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PinMonkey
16th October 2005, 03:53
I have an AVI file that I wanted to play on my standalone DVD player. I used AVI2DVD to convert the file to DVD format, and all worked well. I burned it using DVD Decryptor, and the DVD played fine in my computer. However, I tried to play it in my stand alone, and it didn't work. I got an "incompatible disk" error. This has happened to me with two different files. My standalone is a Koss KD365. I know it's not the media because I've backed up some of my DVDs on the same media and they play fine. Does anyone have any ideas at all? This has been an extremely frustrating problem for me. I'd be eternally gratefull if anyone can help me out.
setarip_old
16th October 2005, 04:07
Hi!

1) Did you place all of the DVD files (.IFOs, .BUPs, .VOBs) into a folder named VIDEO_TS (Must be all capitals)?

2) Not all standalone players recognize both DVD+R and DVD-R burnable media
To determine the capabilities/limitations of your specific brand and model of standalone DVD player, as well as media compatibility, go to:

www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers
PinMonkey
16th October 2005, 04:12
Hi!

1) Did you place all of the DVD files (.IFOs, .BUPs, .VOBs) into a folder named VIDEO_TS (Must be all capitals)?

2) Not all standalone players recognize both DVD+R and DVD-R burnable media
To determine the capabilities/limitations of your specific brand and model of standalone DVD player, as well as media compatibility, go to:

www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers

It already played another backup burned on the exact same media. AVI2DVD created an ISO, and I burned that, once using Alcohol and the second time I tried to convert, I burned using DVD Decryptor. When I explore the DVD on my comp, all the files are in the correct folder.
setarip_old
16th October 2005, 04:41
1) You might want to try playing this problematic burned DVD on another standalone DVD player

2) Now that you've experienced this problem, try to again play your successful earlier backups on your KOSS to make certain they still playback properly. If they don't, it woud appear that the player is the problem - and could possibly benefit from running a DVD/CD cleaning disc on it. Maxell makes one that retails for approximately $10US...
PinMonkey
16th October 2005, 04:43
1) You might want to try playing this problematic burned DVD on another standalone DVD player

2) Now that you've experienced this problem, try to again play your successful earlier backups on your KOSS to make certain they still playback properly. If they don't, it woud appear that the player is the problem - and could possibly benefit from running a DVD/CD cleaning disc on it. Maxell makes one that retails for approximately $10US...

I just played a backup last night, worked great. Burned on exact same media that the problematic one is. I have had no other problems, with any DVDs, except the one that I tried to convert from AVI. This has happened to me on two different files.
setarip_old
16th October 2005, 05:04
Since I have no way of knowing whether "last night" is before or after your problem arose, just to be certain, I'll ask again whether you've played one of your "good" backups AFTER you created this problematic DVD?

And I'd still suggest you try playing problematic one on a different standalone DVD player...
PinMonkey
16th October 2005, 05:08
Sorry, I played the good back up AFTER I created and tried to play the problem one. I have no other stand alone to play it it.
setarip_old
16th October 2005, 05:15
Take your problematic DVD to an electronics store and try it on several different standalone players...
PinMonkey
16th October 2005, 17:41
Tried it on another stand alone, still didn't work. Is it possible that the AVI is bad? If so, how could it play on the computer?
setarip_old
16th October 2005, 18:09
I'm not personally familiar with "AVI2DVD", so I can't speculate about what might be a problem in using it to create the DVD "package". Have you previously successfully use "AVI2DVD" to create a DVD that was playable on your standalone player?

Please be good enough to list the names of ALL folders and files that appear on the problematic burned DVD.

Perhaps another member, who is familiar with "AVI2DVD", will provide some insight about its usage...
PinMonkey
16th October 2005, 22:12
I have not used this program successfully before, however the final product plays fine on my computer from the burned DVD using Power DVD. The folders/files are as follows:
Folders: AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS
Files: Nonein AUDIO_TS; VIDEO_TS.BUP, VTS_01_0.IFO, VIDEO_TS.IFO, VTS_01_0.BUP, VTS_01_1.VOB, VTS_01_2.VOB, VTS_01_3.VOB, VTS_01_4.VOB, VTS_01_5.VOB are all in the VIDEO_TS folder.

Edit: Either a big breakthrough, or nothing at all. I'm new to all this, as is made obvious by the location of this thread. I tried using DVD shrink to analyze the burned DVD. While it's analyzing, it says "Encryption Stats: Not Encrypted". Is that right, or do I need to do something to encrypt it?
Nick
16th October 2005, 23:49
No that's fine.
You wouldn't expect any encryption, nor is any needed.

The disc structure looks fine also.

Was it AVI2DVD by TrustFM that you used, or DVD2SVCD in AVI2DVD mode?
PinMonkey
17th October 2005, 02:16
It was AVI2DVD, the guide for which is located here: http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/avi_to_dvd_avi2dvd.cfm

Any help you could give with this problem would be greatly appreciated, as this is so very frustrating as you can imagine.
PinMonkey
17th October 2005, 18:54
I used virtualdubmod to open one of the VOBs on the problem DVD, and this is what happened.

As soon as I opened up vob #1, I got 6 of these errors: "MPEG: Anachronistic or discontinuous timestamp found in video stream 0 at byte position XXXXXXXXX, from XXXXXXXXX to XXXXXXXXX. This may indicate an improper join."
Except replace the Xs with numbers, of course. There were 6 of these errors, just on the first VOB. what does this tell you?
PinMonkey
21st October 2005, 23:30
So does this sound like it may be the problem? Anyone?