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Combined DVD/PC disk won't play on DVD

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jtred

USA
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Posted - Aug 28 2011 : 12:34:44

DVD Pixplay 7.02
I burned a combined DVD/PC format slideshow. It plays fine on my computer, both using the Pixplay viewer and on Nero or the Windows viewer. But it won't play on my cousin's older DVD player. A DVD burned with only the audio and video directories works, though.

I'll be mailing out a bunch of these to various family members. Would it be safer to burn 2 disks for everyone, one with the DVD slideshow and another just for PCs?

John

xequte

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Posted - Aug 28 2011 : 15:47:31

Hi John

DVD+PC format is a non-standard one, so it may have problems with some of the more cantankerous players out there. Remember that almost all computers can playback a standard DVD disk (albeit without the full quality of the PC format) so you might consider just sending out the disk in DVD (only) format.

Nigel
Xequte Software
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nigel@xequte.com

jtred

USA
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Posted - Aug 29 2011 : 13:08:08

Thanks, Nigel.
I checked the disks with another DVD player and they worked just fine. I think it's cousin Bob's system. I did find a way to burn a DVD that works for him, though it seems I'm going to have to optimize a slideshow for his system with an old 4:3 CRT TV. It has a lot more overscan than the LCD, etc. TVs!
Thanks for the quick response!

John