Just made VCD but theres only audio when i watch it

Im very new to this. I burned my first VCD on to two difffernt disks. I can watch the DAT file on my computer and everything is fine. But when I put it in my DVD player, the screen is black and only the audio is playing. I dont think it's my DVD player cause I have played VCD's on it in the past. Can anybody help??

Thanks
Dan
AIM: time8080

 

First: How did you make that VCD? Nero? VCDGear? VCDEasy? Using what as input? A .MPG? An .AVI? A .DAT file? A BIN/CUE?
Second: why did you open a .DAT, and from where? Did you open it from the VCD of throm your PC? Read the 'sticky' thread: the .DAT is NOT a true MPEG, but a 'ripped riff file' and it must exist only inside to a VCD (made from an input .MPG movie using VCDGear of VDEasy). Again: is that file, the input movie you used for that VCD? (Because if it you did so, it is easily explained why you cannot play that VCD on your DVD player. Again: read the sticky thread, please)
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