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Navellint
9th September 2002, 21:03
why 'unknown file format' error code 8903000 ?

... this is the message I get whenever I try to play my own dvd (on an nashua cdr / arita cdrw) created with Scenarist NT pro 2.6 with PowerDVD 2.55, and on my standalone player (2+ years old) 'unknown disc format'. The latter problem is well-known, I'm familiar with the troubles standalone players have with cdr.

I've burned all possible combinations of cd-r/rw, XP/2k, Nero 5.5.8.2/EasyCD4, Plexwriter/LG (burn), 2x/4x/10x, Toshiba/Lite-on/LG/Philips(read). Haven't tried dvdr/rw yet though.

Strangely, PowerDVD 3.0/4.0 are able to play every disc I've created so far (in any drive) including multiple audio-tracks, animated menus and angles. 4.0 plays nashua/philips-cdrs a bit choppy though.

Scenarist tells me the layout and image are created successfully, but DVDdecrypter 3.1.2 keeps telling me the .dvd-image is invalid, so I decided not to burn any more discs until DVDdecrypter tells me the image put out by Scenarist is valid. There must be a fairly simply solution that i'm missing (option I forgot to check in Scenarist?), so i'm feeling kinda stoopid. Plz help me out! (don't tell me to get DVD Informer :-) Is this an authoring problem or burning?

(BTW I posted this earlier, presumably in the wrong forum, sor)

Navellint
12th September 2002, 00:27
bought Philips dvd+rw 228k yesterday (firmware 1.29, incl powerdvd 4.0) mainly out of anger:

burned dvd+rw (Philips) with nero 5.5.8.1 -> plays perfectly on CyberHome standalone player

powerdvd 2.55 plays my old creations on dvd+rw fine
cinemaster plays cd-r (!! nashua/philips) and dvd+rw fine
powerdvd 4.0 plays cd-r (nashua/philips) choppy, but dvd+rw excellent

toshiba sd-m1212 dvd-drive won't read dvd+rw (philips) where it normally reads cd-rw with data on it quite well

dvddecrypter still tells me the images are invalid, but burning the dirs with nero 5.5.8.x (in dvd-video-mode) works anyway :) there doesn't seem 2 b an authoring problem after all (pfew)

more compatibility on the way ...