Burning a .pdf file onto a DVD that will work on a PC

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Burning a .pdf file onto a DVD that will work on a PC

Hi, I just burned a DVD that contains 7 videos and one .pdf file, but it won't work on anything but my Mac. I went to format -> checked content on DVD-rom data -> selected the folder that contains the .pdf file. Am I doing something wrong here? It works perfectly fine on the mac (DVD@ccess is even able to point to the right .pdf file when I open the menu). I've also tried playing it on my DVD player, and it won't read it either. There seems to be a problem with the format of the DVD, any suggestions? I don't care about making DVD@ccess work on the PC anymore (since I know that's a huge hassle). I'm just looking for the EASIEST way to include the .pdf file while making it a normal DVD as well. Thanks!

Posted on Dec 15, 2008 11:17 PM

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Dec 16, 2008 6:01 AM in response to eugcheung

eugcheung wrote:
Hi, I just burned a DVD that contains 7 videos and one .pdf file, but it won't work on anything but my Mac.

Correct. The PDF file will never be able to viewed on any stand alone DVD player. DVD players do not support PDF files and they never will. The best you can do is convert your PDF to a PICT or PNG file, then place that into its own menu in DVD SP. Be sure to add a button so that viewers can get back to your main menu.

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eugcheung Author

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Dec 16, 2008 10:16 AM in response to Shawn Birmingham

Thanks for the response. So are you saying there's no way I can create a DVD that contains both the DVD functions (menu + videos) AND a pdf file that exists on the root directory while making it playable on a PC?

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Dec 16, 2008 10:44 AM in response to eugcheung

You can create a video DVD that has DVD-ROM files on it. These files can be anything (pdf, doc, ppt, etc.) Macs and PC can both access these files (provided they have a DVD drive and not a CD drive). Stand alone DVD players will never be access these additional files.

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eugcheung Author

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Dec 16, 2008 10:59 AM in response to Shawn Birmingham

Right, but I'm not concerned about standalone players. My issue is that it won't play as a DVD on a PC (using PowerDVD or Windows Media Player: it says that this disc format is not supported) although I can still access the .pdf file through My Computer...any thoughts? Thanks.

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eugcheung Author

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Dec 17, 2008 8:40 AM in response to eugcheung

I'm happy to say that I've finally figured it out - after calling Apple for support of course - I was using a HD-DVD menu for a SD disc. For some reason, this seems to work on both the PC and Mac as long as I don't create a DVD-rom out of it. Otherwise, it'll only work on Mac. Thanks for all the help everybody!

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