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Thanks for that further help, but I'm suspecting -- but I don't know if this can be technically right -- that the original file was formatted for NTSC and my machine (being in the UK) will play only PAL, but maybe these formats apply only to television and have nothing to do with mp4 and DVD formats. The problem with the Any Video Converter Professional and Premier Elements 11 is that when I tried to save to the PAL format, naturally it distorted the ratio, so I stuck to NTSC. But possibly this is only confusing the issue. My understanding is that both the softwares I mentioned (AVC pro and PE11) did convert to a DVD format before burning, so I assumed that what went onto the DVD disk wasn't mp4. But it's past midnight here in the UK and I'll have to leave this til tomorrow. Thanks again. (I did make a second copy, this time making an ISO first, again perfect on the computer, but not tried on the DVD / BluRay player yet.)

Thank you. Before I downloaded your ImgBurn (which I found recommended by someone's guide video) I had tried Any Video Converter which I've used for years professional but it totally distorted the frame proportions (faces looked equine). I then tried Adobe Premier Elements 11 which I use when shooting videos, but that insisted on changing the proportions too. ImgBurn to my delight copied the thing perfectly, but from the original MP4 file. I'll try your suggestion and see. If it works this time, I promise to donate!

Log ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 - Log ; Tuesday, 09 August 2016, 19:27:19 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 19:10:27 ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 started! I 19:10:27 Microsoft Windows 8 Core x64 Edition (6.2, Build 9200) I 19:10:27 Total Physical Memory: 16,757,080 KiB - Available: 13,786,644 KiB I 19:10:27 Initialising SPTI... I 19:10:27 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 19:10:27 -> Drive 1 - Info: hp BDDVDRW CH28N ED39 (F:) (SATA) I 19:10:30 -> Drive 2 - Info: TSSTcorp BDDVDW SE-506BB TS00 (H:) (USB 2.0) I 19:10:30 Found 1 BD-ROM/DVD±RW and 1 BD-RE XL! I 19:13:41 Operation Started! I 19:13:41 Building Image Tree... I 19:13:41 Checking Directory Depth... I 19:13:41 Calculating Totals... I 19:13:41 Preparing Image... I 19:13:41 Checking Path Length... I 19:13:41 Contents: 1 File, 0 Folders I 19:13:41 Content Type: Data I 19:13:41 Data Type: MODE1/2048 I 19:13:41 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 19:13:41 Volume Label: [Not Configured] I 19:13:41 Size: 998,083,841 bytes I 19:13:41 Sectors: 487,346 I 19:13:41 Image Size: 998,637,568 bytes I 19:13:41 Image Sectors: 487,616 I 19:13:41 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00 I 19:16:25 Operation Started! I 19:16:25 Building Image Tree... I 19:16:42 Checking Directory Depth... I 19:16:42 Calculating Totals... I 19:16:42 Preparing Image... I 19:16:42 Checking Path Length... I 19:16:42 Contents: 1 File, 0 Folders I 19:16:42 Content Type: Data I 19:16:42 Data Type: MODE1/2048 I 19:16:42 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 19:16:42 Volume Label: Being in the World film I 19:16:42 Size: 998,083,841 bytes I 19:16:42 Sectors: 487,346 I 19:16:42 Image Size: 998,637,568 bytes I 19:16:42 Image Sectors: 487,616 I 19:16:48 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:23 I 19:18:25 Operation Started! I 19:18:25 Building Image Tree... I 19:18:33 Checking Directory Depth... I 19:18:33 Calculating Totals... I 19:18:33 Preparing Image... I 19:18:33 Checking Path Length... I 19:18:33 Contents: 1 File, 0 Folders I 19:18:33 Content Type: Data I 19:18:33 Data Type: MODE1/2048 I 19:18:33 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 19:18:33 Volume Label: Being in the World film I 19:18:33 Size: 998,083,841 bytes I 19:18:33 Sectors: 487,346 I 19:18:33 Image Size: 998,637,568 bytes I 19:18:33 Image Sectors: 487,616 I 19:18:41 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:16 I 19:18:41 Operation Started! I 19:18:41 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 19:18:41 Source File Sectors: 487,616 (MODE1/2048) I 19:18:41 Source File Size: 998,637,568 bytes I 19:18:41 Source File Volume Identifier: Being in the World film I 19:18:41 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 49099A4C000770BB I 19:18:41 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.8.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 19:18:41 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 19:18:41 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 19:18:41 Destination Device: [0:0:0] TSSTcorp BDDVDW SE-506BB TS00 (H:) (USB) I 19:18:41 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: MCC-004-00) I 19:18:41 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 3.3x, 4x, 6x, 8x I 19:18:41 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104 I 19:18:41 Write Mode: DVD I 19:18:41 Write Type: DAO I 19:18:41 Write Speed: MAX I 19:18:41 DVD+R Reserve Track: No I 19:18:41 Link Size: Auto I 19:18:41 Lock Volume: Yes I 19:18:41 Test Mode: No I 19:18:41 OPC: No I 19:18:41 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 19:18:41 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,080 KB/s (8x) I 19:18:44 Book Type Setting: DVD-ROM I 19:18:44 Filling Buffer... (80 MiB) I 19:18:46 Writing LeadIn... I 19:19:21 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 487615) I 19:19:21 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 487615) I 19:22:20 Synchronising Cache... I 19:22:23 Closing Track... I 19:22:27 Finalising Disc... I 19:22:58 Exporting Graph Data... I 19:22:58 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Brian\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\TSSTcorp_BDDVDW_SE-506BB_TS00_09-AUGUST-2016_19-18_MCC-004-00_MAX.ibg I 19:22:58 Export Successfully Completed! I 19:22:58 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:04:16 I 19:22:58 Average Write Rate: 5,478 KiB/s (4.1x) - Maximum Write Rate: 6,592 KiB/s (4.9x) I 19:22:58 Cycling Tray before Verify... W 19:23:28 Waiting for device to become ready... I 19:23:39 Device Ready! I 19:23:42 Operation Started! I 19:23:42 Source Device: [0:0:0] TSSTcorp BDDVDW SE-506BB TS00 (H:) (USB) I 19:23:42 Source Media Type: DVD+R (Book Type: DVD-ROM) (Disc ID: MCC-004-00) I 19:23:42 Source Media Supported Read Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x I 19:23:42 Source Media Supported Write Speeds: 3.3x, 4x, 6x, 8x I 19:23:42 Source Media Sectors: 487,616 (Track Path: PTP) I 19:23:42 Source Media Size: 998,637,568 bytes I 19:23:42 Image File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 19:23:42 Image File Sectors: 487,616 (MODE1/2048) I 19:23:42 Image File Size: 998,637,568 bytes I 19:23:42 Image File Volume Identifier: Being in the World film I 19:23:42 Image File Volume Set Identifier: 49099A4C000770BB I 19:23:42 Image File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.8.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 19:23:42 Image File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 19:23:42 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 19:23:42 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX I 19:23:43 Read Speed - Effective: 3.2x - 8x I 19:23:43 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 487615) I 19:23:43 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 487615) I 19:26:47 Exporting Graph Data... I 19:26:47 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Brian\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\TSSTcorp_BDDVDW_SE-506BB_TS00_09-AUGUST-2016_19-18_MCC-004-00_MAX.ibg I 19:26:47 Export Successfully Completed! I 19:26:47 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:03:03 I 19:26:47 Average Verify Rate: 5,358 KiB/s (4.0x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 6,689 KiB/s (4.9x) I 19:27:19 Close Request Acknowledged I 19:27:19 Closing Down... I 19:27:19 Shutting down SPTI... I 19:27:19 ImgBurn closed! As I said, the copy (from mp4 downloaded from web) plays perfectly on pc, but when in the usual DVD / Blu-Ray player connected to my TV, it says it's empty, contains no files! Where did I go wrong? Thanks in advance Brian