Trouble with playing a burned DVD on a Sony DVD Player

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  1. Vezner

    Vezner Member

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    I'm a major newbie so I apologize in advance if I sound like a retard.

    I have a video file that is an AVI (the video codec being used is xvid) and I would like to convert it to be a DVD. Here is what I've done thus far:
    I first downloaded AVI2DVD and converted the AVI using the FreeEnc encoder. It seemed to go ok and I got an ISO file. I then used Alcohol 120% to burn the DVD. No error during this process. All seemed to go well.

    I was able to get the new DVD to work fine on my PC but when I stuck it in my Sony DVP-NS315 DVD player, it tells me that it doesn't recognize the disk. :(

    Does anyone have any suggestions for me on how to get a DVD created that will work on my Sony player. I have rarely had a problem with using burned DVDs on this player but it was never me that created the other DVDs. I'm probably doing something wrong but I have no idea what it could be. Should I use a different encoder? It sounds like HCenc is supposed to be a good one but I don't want to spend the hours converting the AVI file again if it wont do anything for me. Does the encoder have anything to do with how compatible the DVD will be with my DVD player?

    Any help here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
     
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    No suggestions for me? :(
     
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    Either avi2dvd is not putting out a proper DVD, or your Sony is fussy about the type of disks you're using.
    I would have avi2dvd output the dvd structure to your hard drive (not an ISO) and see if it plays in a proper software dvd player.
    If all looks and plays fine, try recording to different media.
     
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    Thanks for the info! So the type of DVD that I use can make a difference? That I didn't know nor did I consider. Any suggested brands of blank DVDs that I should look for?

    Also, am I correct in saying that the encoder could also be causing the problem or is the encoder irrelevant in a situation like this?
     
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  5. vurbal

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    If it doesn't recognize that it's a DVD-Video disc I'd say the encoder isn't going to be the problem (ie it's failing before it reads any of the MPEG content). I'm not familiar with your particular player, but if it's a fairly old model keep in mind that until fairly recently Sony made some of the pickiest DVD players on the planet. If anything is outside the DVD specs they generally won't play it. For the best possible testing tool look for Mark's DVD Tray Player. If anything is outside of DVD standards it should act just like the pickiest standalone in the world.
     
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    There's a complete database of disk manufacturers, and how they rate, over at www.videohelp.com
    Everyone raves about Taido Yuden (or however you spell that stupid name) :) as being the best, but there are lots of fakes on the market too.
    Generally any disk made in Japan is good, if it's made in Taiwan or Malaysia, they're not so good.
    If you purchase a cheapo $40 DVD player, it will probably play just about anything. I have 3, different brands, and use the bulk, blanks that are shiny on both sides. Haven't had a failure yet.
     
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