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jmg - Jan 1, 2006 - 6:49 pm

I have a flat panel G-4 , 800 MHz( Power PC G-4) and am using OSX version 10.2.8.
When I burn a copy of a movie on a DVD on the MAC it will not play on my Panasonic E55 DVD recorder/player. I am using 1-4x 4.7 gb DVD_R discs that should be compatable.
They record fine on the Mac and the Panasonic but I cannot watch anything I burn on the Mac on my Pansonic.
I have not ried watching discs I burn and finalize on the Panasonic on the Mac as yet but am worried that it will not either.
How can I make DVD's on my Mac that can play on my Panasonic and other players in the market. It has ruined my hoped of sharing many fine memories with relatives if i can only watch them on My Mac.
Thank You very Much,
Jim

NedScott - Jan 1, 2006 - 8:08 pm

if you're using iDVD or Toast to put in the DVD, and your media is DVD-R, then you've pretty much done all you've can. About 10% of DVD players out there won't play "home-made" DVDs. You might try a different brand of blank DVD-Rs, as some cheaper brands might not always be up to spec. However, it is odd that your Panasonic stand-alone burner won't playback, it shouldn't be in that 10%, it should be able to play it back just fine. It's gotta be the brand of DVD-Rs or some strange software bug, because usually burning DVDs works very well. I would not give up just yet. What software are you using to burn the DVDs? and what version of the software?

jmg - Jan 2, 2006 - 7:11 pm

Thanks for your help.
I am just dragging the DVD to the blank DVD_R icon and then palcing the movie on it and burning and verifying it. I have also tried to use Roxio POPcorn to copy DVD's but had no luck either.
Any suggestions as to what beand of DVD's I should purchase and use? I tired SONY brand but my Mac would not read them.
Thanks JIm

NedScott - Jan 2, 2006 - 10:32 pm

oooooh, yeah that won't work at all. You'll need an actual program to copy the DVDs.

try the free program MacTheRipper (http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/14414) and also check out their user forums http://www.ripdifferent.com/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=26 for more information. That will probably be your best bet.

jmg - Jan 3, 2006 - 10:52 pm

Thank You very much,
I do have Mac the Ripper and I did purcahse Popcorn (Roxio) . is there any special way to use these properly to make my dvd's compatible. Thanks again . This has been a big help.
Jim

NedScott - Jan 3, 2006 - 10:59 pm

this article here explains what to do next after you have MacTheRipper better than I could

http://www.ripdifferent.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=792

jmg - Jan 13, 2006 - 8:17 pm

I apologize for the wait in responding. I recently underwent surgery and the recovery has been long and painful.
Thanks for your help. I did get MACRIPPER and also purchased Toast 6.0 and Popcorn so i can do what is needed. Your help was very helpful.
Thanks very much.
Jim

NedScott - Jan 13, 2006 - 8:46 pm

no problem! hope you're feeling better!