the Book Type135 program I downloaded. This tells me what the current setting is (+R) and I can allegedely change it to DVD-rom. So I specified DVD-rom and clicked on the "change" button and it acknowledged the change was made. I left the program open showing I had made the change to DVD-rom then tried burning the DVD with Nero. No go. After the burning was finished, I would query the DVD again with DVD Identifier and the "current settings" still read +R, not DVD-rom.

So, I went to Nero and upgraded to verion 6.6. This verion has the options button in both the "copy the entire disk" and "DVD-Video files" section which takes me to a where I can actually specify DVD-rom. I tried burning with this version of Nero and not using the Book Type135 program to change the setting prior. After I burned the DVD, I couldn't use the Book Type135 program because the current disc booktype was grayed out because the disc was not empty. So, I used another program called DVD Identifier. This showed the disc and book type as +R & DVD-rom respectively. So, excited, I thought I had this licked but when I went to play it on an older DVD player that only reads the DVD-rom DVDs, I got the same result... nothing.

The DVD player I'm testing these on plays all the DVD I can rent but I can't get it to read the DVD's I'm burning. I also tried it on Maxell and Verbatim and changed the speed to 8x.

So, that's where I sit at the moment. Any suggestions on what I still might be doing wrong?

Thanks very much.
Regards,
Gene

 

Hi Binkie7,

Success!! The speed seemed to do the trick. I dropped the write speed down to 4x and tried a couple of different DVD-rom burns and all worked at this speed. Would the fact that my laptop runs at 1.1USB speed affect the burning/converting to DVD-rom? All the DVD's I've burned before at the higher speed on the +R setting play just fine on my player which is capable of reading +R discs. Does the computer have to do more processing to convert to DVD-rom on a +R disc than burning without having to do whatever the conversion is thus requiring a slower speed in order to burn the data properly? If the data being burned to a DVD can't keep up with the speed of the burner, would this be considered a buffer underrun issue?

Thanks for all your help.
Best regards,
Gene