on 1/6/05 10:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > So, someone has sent me a DVD+R, and it doesn't play well in any player I have > around. It is a wildlife video segment burnt for us by a photographer working > in Malaysia, we helpd a little with some of the arachnid identifications. It > is burnt as NTSC for the US region code. > > I put it in my G4/AGP with 10.2.8 and DVD PLayer, the system never sees that a > disc is inserted. > > The main screen loads on my wife's Dell laptop with CDR/DVD read, but then the > player freezes (busy icon appears, never goes away). > > It played about 50% through (15 min video) once on my al cheapo Apex player > that I have set up for my TV, but now it starts to miss after the first couple > minutes and always freezes after that. > > The guy has stuck a label on it, at first I thought that the issues were due > to the label edges working loose but I stuck them back tightly and it hasn't > changed anything. The dissc also looks nice and clean. > > Any tools to use to extract whatever can be recovered? Any ideas why the G4 > doesn't even know a disc is inserted? The G4 can play other DVDs fine. >
I know that the Apple OS doesn't like +R format, but that usually is for burning using the iApps. I've used DVD+R discs for storing data (burning with Toast) and Panther hasn't complained one bit when accessing the data on these discs. The disc loads fine onto the desktop. However if your disc doesn't play too well in your home DVD player then I'm guessing that it's a cheap disc. It's basically a coaster. At work, someone video taped our annual Christmas party and created DVD's for all to enjoy unfortunately they were created on cheap generic DVD's so most of them don't work; freezing on most players. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
