We have a similar problem. The only answer I've ever been given is that since the DVD's aren't commercially produced, programs like RealPlayer & Windows Media Player won't recognize them on PC's; you should be able to play them on Macs' DVD player.
Someone on this list referred me to this site: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ It plays all DVD's fine on PC's. Just watch when you're installing; it wants to become the main programming for opening all video & digital images david David Turk Manager, Preservation Imaging Services Indiana Historical Society Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center 450 W. Ohio St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 232-4592 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Dunford Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 1:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [CGUYS] VHS to DVD question I picked up a Samsung combination VCR-DVR to transfer old VHS home videos to DVDs. It worked, but only sorta. The transfer quality is OK, and the Samsung can play them, but none of my PCs recognize them--they all say "Insert disk" when I try to do anything. This means I can't edit or make backups. Support queries to Samsung remain unanswered. I'm no video expert, so does anyone have any ideas? I used the DVD-Rs that came with the unit (yes, the PC drives do support DVD-R). Would a different format make a difference? Or what? TIA ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
