[TriLUG] Family home video dvd Question

Jarod Watkins jarod at jxxtech.net
Wed Dec 24 20:55:07 EST 2008


Did you use DVD +R or -R discs? I know some older players are very picky 
about what type of burnable DVDs they will read. Its even worse for DVD RWs.

James Jones wrote:
> All,
>
> I burned some family videotapes to dvd. I used kino to edit the
> digital video tapes, deeveedee to create the movie iso and k3b to burn
> the dvd.
>
> The DVD's play on multiple dvd players on computers, on most dvd
> players but some family members have samsung dvd players. The known
> playable dvd's will not play on the samsung dvd player. On the
> internal dvd menu screen, it begins to load and immediately goes to
> stop. No error message on internal screen and only a message on the tv
> that says "This dvd cannot be played". ( or words to that effect ).
>
> My thinking is that the player tests for some message to indicate that
> it is a commercially made dvd and if it doesn't see that , stops all
> action.
>
> Anyone that knows what is going on give me a clue. And if anyone knows
> how to make dvds playable on player's that doesn't want to play
> homemades, please educate me.
>
> Thanks.
>
>   



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