Trevor L. said:
I didnt see the original post, but I found exacly the same problem.
I copied a DVD to hard disk that a friend had sent. It played on a
standard DVD player and was not copy protected.
Í know that because the copied hard disk version played fine on the PC.
So I copied it back to a new DVD and guess what - it doesnt play on a
standard DVD player, but does play on the PC.
The problem is remembering what I used for each of the copies.
I think the first (DVD->disk) was Windows Explorer.
I think the second (disk->DVD) was DVD software - not Windows Movie Maker,
but Ulead DVD Movie Factory.
If there is a solution, I would love to hear it, and I will write it in
large letters and store it for posterity so that I dont keep creating $2
coasters.
Solutions suggested are
DVD Encrypter - this program is now unavailable for copyright reasons
DVD Shrink - but I don''t need to shrink as the movie is small enough to
fit !!
DVD shrink Only shrinks the file if it is required to fit the specific blank
media.
Example, if your file is 2gb in total, then DVD shrink will copy it exactly
without
any compression, to a standard DVD -/+R.
If during copy protection stripping of a commercial release disk, it will
"shrink"
the film so as to fit exactly a standard disk, but with dual-layer media as
no
shrinkage is required it will copy it 100% without any compression.
It only "shrinks" when the blank media being used requires it!
Note: Best results are obtained with DVD Shrink by first copying without
"shrinking" (100%) to HD, Then when burning to Blank disk, in DVD shrink use
drop-down menu to select type of disk and capacity - DVD shrink will then
accurately discern if "shrinkage" is required.
The problematic playback of a your DVD in a standalone unit,
Is the the Disk "FINALIZED"? If not that is the reason it won't play in a
standalone DVD player!
If disk is finalized, - we don't know what DVD player you have?
But i suspect it is a compatiabilty issue with an older model.
An example: I had personal experiance of a Hi-end Panasonic DVD-audio/video
player, model "DVD-A7", this marketed with specification that it would NOT
playback any type of domestic recorded media - and for most part it didn't,
but I had limited success with CD-R's But not CD-RW, and one brand of DVD-R
as long as there were only two 1gb vob files?
In recent years this issue is resolved and all DVD players will playback
both -/+
But, not all recorders will burn to both formats.
Just a couple of example's of "first generation" DVD players:
Philips marketed models for a number of years that would only play DVD+R/RW
conversely, Early Toshiba players were only compatiable with
DVD-R/RW.........
Have a rummage around this site to discern if your particular DVD player has
a compatibilty issue with specific formats: DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD+DL
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers