Help / Advice needed re Standalone DVD Player

[jgr]

Hi - I am new to burning discs but have read your guides, which is how I have managed to actually burn a disc, but it is only recognised by my PC and not my standalone dvd player. I also read your FAQs and forum, and have made a few changes and retried with the info I had found there. I started trying to burn to Panasonic DVD+R's but turned them into a great set of coasters, so changed to Verbatum DVD+RW to solve the prob. Basically I have created a VIDEO_TS file containing my .IFO and .VOB files. I have then used ImgBurn to create an .ISO file in the BUILD mode, and then used the WRITE mode to burn it to disc. I have now got this far with the +RW's but the +R is a non starter. However, my problem (after this longwinded ramble) is that once I stick the disc in my DVD player it just hums and then says 'no disc'. What have I done wrong or is it just that my DVD player (SONY DVP-S525D) is to old to realise that homemade discs could ever become a reality. BElow is the log created the last time I tried, this starts from building the .ISO through to burning. Do you need any other info...???

 

Disc info ?

 

 

PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631 CD21 (ATA)

Current Profile: DVD+RW

 

Disc Information:

Status: Complete

Erasable: Yes

Formatted: Yes

Supported Write Speeds: 2.4x, 4x

 

Physical Format Information (ADIP):

Disc ID: MKM-A02-00

Book Type: DVD+RW

Part Version: 2

Disc Size: 120mm

Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified

Number of Layers: 1

Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)

Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit

Track Density: 0.74 um/track

First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608

Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,491,711

Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0

 

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):

Disc ID: MKM-A02-00

Book Type: DVD-ROM

Part Version: 1

Disc Size: 120mm

Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified

Number of Layers: 1

Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)

Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit

Track Density: 0.74 um/track

First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608

Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,491,711

Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0

 

Current Format Capacity:

Sectors: 2,295,104

Size: 4,700,372,992 bytes

Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF)

 

Maximum Format Capacity:

Sectors: 2,295,104

Size: 4,700,372,992 bytes

Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burn Log ?

 

I 22:34:59 ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 started!

I 22:34:59 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)

I 22:34:59 Initialising SPTI...

I 22:34:59 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 22:35:00 Found 1 DVD?RW!

I 22:38:22 Operation Started!

I 22:38:22 Building Image Tree...

I 22:38:23 Checking Directory Depth...

I 22:38:23 Calculating Totals...

I 22:38:23 Preparing Image...

I 22:38:23 Checking Path Length...

I 22:38:23 Image Size: 2,891,218,944 bytes

I 22:38:23 Image Sectors: 1,411,728

I 22:38:23 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00

I 22:44:36 Operation Started!

I 22:44:36 Building Image Tree...

I 22:44:36 Checking Directory Depth...

I 22:44:36 Calculating Totals...

I 22:44:36 Preparing Image...

I 22:44:37 Checking Path Length...

I 22:44:37 Image Size: 2,891,218,944 bytes

I 22:44:37 Image Sectors: 1,411,728

I 22:44:37 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00

I 22:48:31 Operation Started!

I 22:48:31 Building Image Tree...

I 22:48:31 Checking Directory Depth...

I 22:48:31 Calculating Totals...

I 22:48:31 Preparing Image...

I 22:48:32 Checking Path Length...

I 22:48:32 Image Size: 2,891,218,944 bytes

I 22:48:32 Image Sectors: 1,411,728

I 22:49:22 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:50

I 22:49:22 Operation Started!

I 22:49:22 Image Contents: 7 Files, 2 Folders

I 22:49:22 Image Sectors: 1,411,728

I 22:49:22 Image Size: 2,891,218,944 bytes

I 22:49:22 Image Single Layer Profile: DVD+R/RW (Media Capacity: 2,295,104)

I 22:49:22 Image Volume Identifier: MONSTERS_INC

I 22:49:22 Image Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.1.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 22:49:22 Image Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 22:49:22 Image File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 22:49:22 Destination File: E:\TV Recording Archive\Finished TV programs\TO BURN TO DISC\DVD ISO\MONSTERS_INC.iso

I 22:49:22 Destination Free Space: 149,329,412,096 bytes (145,829,504 KB) (142,411 MB) (139 GB)

I 22:49:22 Destination File System: NTFS

I 22:49:22 File Splitting: Auto

I 22:49:22 Writing Image...

I 22:54:00 Image MD5: 8eab794a70cfd30edc68a8af81fc9331

I 22:54:00 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:04:37

I 22:54:00 Average Write Rate: 10,192 KB/s (7.4x) - Maximum Write Rate: 16,744 KB/s (12.1x)

I 22:59:15 Operation Started!

I 22:59:15 Source File: E:\TV Recording Archive\Finished TV programs\TO BURN TO DISC\DVD ISO\MONSTERS_INC.iso

I 22:59:15 Source File Sectors: 1,411,728 (MODE1/2048)

I 22:59:15 Source File Size: 2,891,218,944 bytes

I 22:59:15 Source File Volume Identifier: MONSTERS_INC

I 22:59:15 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.1.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 22:59:15 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 22:59:15 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 22:59:15 Destination Device: [1:0:0] PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631 CD21 (D:) (ATA)

I 22:59:15 Destination Media Type: DVD+RW (Disc ID: MKM-A02-00) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x)

I 22:59:15 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104

I 22:59:15 Write Mode: DVD

I 22:59:15 Write Type: DAO

I 22:59:15 Write Speed: MAX

I 22:59:15 Link Size: Auto

I 22:59:15 Test Mode: No

I 22:59:15 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 22:59:16 Filling Buffer...

I 22:59:17 Writing LeadIn...

I 22:59:18 Writing Image...

I 23:08:08 Synchronising Cache...

I 23:08:09 Closing Session...

I 23:08:10 Image MD5: 8eab794a70cfd30edc68a8af81fc9331

I 23:08:11 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:08:55

I 23:08:11 Average Write Rate: 5,327 KB/s (3.8x) - Maximum Write Rate: 5,566 KB/s (4.0x)

I 23:08:11 Cycling Tray before Verify...

W 23:08:17 Waiting for device to become ready...

I 23:08:22 Device Ready!

I 23:08:22 Operation Started!

I 23:08:22 Source Device: [1:0:0] PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631 CD21 (D:) (ATA)

I 23:08:22 Source Media Type: DVD+RW (Book Type: DVD-ROM) (Disc ID: MKM-A02-00) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x)

I 23:08:22 Image File: E:\TV Recording Archive\Finished TV programs\TO BURN TO DISC\DVD ISO\MONSTERS_INC.iso

I 23:08:22 Image File Sectors: 1,411,728 (MODE1/2048)

I 23:08:22 Image File Size: 2,891,218,944 bytes

I 23:08:22 Image File Volume Identifier: MONSTERS_INC

I 23:08:22 Image File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.1.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 23:08:22 Image File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 23:08:22 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 23:08:22 Verifying Sectors...

I 23:15:07 Device MD5: 8eab794a70cfd30edc68a8af81fc9331

I 23:15:07 Image MD5: 8eab794a70cfd30edc68a8af81fc9331

I 23:15:07 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:06:45

I 23:15:07 Average Verify Rate: 6,988 KB/s (5.0x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 9,553 KB/s (6.9x)

 

 

Please help - V frustrated......

[kevdriver]

jgr, your log looks okay. That Sony DVD player your using is quite old and may not recognize RW format discs. Why don't you go buy some Verbatim 4.7gig -R blank media and do the burn again and then try playing it in your sony. Let us know what happens.

[jgr]

Thanks for the speedy response - is it that hit & miss - ('scuse the dumb question) what difference does the + / - make..??

 

Also what is the best way to format the disc - when I was using the +R's ImgBurn didn't recognise them until they were formatted. I did this using Explorer under the DLA - do the discs need finalising in any way, as when I was formatting I saw another option 'make compatible' but wasn't sure if to use this. (it doesn't seem to be available when using the RW) Is there an option to format in ImgBurn - couldn't see one but may well have missed it... this would be great as the rest of the functions I have seen are V intuitive.

 

p.s. - just like to say how good the guides are on this site....

[LIGHTNING UK!]

You shouldn't need to use any other programs, ImgBurn does all the formatting stuff automatically when you click the 'Write' button.

[lfcrule1972]

I think Kev was saying that it's possible your standalone player doesn't like DVD+RW discs.....

 

Personally I would go with his suggestion of getting Verbatim DVD-R discs or Taiyo Yudens as for me they have been compatible with every player I own.

[dontasciime]

the dvd rw you used from media id is very good quality it also had the best chance of playing as book type was set to dvd-rom.

 

Try some good quality dvd-r burned at 4x, if that fails time to get a cheap dvd player that plays copies as some of the older branded big named players like sony, lg etc refuse to play backups.

[jgr]

Hi - thanks to everyone who replied to this post, Very useful and informative advise. Followed said advice - Verb DVD-R's purchased, and have just rebuilt my iso file, having changed the setting for media type to -R, and then burnt the file to disc.......

 

 

.....and as you expected "first attempt = first SUCCESS"

 

THANKS AGAIN.....

 

p.s. I hope others find this log useful... if only to prove that

a) the process is actually not as complex you first think..

use the guides 'cos they are first class, and read the FAQ's

c) if all else fails just ask.!!