topic Re: Burning DVD+R DL with DRU 700A in PCs & Accessories

Burning DVD+R DL with DRU 700A

roberto.negro — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:12:31 GMT

All,
I have burned my first DVD+R DL using Nero 6 Suite and my Sony Vaio PCV-RS402 with DRU 700A installed inside (peplacing the standard DVD writer).
My DVD plays well in my PC, but when I insert it into my new Philips 720SA, which has passed the compatibility test by CDRINFO with DVD+R DL burned with SOBY DRU 700A, the player doesn't recognize it.
Is it possible that the problem is that the VY06E version of BIOS doesn't set correctly the BookType Bitsetting ?
Or is it some option I should have set in the burning phase ?

Thanks in advance,
Roberto.

Re: Burning DVD+R DL with DRU 700A

kee-lo_ — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:05:23 GMT

Is this a standard DVD movie?

Re: Burning DVD+R DL with DRU 700A

roberto.negro — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:18:19 GMT

Yes, Kee-Lo, It's a DVD-PAL 720x576 6Mbps Mpeg-2 coded set of videos with some menus, created with Ulead DVD Workshop 2 (which I used to generate the ISO image) and burned with Nero Suite 6 (I used it to recode with higher compression, in order to fit in 8GB space the whole work).

The DVD works if played by the DRU 700A, or if played by any other PC internal DVD-ROM, but fails in all the home DVD players I have tryed (Philips 720SA, ONKYO, SONY, etc.).

Any Idea ?

Re: Burning DVD+R DL with DRU 700A

kee-lo_ — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:23:34 GMT

Roberto,

I don't think many DVD players can play the 8.5GB disks.

Re: Burning DVD+R DL with DRU 700A

roberto.negro — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 15:32:07 GMT

Roberto,

I don't think many DVD players can play the 8.5GB disks.

Kee-Lo, you're right, but I've purchased the Philips 720SA, after a long screening on a lot of internet forums, and many reviews state that it reads 8.5GB disks, and reads those burned with DRU 700a (see http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=9906&PageId=1 at bottom of page 5 - i.e. add "&PageId=4" at previous link end).

So, I guess I could have 3 cases:
- my DRU700A has problems;
- my Philips 720SA has problems;
- I didn't set correctly the burning options in Nero Suite 6.

Any ideas ?

Thanks,
Roberto.

Re: Burning DVD+R DL with DRU 700A

kee-lo_ — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:10:00 GMT

I think one and two are more likely at the moment.
If you know anyone with a Phillips 720SA test it there.
Otherwise I would look at what files Ulead are putting in their ISO...

Re: Burning DVD+R DL with DRU 700A

roberto.negro — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 17:07:17 GMT

I think one and two are more likely at the moment.
If you know anyone with a Phillips 720SA test it there.
Otherwise I would look at what files Ulead are putting in their ISO...

Uhmmm, That's strange. If i burn a DVD+R with DVD Workshop it's fine (from ISO file, while from DVD folders it burns without errors, but the DVD won't play in no DVD player).

It seems there are more problems at the same time (software + hardare).

Anyone has experienced DRU 700A and Nero Suite 6 or other softwares ?

Thanks,
Roberto.

Re: Burning DVD+R DL with DRU 700A

kee-lo_ — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 17:47:56 GMT

I think my friend has that drive, getting the dual disks is a pain in the UK though...

Re: Burning DVD+R DL with DRU 700A

roberto.negro — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 19:13:32 GMT

I think my friend has that drive, getting the dual disks is a pain in the UK though...

Kee-lo, I made some new tries, and the situation is the following:
- No problems with DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD-RW;
- Problems if I burn using Ulead DVD Workshop 2 starting from DVD Folders instead of ISO file (the disk doesn't play at all);
- Problems with DVD+R DL burning from Ulead DVD Workshop 2 and burning from Nero (using a ISO file created with Ulead DVD Workshop 2).

I'll try now to create a DVD entirely from Nero Suite, then I don't know what else to try.

It's not clear if it is the BIOS or the burner or the software.

But the burner works with all softwares if I don't use DL disks.

Re: Burning DVD+R DL with DRU 700A

kee-lo_ — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 20:46:45 GMT

Wonder if you can burn a DL data disk...?
Then we know it's the burner...

Re: Burning DVD+R DL with DRU 700A

roberto.negro — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:10:51 GMT

Wonder if you can burn a DL data disk...?
Then we know it's the burner...

Kee-lo,
PROBLEM SOLVED.

It was not my SONY DRU700A. It was not my Philips 720SA.

It was that dam'n BookType BitSetting indeed !!!

I took my DVD folders created by Ulead DVD Workshop 2, then I used Nero Suite 6.0 to burn the DVD, using the option to set the BookType Bitsetting to "DVD VIDEO" for maximum compatibility.
It seems that the majority of DVD players try at very first to read this info on the DVD and then they point to the correct starting point for reading the contents. So, if this BookType BitSetting is set to "DVD-ROM" automatically by the software, or if it is not set, many player don't know what to read, and then they say "NO DISK".

I will open a BUG REQ to Ulead to fixing this problem.

Hope this helps someone out there in this community.

Regards,
Roberto.

Re: Burning DVD+R DL with DRU 700A

kee-lo_ — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 14:42:22 GMT

Wow thanks for that info Roberto, I didn't know it was the case.
You learn something new everyday.