DVD drive

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Hi all,

Having a nightmare with my CD/DVD writer (Matshita DVD-RAM UJ-810). I tried
to copy a movie onto a DVD using movie editing software (4 different progs)
and I now have 4 DVD-RW discs that my DVD player does not recognise. Im
guessing that I should only use the original DVD writing software. Firstly
is there any way to recover the DVD discs, I have tried a forced erase but
that did not work and the discs now induce the 'media not recognised'
prompt? Also, should I stick with the writing software that came with the
writer or is this possibly a problem with the drive itself (I have
succesfully used the drive to copy data onto a DVD using the original
writing software)? Reading through some of the literature on the web it
seems that DVD writing is still a tricky subject.

Thanks,

Andrew
 
Hi all,

Having a nightmare with my CD/DVD writer (Matshita DVD-RAM UJ-810). I tried
to copy a movie onto a DVD using movie editing software (4 different progs)
and I now have 4 DVD-RW discs that my DVD player does not recognise. Im
guessing that I should only use the original DVD writing software. Firstly
is there any way to recover the DVD discs, I have tried a forced erase but
that did not work and the discs now induce the 'media not recognised'
prompt? Also, should I stick with the writing software that came with the
writer or is this possibly a problem with the drive itself (I have
succesfully used the drive to copy data onto a DVD using the original
writing software)? Reading through some of the literature on the web it
seems that DVD writing is still a tricky subject.

Thanks,
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Try different software to blank it - NERO etc though I dont now what
supports your drive.

According to the specs you can burn DVD-R at 1x and -RW.
Theres no guarantee that any specific media , burner , player combo
will work.

Your best bet is to use DVD-R instead -RW which probably will be more
compatible with more players. Second you change the media /brands -
experiment. Third the other option is to change the burner or the
player if you have no luck.

My Memorex (Ricoh) 2.4x speed burner DVD+R burns - various brands from
Philips, Memorex, HP - all work perfectly with all the players I have
from the relatively old first generation Panasonic RV30 which cant
even play CDRs to a fairly old JVC and new Pioneer prgressive DVD
player to an old Apex and other players people I know have. They have
the Ricoh burner unit too.
 
Hi all,

Having a nightmare with my CD/DVD writer (Matshita DVD-RAM UJ-810). I tried
to copy a movie onto a DVD using movie editing software (4 different progs)
and I now have 4 DVD-RW discs that my DVD player does not recognise. Im
guessing that I should only use the original DVD writing software. Firstly
is there any way to recover the DVD discs, I have tried a forced erase but
that did not work and the discs now induce the 'media not recognised'
prompt? Also, should I stick with the writing software that came with the
writer or is this possibly a problem with the drive itself (I have
succesfully used the drive to copy data onto a DVD using the original
writing software)? Reading through some of the literature on the web it
seems that DVD writing is still a tricky subject.

Thanks,

Andrew
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How old is your stand alone DVD player? Some early ones, especially
Sonys will not play ANY recordable media. Some of the newer ones will
not play RW media, only R. It is likely that your will not play RW
media, but you might have to check the specs on your player to be
sure.

RW media is eraseable. Depends on your software how you do it.
 
Not sure about your particular hardware, however, as far as software goes I
can tell you what I use to copy movies (and it works flawlessly every time).

First, I use DVD Decrypter to rip the movie to the hard drive, then I use
DVD-2-One to trim off all the fat that won't fit on a DVD-R (or +R if you're
using that format), then I use Nero to burn it. Works like a charm and I
get a much better product than the original DVD. True, I don't have the
deleted scenes or directors commentaries, but I also don't have to wade
through the damn warnings and previews that they seem to be putting on DVD's
these days.

If you determine that it is you're drive that's the problem and you need to
get a replacement, get the Sony dual format drive. I'm using an external
version, but it's been one of the most trouble free burners I've ever owned.
 
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