Shrink result doesnt play on Pioneer DVD-R

[casz]

I used :
- decrypting : DVD Decrypter
- DVD copy : the "DVD Shrink 3 - full movie" procedure, indicating the parts I don t want as still pictures.
- Burning : Nero, "DVD-video, no multissesion, new
- using the Pioneer DVR-A04 CD-R/RW writer

The resulting DVD-disk plays perfectly well on my PC, using POWER DVD.
However, using the same DVD-R disc on my Pioneer DVD DV-454 player results in "can't play disk".

What should I do ?

[coona]

What version of Nero did you use?? Here are some quick tips:

Do not use wizard in Nero.
Try another burning software (e.g. ImgTool Classic and DVD Decrypter - absolutely free burning solution ;)).
Try another media.
There shouldn´t be any "zero bytes" file on the disc - delete them, perform ifoedit and its Get VTS sector and burn again.

[JF Sebastian]

Totally agree with previous poster. Up until changing to a Sony multi-format drive, the ONLY way I could get a burn to play on my Pioneer 350S (I believe the same as 454 excepting Optical OUT) was by using DVD Decrypter ISO Write mode to burn it as an image.

I tried Nero, Recond Now Max and Prassi all to no avail, but EVERY single burn I did using the ImgTool + DVD Decrypter method worked, on "-" or "+" media at 2X.

Oddly though, with my Sony burner I can burn direct from Nero (I have 5.5.10.20) onto "-" or "+" at 4X with no failures. I can even use the crappy unbranded stuff - although longevity is iffy with these Princo type brands I hear. The ImgTool and DVD Decrypter method works perfectly also, just don't use it anymore.

Interestingly, every one of the failures I had when trying to get this working did play perfectly in the PC with PowerDVD, just as yours did. I believe there is an issue with Pioneer players when using certain Nero versions (especially when using the Wizard) so I just avoided it during the life of my previous burner. I used the Compatibility Chart over at dvdrhelp.com to check what anyone else had found out - it was v. helpful.

Hope this helps

JF

[JustinH]

You have to make an ISO file of the contents of your AUDIO_TS folder, and your VIDEO_TS folder.

Then you burn the ISO using dvd decryptor or nero.

If you make a multisession video disc or something with nero, then you really aren't making a dvd for a standalone player, you are making a video disc with dvd files on it.

I hope that makes sense for you.

I use IMGtool to make my images and they work fine.

[atreides93]

Just use Imagetools. It uses the nero engine but it sets it up properly so you don't can't make any mistakes.

Look for Coujo's post in this forum, he posts a link to the website that hosts imagetools.

[coona]

I couldn´t agree with using combination of ImgTool and demo version of Nero. I used this combination with great success on all my standalones but friend of mine wasn´t able to play my disc. I thought it is media or his standalone issue but combination of ImgTool Classic and DVD Decrypter was fully functional. I don´t know why - maybe CouJo know the answer...

Here is link (http://www.coujo.de) to CouJo´s homepage :).