I just created a DVD in DVD SP, about 5 mins long with audio. It plays back beautifully on the computer, but my sony bluray player doesn't recognize it at all. I haven't tried on a standard DVD player, but I don't see how that would help. A previously made DVD plays fine on the player. Any thoughts?
Thanks
Shelley
Did you create a SD DVD or a HD DVD (check your Preferences in DVD SP)? HD DVDs will only play back on Macs, they will not work on stand-alone DVD players or Blu-Ray players. If you did create a HD DVD, then I have bad news, you have to change your Preferences to SD DVD and then create a whole new Project in DVD SP. You cannot use or convert your existing project.
Did you create a SD DVD or a HD DVD (check your Preferences in DVD SP)? HD DVDs will only play back on Macs, they will not work on stand-alone DVD players or Blu-Ray players. If you did create a HD DVD, then I have bad news, you have to change your Preferences to SD DVD and then create a whole new Project in DVD SP. You cannot use or convert your existing project.
Do you mean a Compressor setting? That's where it came from last. I tried it both ways. I actually started with an SD DVD file and saved as to create an HD DVD just to see if it would work (it didn't of course) but even the original won't work now. I will try the process again.
If you mean from DVD SP itself, I don't think I ever changed the settings to HD, but I will certainly check. Thanks.
I'm only referring to DVD SP here. Check your Preferences and make sure you are set to make SD DVDs. If you find it set for HD DVDs than you will have to completely start over with a whole new project.
On a separate note, Compressor has settings for HD DVDs (H.264 for DVD SP). Do not use that setting at all. SD DVDs only accept MPEG-2 video, not H.264.
Dear Shawn,
Still no good. In a render last night, weirdly, even in my Mac the disk was unreadable and the warning said it was blank, but I rendered again and it works fine on the Mac. But on my SONY player, nothing.
I changed DVD SP to standard in the Preferences and re-created the project from scratch. I used the DVD: Best Quality 90 minutes setting with no changes. Here is the breakdown:
Name: MPEG-2 6.2Mbps 2-pass
Description: Fits up to 90 minutes of video with Dolby Digital audio at 192 Kbps or 60 minutes with AIFF audio on a DVD-5
File Extension: m2v
Estimated size: 2.79 GB/hour of source
Type: MPEG-2 video elementary stream
Usage:SD DVD
Video Encoder
Format: M2V
Width and Height: Automatic
Pixel aspect ratio: Default
Crop: None
Padding: None
Frame rate: (100% of source)
Frame Controls: Automatically selected: Off
Start timecode from source
Aspect ratio: Automatic
Selected 16:9
Field dominance: Automatic
Average bit rate: 6.2 (Mbps)
2 Pass VBR enabled
Maximum bit rate: 7.7 (Mbps)
High quality
Best motion estimation
Closed GOP Size: 1/2 second, Structure: IBBP
DVD Studio Pro meta-data enabled
I am at my wits' end. I have two weeks to get this done for a memorial for my late father so you see my desperation.
Do you have any possibilities left? I'd go ahead and sign up for the Pro classes at the Apple Store, but in NYC I'm afraid I wouldn't even get to see anyone in time for FCP and its suite.
Thank you for any advice.
Shelley
Dear Shawn,
I tried something new. I started with an old DVD SP file which had worked and rebuilt from there. When I clicked on BURN it said I had an old HVDVD-TS file in the Build location which needed to be removed before I could create an SD file. Could this be the issue?? (And why would this not appear in my newer file??)
If so, where do I find this 'build' location? I don't really know what it is...
Thanks
Shelley
Looks like instead of assigning a location for your Build you just went with the defaults, which places your build files somewhere in your Library (I do not remember if its actually your Library or the system Library, but it will be within the Application Support folder found in the Library.) You should hunt down and HVDVD_TS folder, using Spotlight (its the magnifying glass in the upper right hand corner of your monitor) and throw it away.
Now open DVD SP, and do a Build. This time assign the Build to the folder that you are keeping all the assets for this project. Its a good idea to keep everything together in one folder.
WE DID IT!!!
I found the file, trashed it, rebuilt the d@#$%d DVD SP file again just to be sure, and it works just fine now.
Thank God! Thank you!
Now all I have to do in the next two weeks is burn DVDs, and pack.
Again, much gratitude.
Shelley
DVD won't play back in bluray player
