another dvd question

cheesesarnie

hello...question on the DVD-R+/- thing...

I need to produce slideshows commercially that need to play on all dvd players.....which type of disc should I use?...

I'm thinking that whatever the film industry use for shop bought dvds (if these are + or -) then that would be a good place to start (depending on price)....any ideas what sort of disc they use that mean that any player can play them?..

thanks for advice

colin79666

well really professional would be DVD ROM however you need a factory to make those
most compatible is probably DVD-R - you can write those with any modern multiformat DVD burner

cheesesarnie

thanks for that...not quite ready for a factory yet!...

have been using dvd-r- for a while and all has been well until recently on a couple of occasions...

maybe its Roxio (aka 'the devil incarnate') that I need to be laying into to.

computerwoman

http://ukdvdr.co.uk/shop/
Hi try this place, also I just looked on the back of shop bought dvd and it says dual layer format/compatible with PS2
or you could try
https://www.ebuyer.com
cw

BillScarab

Cheesesarnie some DVD players just don't like DVDs burned on a PC. Funnily enough it tends to be the more expensive ones that play up. The cheapies usually play anything. As others have said DVD-R is generally the most compatible.

coolagarry

Often its the make of DVD that is the problem rather than the format. I have been burning some 'no name' dvd's recently and get quite a few 'coasters' but get pretty well 100% success with these
http://svp.co.uk/products-solo.php?pid=1217
(Unfortunately out of stock at the moment buty they re-stock pretty quickly)

Little_John

It isn’t just the format of disk there are a few different dye's used on disks. I have one of the more expensive DVD players and I have had loads of problems playing dvdr in the past, originally it was fine but as dyes changed it got worse and hard to find a disk that would work.

I have always used ritek dye disks as they worked I bought a huge supply of them once I found a disk that worked when that was expired I had to find another disk so went for ritek hey they worked before. Anyway the higher speed disks wouldn’t even with all the same kit just different disk I was screwed.

Anyway I contacted the controversial (at the moment) shopneo and they sourced me some of the older ritek disks and I bought a bucket load. I'm getting worried slightly as I am down to my last 60.

Most suppliers have a pick and mix where you get to buy a few different disks rather than buying 50 and finding they won't work you get a few of each so you can try them all out. Just contact them and tell them you are looking for a variety of disks to test compatibility and see how you go, they may work out a little more expensive but you won't be buying lots of disks and wasting them when they don't work.

BillScarab

should have mentioned this before. If you look here you can see what formats play on which players

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers

Then if you look here it tells you which media plays on which players

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia

the list isn't exhaustive but should give you a clue as to what to use. I always used to use Bulkpaq Oramnge, but lately I've been using Tesco own brand without any problems, but I'm only using them on my player.