burned a dvd, works on mac not on pc

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burned a dvd, works on mac not on pc

I burned a dvd. originally a .mov file. but pc based media players are not reading it as a dvd.

I didnt do anything special to the DVD. I made it as basic as it gets. I need to burn something today that can play in anything without a problem, whether its windows media player or the appl edvd player or a real dvd player for a tv.

Thanks so much. I also have several different file conversion softwares that I can use if starting with .mov is a bad idea.

Austin

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jul 27, 2010 6:04 AM

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wath Author

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Jul 27, 2010 6:06 AM in response to wath

I also burned a data dvd with the .mov file on it so the people that I made it for could make their own copies, but their PC's dont read that either.. I thought that even if you had quicktime on your comp you could.. maybe not? what is the best file type to burn on a data dvd that would cover all my os's?

thanks again!

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Jul 27, 2010 6:24 AM in response to wath

Ok, how did you go about creating a DVD? Creating a video DVD is more than just putting a video on a disc.

If you did author a disc using DVD SP, then the most common problem for beginners is the fact that DVD SP preferences are set by default to HD DVD. You need to change the preferences to SD DVD, and then start all over creating a new DVD.

BTW, Windows Media Player is well known as a very, buggy mess. Hardware manufacturers (such as Dell and HP) know full well how buggy WMP is, so they include an actual DVD player program such as WinDVD or PowerDVD. If you have a Windows computer, look at the included programs. You will find a actual DVD player program already installed. Use that to watch DVDs, NOT windows media player.

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wath Author

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Jul 27, 2010 6:36 AM in response to Shawn Birmingham

ok I opened my dvd studio pro file and the DVD standard is set at HD DVD like you mentioned. but its not letting me change it. I went into prefrences to change it and it let me change it there but when i click "ok" it doesnt actually change.

Do I need to just make a whole new file? or is there a way to change it?

Thanks!

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Jul 27, 2010 6:38 AM in response to wath

When burning a data disc that will be used by both Windows and Mac users,, you need to make sure that the disc is properly formatted to be readable on both platforms.

As for the DVD-Video problem, I think Shawn has the answer; you've inadvertently created an HD DVD. HD DVDs will NOT play in DVD players or Windows computers ... they are only good for viewing on latter model Macs and a couple of (now obsolete) Toshiba HD DVD players.

-DH

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wath Author

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Jul 27, 2010 7:06 AM in response to David Harbsmeier

if the resolution of the .mov file is 1920x1080i then do I have to use HD DVD to be able to import that file? or can you import it into SD DVD with it being at that resolution?

I keep getting the "they do not match the current project's video standard or their file format is not supported."

just wondering if I have to re export out of FCP as a lower resolution in order to get it to be compatible with dvd studio pro SD DVD....

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Jul 27, 2010 7:23 AM in response to wath

Yes, you have to open a whole new file, then change the Preferences. You cannot change the preferences for an all ready existing project. You have to start all over again.

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Jul 27, 2010 7:35 AM in response to wath

What codec are you using for your .mov? Did you just Export a QuickTime Movie from FCP, or did you change the codec used?

All video DVDs are SD resolution.

If quality if a concern, then you can do one of two things. Change the resolution in FCP by creating a new Sequence at SD resolution and nesting your original Sequence into it. You then have to scale down and render the file. Then you Export a QuickTime Movie. Bring that into DVD SP, or better yet bring that into Compressor and create a MPEG-2 of the video and a AC3 of the audio and bring those into DVD SP.

Or you Export a QuickTime Movie from FCP at HD resolution, bring that into Compressor. Using the setting Best Quality 90 minutes, create a new setting that is the same but with Frame Controls on. Also create a new setting for Dolby 2.0 with the Dialog Normalization set to -31 and the Compression Preset set to None. Bring those files into DVD SP.

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wath Author

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Jul 27, 2010 7:56 AM in response to Shawn Birmingham

thanks so much. I will give that a try and see what I can do. I appreciate it! if it doesnt work ill hit this thread again.

Thanks!

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Answer 9

Jul 28, 2010 12:47 AM in response to wath

recommend your this DVD Backup for mac which can rip and burn dvd to hard drive or a blank disc

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