[MacDV] Re: dvd to vcd question

[Jim Asherman]

On Friday, May 30, 2003, at 06:24  PM, Erica Sadun wrote:

>> On Friday, May 30, 2003, at 06:14  PM, Donna B wrote:
>>
>>> on 5/30/03 5:31 PM, Jim Asherman at jimash at optonline.net scripsit:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> maybe find someone close by with a superdrive and copy it and fix
>>>> wghtver's wrong.
>>>>
>>> what is wrong?
>>> I don't know much about dvds. What breaks to make it not show?
>>>
>>
>> It is possible to get the file structure wrong,( name 
>> folder/VideoTSFolder/various mysterious "VOB" files) It is possible 
>> that the content would fare better on a different brand or type of 
>> media, there being as we have discussed, at least 4 types of 
>> recordable DVD going around.
>> I recently have seen the same content made on the same machine , play 
>> easily with one brand of disc but give the "no disc" message with 
>> another. This DVD stuff can get tricky.
>> But someone with a superdrive and toast could maybe fix it.
>> Jim
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> No Disc is almost always dye components.   This can change
> by Mfgr *or* by batch...
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That's why I recomend using a superdrive equipped Mac to copy it to a 
better brand.