VCD's

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Just got a stand alone DVR writable drive.

When I try to make a VCD or SVCD on my computer in order to play them
on the deck by using Nero the initial process seems to work.

I have tried a few video files, .avi, .mpg and let Nero convert
them and then write the disc.
The disc when reinserted into the computer locks it up and they won't
play in by DVD deck.
Im using Sony discs and otherwise both units seem to be working fine.
I have tried different size video films about 100mg to 400mg.
 
Also
WinPro
2ghz Pent.
Nero 6 and I tried Roxio also
Generic Mitsubishi CDWrite/DVD drive

Seems just to be a probem making VCD's, other files copy and read
find.
Had some problems in making audio CD's and playing them on regular CD
players but sometimes it worked.
 
John said:
Also
WinPro
2ghz Pent.
Nero 6 and I tried Roxio also
Click to expand...

If it's really Nero 6 then you need to get their updates to 6.3, I think it
is. Don't remember if I tried a VCD with 6.0 but it wouldn't burn a proper
DVD to save it's life till I got the upgrades.

That wouldn't explain Roxio and I know I've made good VCDs with that one
(EZ CD Creator 6). Well, come to think of it, I only use them in computer
CD players. No, wait, I did take them to my sister's house and tried them
on her DVD player because I wanted to see how they looked on her large
screen TV. Worked fine.

Are yo sure you're burning them as a 'standard compliant' VCD? Finalized it?
Generic Mitsubishi CDWrite/DVD drive

Seems just to be a probem making VCD's, other files copy and read
find.
Had some problems in making audio CD's and playing them on regular CD
players but sometimes it worked.
Click to expand...

Burn the audios at low speed, like 2x, and see if that helps.
 
John Johnson said:
The disc when reinserted into the computer locks it up and they won't
play in by DVD deck.
Click to expand...

If it were a data disk I would say the session isn't closed, but I don't
think that applies to VCDs. Make sure you don't remove the disk until Nero
ejects it. I just switched from 5 to 6 and haven't made any VCDs yet, so I
don't know if the interface has changed.
 
Just got a stand alone DVR writable drive.

When I try to make a VCD or SVCD on my computer in order to play them on
the deck by using Nero the initial process seems to work.

I have tried a few video files, .avi, .mpg and let Nero convert them
and then write the disc.
The disc when reinserted into the computer locks it up and they won't
play in by DVD deck.
Im using Sony discs and otherwise both units seem to be working fine. I
have tried different size video films about 100mg to 400mg.
Click to expand...


Nero 6.x does have problems burning VCDs with some cd burners and media.
Try burning the VCDs at a lower speeds 24x, 16x 12x or 8x.

If the avi or mpg you're burnning has a mismatched video-audio then Nero's
not going to do a good job burning the SVCD or VCD.
 
jaster said:
Nero 6.x does have problems burning VCDs with some cd burners and media.
Try burning the VCDs at a lower speeds 24x, 16x 12x or 8x.

If the avi or mpg you're burnning has a mismatched video-audio then Nero's
not going to do a good job burning the SVCD or VCD.
Click to expand...
I tried 50 Sony CDs. They suck big time!
I have burned about 3000 CDs in the past two years. Verbatim from
Costco seem to work very well.

I was burning in Windows ME and XP, using Roxio, NT2000, and Nero 6.x
but, I now burn predominately in K3B in Linux, because it is accurate
and doesn't make coasters.

Anyway, there are hundreds of FREE liveCDs here:
http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php so you could try burning
one of those ISOs, and if they don't burn, then you have bigger fish to
catch than just the burner program!
 
I tried 50 Sony CDs. They suck big time!
I have burned about 3000 CDs in the past two years. Verbatim from
Costco seem to work very well.

I was burning in Windows ME and XP, using Roxio, NT2000, and Nero 6.x
but, I now burn predominately in K3B in Linux, because it is accurate
and doesn't make coasters.

Anyway, there are hundreds of FREE liveCDs here:
http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php so you could try burning
one of those ISOs, and if they don't burn, then you have bigger fish to
catch than just the burner program!
Click to expand...

I did burn an audio CD (not an ISO) and that worked out. It might be
the drive, just want to know before get another, though the Sony Dual
layer DVD drive is looking better.
 
Updated my Roxio to version 7 and got some TDK discs and its seems to
work okay now.
I got to put the VCD disc in by DVD drive a couple times but it then
runs the video file okay.
The video films are a bit funky to begine with but onces it goes, it
works good.
 
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