xp on mac… why would this happen?

[hatrabbit]

Hi… I have 2 laptops in front of me. One is a PC with XP, the other a Mac with a windows partition running the same XP. Both have Imgburn 2.5.1.0. When I burn a ripped DVD on the Windows machine, it produces a perfectly working DVD that plays in my DVD player… I burn the exact same files with all the exact same settings on the Mac and the player can't play it. It spins for a few seconds and gives the message "cannot be played". Any insight on this will be greatly appreciated.

The optical drive in the MacBook is: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS21N. Both XP installs are from the same disc and have SP3. What other info is needed?

[mmalves]

The logs of the burns on each computer (look in ImgBurn's Help menu) would be useful.

[hatrabbit]

Here are 2 logs, one from a burn that worked on a PC and one from a burn that didn't on my Mac:

 

 

Unsuccessful (MacBook) burn:

 

I 05:46:44 ImgBurn Version 2.5.1.0 started!

I 05:46:44 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 05:46:44 Total Physical Memory: 1,810,392 KB - Available: 1,344,072 KB

I 05:46:44 Initialising SPTI...

I 05:46:44 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 05:46:44 -> Drive 1 - Info: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS21N SA18 (D:) (ATA)

I 05:46:44 Found 1 DVD±RW!

I 05:50:42 Operation Started!

I 05:50:42 Building Image Tree...

I 05:50:48 Checking Directory Depth...

I 05:50:48 Calculating Totals...

I 05:50:48 Preparing Image...

I 05:50:48 Checking Path Length...

I 05:50:48 Contents: 9 Files, 2 Folders

I 05:50:48 Content Type: DVD Video

I 05:50:48 Data Type: MODE1/2048

I 05:50:48 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 05:50:48 Volume Label: DIRTY_PRETTY_THINGS

I 05:50:48 IFO/BUP 32K Padding: Enabled

I 05:50:48 Region Code: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

I 05:50:48 TV System: NTSC

I 05:50:48 Size: 4,680,765,440 bytes

I 05:50:48 Sectors: 2,285,530

I 05:50:48 Image Size: 4,681,400,320 bytes

I 05:50:48 Image Sectors: 2,285,840

I 05:51:26 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:44

I 05:51:26 Operation Started!

I 05:51:26 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==-

I 05:51:26 Source File Sectors: 2,285,840 (MODE1/2048)

I 05:51:26 Source File Size: 4,681,400,320 bytes

I 05:51:26 Source File Volume Identifier: DIRTY_PRETTY_THINGS

I 05:51:26 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.1.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 05:51:26 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 05:51:26 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 05:51:26 Destination Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS21N SA18 (D:) (ATA)

I 05:51:26 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: CMC MAG. AM3) (Speeds: 2x, 4x, 8x)

I 05:51:26 Destination Media Sectors: 2,297,888

I 05:51:26 Write Mode: DVD

I 05:51:26 Write Type: DAO

I 05:51:26 Write Speed: 2x

I 05:51:26 Link Size: Auto

I 05:51:26 Lock Volume: Yes

I 05:51:26 Test Mode: No

I 05:51:27 OPC: No

I 05:51:27 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 05:51:27 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 2,770 KB/s (2x)

I 05:51:27 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 05:51:29 Writing LeadIn...

I 05:52:35 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2285839)

I 05:52:35 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2285839)

I 06:20:52 Synchronising Cache...

I 06:21:20 Exporting Graph Data...

I 06:21:20 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\A\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVDRW_GS21N_SA18_WEDNESDAY-APRIL-28-2010_5-51_AM_CMC_MAG._AM3_2x.ibg

I 06:21:20 Export Successfully Completed!

I 06:21:20 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:29:53

I 06:21:20 Average Write Rate: 2,693 KB/s (1.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 2,809 KB/s (2.0x)

I 06:22:10 Close Request Acknowledged

I 06:22:10 Closing Down...

I 06:22:14 Shutting down SPTI...

I 06:22:14 ImgBurn closed!

 

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Successful (PC) burn:

 

I 21:03:28 ImgBurn Version 2.5.1.0 started!

I 21:03:28 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 21:03:28 Total Physical Memory: 752,620 KB - Available: 338,468 KB

W 21:03:28 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size.

I 21:03:28 Initialising SPTI...

I 21:03:28 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 21:03:28 -> Drive 1 - Info: TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R6012 1F34 (E:) (ATA)

I 21:03:28 Found 1 DVD-RW!

I 21:05:49 Operation Started!

I 21:05:49 Building Image Tree...

I 21:05:51 Checking Directory Depth...

I 21:05:51 Calculating Totals...

I 21:05:51 Preparing Image...

I 21:05:52 Checking Path Length...

I 21:05:52 Contents: 9 Files, 2 Folders

I 21:05:52 Content Type: DVD Video

I 21:05:52 Data Type: MODE1/2048

I 21:05:52 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 21:05:52 Volume Label: DIRTY_PRETTY_THINGS

I 21:05:52 IFO/BUP 32K Padding: Enabled

I 21:05:52 Region Code: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

I 21:05:52 TV System: NTSC

I 21:05:52 Size: 4,680,765,440 bytes

I 21:05:52 Sectors: 2,285,530

I 21:05:52 Image Size: 4,681,400,320 bytes

I 21:05:52 Image Sectors: 2,285,840

I 21:05:54 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:05

I 21:05:55 Operation Started!

I 21:05:55 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==-

I 21:05:55 Source File Sectors: 2,285,840 (MODE1/2048)

I 21:05:55 Source File Size: 4,681,400,320 bytes

I 21:05:55 Source File Volume Identifier: DIRTY_PRETTY_THINGS

I 21:05:55 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.1.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 21:05:55 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 21:05:55 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 21:05:55 Destination Device: [1:0:0] TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R6012 1F34 (E:) (ATA)

I 21:05:55 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: CMC MAG. AM3) (Speeds: 1x)

I 21:05:55 Destination Media Sectors: 2,297,888

I 21:05:55 Write Mode: DVD

I 21:05:55 Write Type: DAO

I 21:05:55 Write Speed: 2x

I 21:05:55 Link Size: Auto

I 21:05:55 Lock Volume: Yes

I 21:05:55 Test Mode: No

I 21:05:55 OPC: No

I 21:05:55 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 21:05:55 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 2,822 KB/s (2x)

I 21:05:55 Filling Buffer... (20 MB)

I 21:05:57 Writing LeadIn...

I 21:07:18 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2285839)

I 21:07:18 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2285839)

I 22:03:28 Synchronising Cache...

I 22:04:41 Exporting Graph Data...

I 22:04:41 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\TOSHIBA_DVD-ROM_SD-R6012_1F34_WEDNESDAY-APRIL-28-2010_9-05_PM_CMC_MAG._AM3_2x.ibg

I 22:04:41 Export Successfully Completed!

I 22:04:41 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:58:46

I 22:04:41 Average Write Rate: 1,356 KB/s (1.0x) - Maximum Write Rate: 1,416 KB/s (1.0x)

I 04:48:27 Close Request Acknowledged

I 04:48:27 Closing Down...

I 04:48:27 Shutting down SPTI...

I 04:48:28 ImgBurn closed!

Edited April 29, 2010 by hatrabbit

[mmalves]

Burn at 4x or 8x on the macbook to see if you get a better burn, and also enable Verify as that's what tells you if the disc is good and readable or not.

 

You could do with better quality blanks too (Verbatim and Taiyo Yuden are the best you can get).

[LIGHTNING UK!]

You're lucky the Toshiba burn worked, that drive is ancient and was no doubt using a very generic write strategy to burn the media!

[hatrabbit]

Yeah no matter what problems I'm having with my newer, better devices, that old Fujitsu with the Toshiba drive always works. It's my VW Bug. Anyway, in my Mac's

HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS21N I've tried every speed and settings change, always with Verbatim DVD-R media. No luck, I just can't get a DVD out of it that's playable on a DVD player. I'm about to blame it on the optical drive itself. Any other thoughts on this?

Edited April 30, 2010 by hatrabbit

[LIGHTNING UK!]

If the discs in your log are Verbatim, they must be the value range.

 

The real/decent Verbatim discs do not use the 'CMC' (or 'CMC MAG. AM3' to be exact) dye, they use 'MCC' or 'MKM' dyes.

 

If the real/decent ones also fail, try cleaning the drive. If it still doesn't work, get yourself a new drive.