Unsupported disc message -- DVD Player

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Unsupported disc message -- DVD Player

I've burned an iDVD movie using two different brands 2x Ritek and 6x Ridata
4.7 - RW discs. I also tried my external LaCie firewire player -- with the same resutls.

DVD player does not recognize either of them.

As a test, I did try these discs on my friend's older iMac, and they played okay.
I trashed the DVD preferences file, and repaired permission, but no help there, either.

G5 Dual Core 2.3 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

G5 Dual Core 2.3 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Posted on Apr 25, 2006 6:30 PM

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Answer 1

Len Goff

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Apr 25, 2006 7:03 PM in response to soulartist

Use Verbatim DVD-R for best reliablity. Dump any other format. DVD-R only.

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Answer 2

soulartist Author

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Apr 25, 2006 9:15 PM in response to Len Goff

Thanks for the advice.

Being new to iDVD, I find this a bummer as the iDVD getting started manual states that DVD-RW is a compatible medium--I bought two spindles.

But this issue still begs the question. Why do these discs play on my friend's two year old iMac, but not on the drive that created it?

By the way, help view for iDVD6 on my machine doesn't work properly either -- I get "page not found" when I click on one the categories on the left pane -- where it says for example, how to customize buttons.

G5 Dual Core 2.3 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

G5 Dual Core 2.3 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

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Len Goff

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Apr 25, 2006 9:33 PM in response to soulartist

By the way, help view for iDVD6 on my machine doesn't work properly either -- I get "page not found" when I click on one the categories on the left pane -- where it says for example, how to customize buttons.

I had that too. Geez, how did I fix that...? Take a peek at this:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25667

DVD-RW is a compatible medium--I bought two spindles.

Why would you pay "extra" for DVD-RW? Try to get your money back.

Might take a peek at this too:
General specifications and requirements for iDVD

Where it says: DVD-R is the recommended disc format to use for projects that can fit on a single-layer disc.

G4 DP 1.25 GHz 2GB RAM 4 Drives 770GB Mac OS X (10.4.6) 2 SuperDrives (SL 8X & DL 16X)

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beppu

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Apr 26, 2006 3:52 AM in response to soulartist

Same problems--no solution. If I burn a DVD, I can't play it with DVD Player on any Mac, though I have been successful in playing it with VLC ogg and also on a PC with Windows Media Player (though some PC mark it as an unknown disk).

I appreciate the note from another user about using DVD-R (but Apple says the others are compatible).

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soulartist Author

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Apr 26, 2006 12:33 PM in response to Len Goff

Thanks for the "help view" tip. Now, it works.

I will try a DVD-R disc; if the other formats are not reliable or unsupported, then Apple needs to say something other than DVD-R is "recommended."

G5 Dual Core 2.3 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

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Answer 6

Len Goff

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Apr 26, 2006 12:40 PM in response to soulartist

Thanks for the "help view" tip. Now, it works.

Good deal.

then Apple needs to say something other than DVD-R is "recommended."

Agreed. But I don't work for Apple. 😉

Tell them:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/idvd.html

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soulartist Author

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Apr 26, 2006 1:19 PM in response to Len Goff

Feedback left for Apple. Thank you.

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soulartist Author

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Apr 26, 2006 9:31 PM in response to Len Goff

Hello:

What speed Verbatim DVD-R do you recommend?

Thanks.

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Answer 9

Len Goff

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Apr 26, 2006 9:42 PM in response to soulartist

What speed Verbatim DVD-R do you recommend?

It's not so much the speed rated as it is the burn speed. 4X or slower seems to be best.

This is where I've bought Verbatim. Take your pick:
http://www.supermediastore.com/dvd-r-verbatim.html

But you can find them at Office Depot and Best Buy.

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