DVD Stops Burning?

I'm burning a dvd for a show that was two hours and twenty minutes
long. I have double layer dvds, a recent double layer burner, a Sony
720, and the OEM dvd burning program Nero Express.

Client tells me that the test dvd did not play 'til the end. The
burning software told me that the burn was successful.

Unfortunately, the client has not returned the dvd to me so that I can
look at it.

Any guesses what the problem might be? Client's DVD player? I have to
make 50 of these so I have to be sure of compatability.

2,8 XP machine 1 gig memory.

P.C. Ford

On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 15:07:28 -0700, P.C. Ford <>
wrote:

>I'm burning a dvd for a show that was two hours and twenty minutes
>long. I have double layer dvds, a recent double layer burner, a Sony
>720, and the OEM dvd burning program Nero Express.
>
>Client tells me that the test dvd did not play 'til the end. The
>burning software told me that the burn was successful.
>
>Unfortunately, the client has not returned the dvd to me so that I can
>look at it.
>
>Any guesses what the problem might be? Client's DVD player? I have to
>make 50 of these so I have to be sure of compatability.
>
>2,8 XP machine 1 gig memory.


Should have added that the discs were Memorex DVD+DL (Ritek) Evidently
these are know for troubles on the 2nd layer. Or that's what I gather
from vcdhelp.com

Comments?

Dual Layer discs are the problem...stop using them. They won't work in 99%
of the DVD players out there.



"P.C. Ford" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I'm burning a dvd for a show that was two hours and twenty minutes
> long. I have double layer dvds, a recent double layer burner, a Sony
> 720, and the OEM dvd burning program Nero Express.
>
> Client tells me that the test dvd did not play 'til the end. The
> burning software told me that the burn was successful.
>
> Unfortunately, the client has not returned the dvd to me so that I can
> look at it.
>
> Any guesses what the problem might be? Client's DVD player? I have to
> make 50 of these so I have to be sure of compatability.
>
> 2,8 XP machine 1 gig memory.

On Sun, 02 Oct 2005 02:05:06 GMT, "Large Farva" <>
wrote:

>Dual Layer discs are the problem...stop using them. They won't work in 99%
>of the DVD players out there.

Thanks for your reply.

The piece is 2:18 long, if I compress the files to one disc, how much
quality will be lost?

"P.C. Ford" <> wrote in message
news:...

> The piece is 2:18 long, if I compress the files to one disc, how much
> quality will be lost?

Try it. It'll still be OK. I've seen 3+ hr movies shrunk to a 4.7 Gb disk
and they look OK.

Stop using DL discs at once, particularly Ritek DL.

On Sun, 02 Oct 2005 03:56:12 GMT, "Homer J Simpson"
<> wrote:

>
>"P.C. Ford" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>
>> The piece is 2:18 long, if I compress the files to one disc, how much
>> quality will be lost?
>
>Try it. It'll still be OK. I've seen 3+ hr movies shrunk to a 4.7 Gb disk
>and they look OK.
>
Ok, Thanks Homer.

I looked at the project and it looks like I will have to do some work
on the menu/chapters if I burn to a single layer disc. I'll do that
tomorrow.

Sigh. Got the DLs because I wanted top quality. Did not know the
issues with DL discs.

On Sat, 1 Oct 2005 20:59:54 -0700, "Alpha" <> wrote:

>Stop using DL discs at once, particularly Ritek DL.

Will do, I am sufficiently chastened. As I said above, I was trying to
get top quality for my 2:18 project.
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