Can anyone please tell me why when I dl svcd movies they will not play on my dvd player that should play svcd movies I'm using Nero.

I'm new hope I'm in the right place.

CMC

Are you downloading movies then burning them onto CD using Nero or are you doing something else?

What movie file types are you downloading, e.g. avi, mpg, mov, etc.

What version of Nero are you using?

Anyway, I understand from other forum members that Nero may not be that good in converting AVI movies into playable SVCDs.

You will need to provide some info if you are going to get any help.



UK Bob

Yes I'm burning them to a cd using Nero OEM and the movie file type is mpg and avi. Is ther any thing else you did to kow if so please let me know. I have been trying to get this to work for weeks now.

Thanks for your input.

CMC

Your Nero came with your PC so I guess it is probably Nero V6.x, I myself use Nero 5.5.

Nero should be able to convert your files from whatever they are to SVCD format with user intervention but, I believe, you have to tell Nero first of that you want to make an SVCD.

However, I have just read the following on the NERO web site:Which means you will have to purchase the plug-in for $29.99 before you can burn SVCDs or DVDs.

Here is the link: http://www.nero.com/eng/DVD_Video_Plug_in_InfoPage.html



UK Bob

I have the nero plug-in and I did tell nero to burn svcd not a dvd and it still will not play on my dvd player is there another way I can download movie and burn then without using nero I just don't understand this program.

thanks for you help.

CMC

I recently burned a couple of SVCDs last week and found out a couple of things:

a) You get a choice of burning your SVCDs using NTSC (US TV picture system) or PAL (UK picture system), so if you burned a PAL SVCD accidentally you would not get a picture, I am assuming that you are in the US.

I use a multi-regional DVD player so that I can play DVDs from anywhere in the world, which helps, but I understand that multi-regional players are not popular or readily available in the US.

b) It is best if you burn SVCDs onto CD/Rs and not DVD disks or CD/RWs.

I must point out that though Nero is relatively easy to use it can seem difficult if you don't have a manual to guide you. If this is the case then download the manual and the instruction for burning DVDs and SVCDs from the Nero website and give them a "once over". I am sure they will make things very clear for you.



UK Bob

Thanks for alll your help however I did read the manual and I followed it word for word and nothing was ever said about ntsc or uk picture system or did I over look it. I will try again sometimes today and let you know what happened. I guess by now you can tell that I don't know what I'm doing but I'm trying to learn.

Thanks again.

O.K. I download a movie mpg3 and burned it to a cd using nero this time I did find the ntsc and it still does not work on my dvd player is there something I did to change on my dvd player it is hard for me to see the back of the player but I will move it if I have too. Can you give me any more infor.

thanks

cmc

2 suggestions I would make:

1. Burn your SVCD's at the minimum possible burn speed. Myself & other people I know have had similar issues when we've burnt VCDs at high speeds. But when burnt at minimum speed, the problems disappeared.

2. Make sure the CD-R media you are using is reliable. The cd media needs to be able to be read easily. Cheap nasty cd-rs may cause problems.

Following on from what LTOR said, i.e. using good quality CD/Rs and minimum speed for burning your CDs, I would check a few more things:

a) Although modern DVD players can play almost anything burnt onto a CD or DVD, check that yours can read VCDs and DVDs (it's a long shot but worth checking, you'll find the info in your DVD manual and/or specs.

I am assuming that you have a fairly modern DVD player because anything over 3 or 4 years old (early model DVD players) may not be able to play the recording formats that are now available.

b) Try to burn a VCD first, rather than a SVCD, it should be easier.

c) Play your VCDs and SVCD on your PC using Windows Media Player, if they can play on your PC (means the burn is good) then it should play on your DVD.

Once again, good luck



UK Bob