DVD Authoring question

[brunswickite]

I have a DVD-R (wedding video) but my stand alone dvd player doesnt seem to play it. I have a DVD+R burner, and have made dvd+r disks that have worked on my stand alone before. What is an easy way to convert this DVD-R to DVD+R??

So far i have tried copy the files off the DVD-R and reburning them to DVD+R but it did not work. What should I do?

 

[RadeonGuy]

If you have some money go buy a new one

 

[brunswickite]

I have money, but is there another way?

 

[Wolfshanze]

You could use the freeware program DVD Shrink to take the files from the DVD-R and put them into a writeable format so you can burn them to DVD+R.

Of course, you might want to shell-out $80 bucks and get a good progressive-scan modern DVD player that will run circles around your late 1990's model $400 DVD player! That's what I did!

 

[brunswickite]

I have used DVD-Decrpyter.. and it copied the vob files to my HD, can I know copy these vob files to nero and create a dvd+r. will this work?

 

[brunswickite]

Originally posted by: Wolfshanze
You could use the freeware program DVD Shrink to take the files from the DVD-R and put them into a writeable format so you can burn them to DVD+R.

Of course, you might want to shell-out $80 bucks and get a good progressive-scan modern DVD player that will run circles around your late 1990's model $400 DVD player! That's what I did!

my late 90's model dvd player was 600 bucks...

I know I could buy a new one, but I dont really watch burned DVDs on my stand alone often.

 

[brunswickite]

bump

 

[magnumty]

If you have nero, pop it in, make a direct copy, theres no copy protection on a wedding video, so, let it copy directly, or if you have different dvd/cd software, i'm sure the other programs have a direct copy also... should work ok..

 

[Wolfshanze]

I have used DVD-Decrpyter.. and it copied the vob files to my HD, can I know copy these vob files to nero and create a dvd+r. will this work?

You can use the freeware program DVD Shrink to take the vob files and burn them to a DVD+R disc... no muss, no fuss, no money involved.

my late 90's model dvd player was 600 bucks...

Sucks doesn't it? Like you, my $400 dollar late 90's DVD player is completely outclassed by current $80 dollar DVD players! I ended up giving my old DVD player to my mother who was still living in the pre-DVD era.

Anyways, use DVD Shrink for free... should do what you need it to (it won't compress a thing if it doesn't need to... it's just an easy way to burn to DVD). If you don't have a DVD burning application already installed, you can easily get a free trial download of 1Click DVD or DVD Copy long enough to burn to DVD+R.

 

[ruffrob]

Sucks doesn't it? Like you, my $400 dollar late 90's DVD player is completely outclassed by current $80 dollar DVD players! I ended up giving my old DVD player to my mother who was still living in the pre-DVD era.

Like you my $350 Sony DRU500a is now outclassed by $71 Sony DW D22A,a 16x,Dual layer burner. Is life grand....

 

[gsellis]

The Nero direct copy should work. BUT, your player, being from the 90's may not recognize either format. You might be able to check it out at VideoHelp. There is a compatibility list there that may show you what you need to know. Also, in this case, +RW could potentially even be the answer.

BUT, for $40, you may be able to find a Cyberhome or Apex player that will meet or exceed the capabilities of your old settop. If you are using Optical, it may take $20 more to find a player. If you do replace the player, don't spend a lot of money as new players are coming at the end of this year and should reach prices for the rest of us mortals next year (the blue formats).

 

[brunswickite]

I went to target and purchased a DVP-642, it plays all burned dvd formats, PAL, DIVX, XVID, JPEG, MP3, for 60 bucks...