Dual Layer DVD-R are freezing

There are a few things, first some DVD Players cannot play DVD-9s burnned from a computer (they can play commercial DVD-9s), though if they are playing somewhat that probably is not what is happening.

Second, what are your encoding settings? Is you bitrate high for the video? Did you aPac/Dolby your audio? Do you know where the Break Point is and is that where it is stalling? (Some threads on break points http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1543436&#1543436, http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1466846&#1466846, http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1624827&#1624827 )

if you are using DVD-R Dual Layer (as opposed to DVD+R Double Layer):

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Using DVD-R Dual-Layer Media

If your system contains a DVD drive that can write to the new DVD-R dual-layer media, you can burn your DVD project to it with DVD Studio Pro. However, there are several issues:

Since there is no current way for DVD Studio Pro to identify DVD-R dual-layer media as having two layers, burning a dual-layer project to it results in a warning appearing telling you that the DVD media may have insufficient room to hold the project. This message is based on the assumption that the disc is single layer. Both layers of the disc will be written to as needed, however, when you click Continue.

If you are burning a dual-layer project, the break point you set will not affect where the layer break actually occurs. Instead, the first layer is written to until filled, at which point the drive switches to writing to the second layer.

The switch between layers is a seamless layer change not supported by some DVD players, which may stop playing the disc when the switch point is reached.
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altho if its DVD+R Double Layer, then its a different problem (and the same as what i'm having)

Enf...

Might want to tell us what you encode rates for video and audio are. That has a direct bearing on compatibility.

My understanding is that Toast has a setting or capability that masks the DL nature for set tops so they see a SL.

Might look into that

best wishes

David

Remember to mark a response helpful or solved

You can't tell your clients that their DVD players are bad.

But you also have to honest them about the technology. And educate them from the beginning that recordable technology isn't foolproof.

It's far from it. The fact is that not all DVD set tops handle DVD recordable technology identically.

We have some expensive DVD players that have difficulty playing commercial DVDs.

take care

david

So should I just stick to DVD+R media? and not even bother with the DVD-R