Here's my problem: I burned 3 discs with ImgBurn without a problem. They were written onto Fujifilm discs.
Got some Memorex DVD dl instead. Tried burning an ISO. The file didn't come with an mds. So that's the first difference. The media I'm burning it on is also different... Although I'm mentionning all those details, I somehow doubt they are the cause of my problem. (But I'm a rusty geek so I could be totally wrong).
Here's the result: My DVD burner can read the disc on PowerDVD without a problem.
However as soon as I switch it over to my DVDROM or my dvd player it wont work. As a post previously read, there was no disc error message when inserted in the DVD player.
On the DVDROM, the error in PowerDVD is 'The DVD disc might have been damaged so as to inhibit playback operation.' Disc protection?
Added later: Ok so the files are visible on the DVDROM. However Video_TS.VOB does not run. I can run the disk through VTS_01_0.VOB and the other .vob files. This is making me realize that it might not be the right forum to post this problem on. However I think many people here are very experienced with this stuff and could provide me with a relatively simple answer. So hopefully someone has the answer for me.
Please note that my discs do not say Status: Incomplete. Here's the info from the right panel when the disc is inserted:
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-E40L SE02
Current Profile: DVD+R DL
Disc Information:
Status: Complete
Erasable: No
Sessions: 1
Sectors: 3,639,840
Size: 7,454,392,320 bytes
Time: 808:53:15 (MM:SS:FF)
Supported Write Speeds: 2.4x, 4x
DVD±R DL Boundary Information:
L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2,030,496
Changeable: No
TOC Information:
Session 1...
-> Track 01 (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 3639839)
-> LeadOut (LBA: 3639840)
Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Disc ID: RITEK-D01-01
Book Type: DVD-ROM
Part Version: 1
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 2
Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP)
Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,159,455
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,227,103
Layer Information:
Layer 0 Sectors: 2,030,496 (55.79%)
Layer 1 Sectors: 1,609,344 (44.21%)
I'd like to thank anyone who takes the time to read this and help me out.