General DVD Information

Matty Boom · Unread post by **Matty Boom** » Sun May 02, 2004 9:33 pm

Thanks to willndmb over at STG for compiling this post.

~~Burner & Disc Info -- Formats, Playability, Compatability~~
Based on DV Mag playabilitity testing..
Maxell DVD-R have the highest rating of 78%
Sony and TDK are at 75%
Apple and Verbatim are at 73% (Verbatim actually makes Apple discs too)

Other discs that MOST people have good luck with are...
DVDPro from http://www.meritline.com
Fuji

Discs that MOST people have probs with...
Memorex
Imation
genarics
Hypermedia

Disc that work in PS2
http://www.meritline.com/dvdmedforson1.html

Costs of Disc
DO NOT pay more then $2.50 a blank disc--you can buy any quality disc for $2.50 or less

Player compatability charts...
general info on players http://www.dvdrhelp.com
Apple Discs, Burned on a Mac with the Superdrive (aka pioneer)
http://www.apple.com/dvd/compatibility/
DVDPro Discs
http://www.meritline.com/dvdpro.html
a story on -r being the most compatable format http://www.sharingthegroove.org/msg...p;threadid=6860

Good burners...
Pioneer (-, -/+) -- UPDATE your Pioneer to 4x http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/hs/pioneer.html
Sony (-/+)
TDK (-/+)
Plextor (-/+)
ALL come in 8x now

~~Burning & Creating Programs/Advice~~
for MAC http://u2lynne.sandsmuseum.com/burning.html
MAC programs include...
iMovie, iDVD, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Toast
for PC
DVD Decyptor http://neilyboy.mtco.com/dvddecrypter/
Premier
Nero http://www.sharingthegroove.org/msg...;threadid=31683
Easy CD Creator
Sonic DVD

~~Media, Storage~~
Blanks, Double/Triple DVD cases and other supplies
http://www.meritline.com

~~Artwork~~
Printing DVD Case Cover Art -- size info
http://www.matthawkins.co.uk/dvd/dvd_dimensions.gif
http://web.archive.org/web/20020602...om/dvdhowto.htm
If you are using a reg jewel case, aka cd case
4.75 X 4.75 for the front
5.9375 X 4.625 for the bottom

~~DVD Audio/Video FAQ~~
Audio
http://www.dvdaudio-info.com/faq.html#question05
Video
http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html

riffduster01 · Unread post by **riffduster01** » Mon May 03, 2004 3:22 pm

aren't Maxell crappy/cheap disks?

Matty Boom · Unread post by **Matty Boom** » Mon May 03, 2004 3:51 pm

apparently not

taylordb · Unread post by **taylordb** » Thu May 13, 2004 4:38 am

riffduster01 wrote:aren't Maxell crappy/cheap disks?

No..I've had the least trouble with Maxell. I believe you are thinking of Memorex.

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 3:20 pm

Guys i've been trying to burn my dmb dvds to dvd-r for like 2 hours now.. and i can't get the damn thing to work. can anyone gimme a walk through on the most effective way to do it? because i'm exhausted..

taylordb · Unread post by **taylordb** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 4:25 pm

What program are you using. Also what are you trying to do...burn a downloaded show, or copy an existing DVD?

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 8:00 pm

i've tried like 4 different programs.. roxio is what i'm supposed to be using (came with the burner?) but i've tried winAVI, nero, dvd decryptor..

i'm trying to burn downloaded dmb shows to dvd so i can get them off of my harddrive/so i can watch them on tv (with a regular dvd player/ps2)...

when you open the folder the show is in.. you'll have like disc 1... open the disc 1 folder... but then there are like 20 VOB iso vup whatever files in there... what do i pull to the burner? arrgh frustration.

taylordb · Unread post by **taylordb** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:29 pm

Basically, those files all need to be in a folder titled "VIDEO_TS". Then , make a second folder titled "AUDIO_TS".....that folder should have nothing in it. Then, burn both folders to a dvd as a data disk. It should work then.

Let me know if it works.

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 12:36 am

alright, i'll give it another try, thanks.

any recommended programs?

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 1:25 am

Unable to read disc.

Tranman66 · Unread post by **Tranman66** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 1:28 pm

i had problems before. Try WindDVD creator. and dont go for cheap DVDs they might not work on your DVD players. Cheap Dvds is only good for data.

sunglassesatnight · Unread post by **sunglassesatnight** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 2:42 pm

I just downloaded my first DVD the other day and I'm trying to get it to work. By work I mean play. I don't have a burner, I just want to watch it off my hard drive. I can't seem to get the whole thing to come up. Is this a common problem or do I need to give more specifics? Thanks guys.

Brent · Unread post by **Brent** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:06 am

Ok GSRLessard14... This is kind of a spin off of what taylordb said... Go into Nero.. Select DVD from the list box. Then select DVD-Video.

On the right hand of the screen highlight and drag all of the .VOB files into the VIDEO_TS file on the left hand side of the screen. And yes the AUDIO_TS file should stay empty.. Now hit burn.

I have never tried it taylordb's way with burning it as data. Maybe we are doing the same thing?!?

I've burned probably 100 DVD's from videos using this method.. Good luck.

Brent

Edited to add:

Unable to read disk.. hmm.. Check the compatability of your stand alone dvd player with the DVDRs you are using... check this out at http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers

Also http://www.videohelp.com has a lot of good stuff like tuturials and FAQs for dvd burning.

taylordb · Unread post by **taylordb** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:17 am

Brent wrote:Ok GSRLessard14... This is kind of a spin off of what taylordb said... Go into Nero.. Select DVD from the list box. Then select DVD-Video.

On the right hand of the screen highlight and drag all of the .VOB files into the VIDEO_TS file on the left hand side of the screen. And yes the AUDIO_TS file should stay empty.. Now hit burn.

I have never tried it taylordb's way with burning it as data. Maybe we are doing the same thing?!?

I've burned probably 100 DVD's from videos using this method.. Good luck.

Brent

Edited to add:

Unable to read disk.. hmm.. Check the compatability of your stand alone dvd player with the DVDRs you are using... check this out at http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers

Also http://www.videohelp.com has a lot of good stuff like tuturials and FAQs for dvd burning.

That was bum information...burn as a data disk only for archiving.

Brent · Unread post by **Brent** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:11 am

taylordb wrote:
Brent wrote:Ok GSRLessard14... This is kind of a spin off of what taylordb said... Go into Nero.. Select DVD from the list box. Then select DVD-Video.

On the right hand of the screen highlight and drag all of the .VOB files into the VIDEO_TS file on the left hand side of the screen. And yes the AUDIO_TS file should stay empty.. Now hit burn.

I have never tried it taylordb's way with burning it as data. Maybe we are doing the same thing?!?

I've burned probably 100 DVD's from videos using this method.. Good luck.

Brent

Edited to add:

Unable to read disk.. hmm.. Check the compatability of your stand alone dvd player with the DVDRs you are using... check this out at http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers

Also http://www.videohelp.com has a lot of good stuff like tuturials and FAQs for dvd burning.
That was bum information...burn as a data disk only for archiving.

I see...

Brent

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