Ugh! DVDs aren't working!!

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scenedirector

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Hey guys, obviously I am EXTREMELY frustrated.

I have a HUGE video project that I put together in DVD Studio Pro 4.1.1.
When the DVDs are played in a computer's DVD player, it's flawless. No problems.

You put the DVDs in a DVD player to watch on TV....all hell breaks loose. Chapters are skipped, it freezes, goes to the wrong location, etc.

What is the deal here???

I have a paying client that is probably having second thoughts on my work, so any help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Thanks guys. I really don't know what I would do if I didn't have dvxuser.com
 
Sounds like bad DVD player. Self-made burns are never 100% compatible with desktop players. With bad (cheap) discs skipping is very common.
Is it first time when your DVD Studio and burner make such discs?
Have you tried different blanks?
Use burning speed 2x or 4x and never 16x.
 
This is the first time I have ran into this problem. I've been working with this stuff for a year now. BUT, this is the biggest project I have done. It actually has taken up 2 DVDs.

Is there a more reliable blank to burn to? Suggestions would be great!

I'm pretty sure I have the burn speed at a slower rate, but I'll double check.
 
scenedirector said:
How do I change the burn speed on my mac?
Click to expand...

In DVDSP in the format process rather than formatting to a DVD format to the hard drive which is the option below the DVD dialog on the "format" dialog screen. A window will come up next which allows you to choose the path and name for the .img file. This will create a disk image (.img) file which you can then mount. This mounted volume is playable in Apple DVD player so you can proof your DVD before burning if you want. But that's irrelevant to your question...

Once mounted you burn from Apple "disk utility." Just select the mounted DVD in disk utility and hit the burn icon. This brings up a dialogue box which allows you to change the burn speed and other options. Another advantage to having a .img file is that you've got an easily archivable (single file) soft master copy of your finished DVD which you can later use to make more DVD's without needing to reopen the DVDSP project or worry about asset management etc.
 
Well guys, I found out that DVD-R is a more univerasally compatable format than the DVD+RW discs I was using.
I tested it out, and found out this was the problem.

I just want to thank you guys for your time and efforts in helping me out. You all rock!
 
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