Re: saving picture video to cd

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"Trevor L." <Trevor L.@Canberra> wrote in message 
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> Jack wrote:
>> I have the same problem as "B". It just seems inconceiveable to me
>> that MS would make a program as good as "Movie Maker" and not be able
>> to save it to a format that most CD players would play. I have tried
>> it on 5 CD players and the only place it will play is on my PC in
>> Windows Media Player or Movie Maker. What kind of rinky dink deal is
>> t his? And "B"s question wasn't answered. Just say yes or no can it
>> be saved to where a normal, store bought CD or DVD player will play
>> the "made movie". If it can't then the program is useless!
>> --
>> Jack Smith
>
> I didnt see the original post, but I found exacly the same problem.
>
> I copied a DVD to hard disk that a friend had sent. It played on a 
> standard DVD player and was not copy protected.
> Í know that because the copied hard disk version played fine on the PC.
>
> So I copied it back to a new DVD and guess what - it doesnt play on a 
> standard DVD player, but does play on the PC.
>
> The problem is remembering what I used for each of the copies.
> I think the first (DVD->disk) was Windows Explorer.
> I think the second (disk->DVD) was DVD software - not Windows Movie Maker, 
> but Ulead DVD Movie Factory.
>
> If there is a solution, I would love to hear it, and I will write it in 
> large letters and store it for posterity so that I dont keep creating $2 
> coasters.
>
> Solutions suggested are
> DVD Encrypter - this program is now unavailable for copyright reasons
> DVD Shrink - but I don''t need to shrink as the movie is small enough to 
> fit !!

DVD shrink Only shrinks the file if it is required to fit the specific blank 
media.
Example, if your file is 2gb in total, then DVD shrink will copy it exactly 
without
any compression, to a standard DVD -/+R.
If during copy protection stripping of a commercial release disk, it will 
"shrink"
the film so as to fit exactly a standard disk, but with dual-layer media as 
no
shrinkage is required it will copy it 100% without any compression.
It only "shrinks" when the blank media being used requires it!
Note: Best results are obtained with DVD Shrink by first copying without
"shrinking" (100%) to HD, Then when burning to Blank disk, in DVD shrink use
drop-down menu to select type of disk and capacity - DVD shrink will then
accurately discern if "shrinkage" is required.
The problematic playback of a your DVD in a standalone unit,
Is the the Disk "FINALIZED"? If not that is the reason it won't play in a
standalone DVD player!
If disk is finalized, - we don't know what DVD player you have?
But i suspect it is a compatiabilty issue with an older model.
An example: I had personal experiance of a Hi-end Panasonic DVD-audio/video
player, model "DVD-A7", this marketed with specification that it would NOT
playback any type of domestic recorded media - and for most part it didn't,
but I had limited success with CD-R's But not CD-RW, and one brand of DVD-R
as long as there were only two 1gb vob files?
In recent years this issue is resolved and all DVD players will playback 
both -/+
But, not all recorders will burn to both formats.
Just a couple of example's of "first generation" DVD players:
Philips marketed models for a number of years that would only play DVD+R/RW
conversely, Early Toshiba players were only compatiable with 
DVD-R/RW.........

Have a rummage around this site to discern if your particular DVD player has
a compatibilty issue with specific formats: DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD+DL
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers



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