Hi

In addition to John CBs answer - you could have discs which are of variable quality - especially if they are non branded or 'shop' branded discs.

I use Ritek and RiDisc  DVD-R, not DVD+R - some older players cannot recognise them, and Verbatim DVD-RW brands and have not had any issues with non playing discs even on my 10yr old Panasonic DVD recorder.

HTH

John

Hi

In addition to John CBs answer - you could have discs which are of variable quality - especially if they are non branded or 'shop' branded discs.

I use Ritek and RiDisc  DVD-R, not DVD+R - some older players cannot recognise them, and Verbatim DVD-RW brands and have not had any issues with non playing discs even on my 10yr old Panasonic DVD recorder.

HTH

John

Thanks for the info John.  I use verbatium DVD+R discs. Like I said earlier, if I burn the DVD with an older version of MEP's the DVD's play in any DVD I can find.  I have so far burned about 5 DVD's trying to test your suggestion, and I still get the same results every time.  If its burned on MEP 2013 pro it plays in all the DVD players just fine, if I burn on MEP 2015 Pro the disks will not play in all the DVD players, only some of them.

I am going to look for the patch suggested in the answers to my question, and see if that solves anything.  If not then I will give more feedback under this topic.

Thanks for your help

Vincent 

Hi,

There have been problems. Check that you have the latest patch that just came out a couple of days ago and try encoding and burning again. Let us know how you make out.

Well I just downloaded the latest patch, and tryed to burn the DVD+R again.  I get the same results as in my first inquiry.  The disc will play in some DVD players but not in others.  Like I stated earlier, if I take the same project and burn it using MEP 2013 Pro then, it will play in all the DVD players. 

 Sure seems like something that is specific to MEP 2015 Pro that is causing the problem.  Another person on the forum suggested that I try a different type of DVD maker, but that does not seem to solve the problem, and I get the same results.  Have made coasters out of a lot of DVD's trying to solve this issue. 

Any new ideas will be helpful.

Vincent

Hi,

Players are inconsistent about playing PAL and NTSC. Some play both, some play one or the other. So one possibility you might eliminate is that your NTSC DVD really is NTSC and not PAL. There have been recent discussions about a bug that affects this.

So go to the location specified under Program settings > Folder where your rendered DVDs are placed by MEP during the burn process. (Or load the disc itself into MEP.) Open one of the VOB files and use the free MediaInfo program to check its size. If it's NTSC it will be 720x480. If it's been wrongly rendered as PAL then it will be 720x576.

Hi,

Players are inconsistent about playing PAL and NTSC. Some play both, some play one or the other. So one possibility you might eliminate is that your NTSC DVD really is NTSC and not PAL. There have been recent discussions about a bug that affects this.

So go to the location specified under Program settings > Folder where your rendered DVDs are placed by MEP during the burn process. (Or load the disc itself into MEP.) Open one of the VOB files and use the free MediaInfo program to check its size. If it's NTSC it will be 720x480. If it's been wrongly rendered as PAL then it will be 720x576.

 

Terry,

I need a simpler explaination, of finding the VOB files for Mediainfo program to check.  In program setting/folder which of the different files locations contains VOB files.  I have these locations:  Projects/Exports/Imports/Recording/ Disc images/audio editor/ image editor store locations.

  When I run the Infomedia program and go to the these different  locations I don't find VOB files.  Can you help me understand how to find them.

Thanks

 

Hi,

Players are inconsistent about playing PAL and NTSC. Some play both, some play one or the other. So one possibility you might eliminate is that your NTSC DVD really is NTSC and not PAL. There have been recent discussions about a bug that affects this.

So go to the location specified under Program settings > Folder where your rendered DVDs are placed by MEP during the burn process. (Or load the disc itself into MEP.) Open one of the VOB files and use the free MediaInfo program to check its size. If it's NTSC it will be 720x480. If it's been wrongly rendered as PAL then it will be 720x576.

 

Terry,

I need a simpler explaination, of finding the VOB files for Mediainfo program to check.  In program setting/folder which of the different files locations contains VOB files.  I have these locations:  Projects/Exports/Imports/Recording/ Disc images/audio editor/ image editor store locations.

  When I run the Infomedia program and go to the these different  locations I don't find VOB files.  Can you help me understand how to find them.

Thanks

Terry,

I found the vob files and when I run mediainfo on it you are right it comes up as 720x576. SO I guess based on your information this is a PAL , and wrongly rendered.  But I still don't undersatnd why the DVD that is created will play in some DVD players and not in others.  These players I don't think will even play a PAL disk, but I could be wrong.

So where do I go from here, is it still something that Magix needs to solve?  Thanks

Vincent

I need a simpler explaination...

I found the vob files...

That Disc images label was a clue!

So the cause of your problem is identified: your DVD is PAL, not NTSC as you intended.

I don't use MEP 2015 myself so hopefully another user will step in here with comments on whether the bug we've discussed, which I reckon is the cause, remains present after the latest patch. (Which I assume you've now installed?) If so I'd suggest you send a ticketed support request to Magix Support, including a link to this thread.

Meanwhile, apart from the obvious practical solution of using MEP 2013 to burn NTSC successfully, see if any of these threads help you to find a quick fix for the MEP 2015 issue:

http://www.magix.info/us/i-cannot-create-a-ntsc-formated-dvd-it-is.knowledge.1117031.html

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4019461/MEP-BurnSettings-Adv.jpg

http://www.magix.info/us/mep2015-dvd-burn-problem.knowledge.1115385.html

http://www.magix.info/us/dvds-burned-with-mep-2015-plus-wont-play-on.knowledge.1117526.html

http://www.magix.info/us/burning-movie-to-dvd.forum.1116002.html

But I still don't undersatnd why the DVD that is created will play in some DVD players and not in others.

For the reason I gave; "Players are inconsistent about playing PAL and NTSC. Some play both, some play one or the other."

These players I don't think will even play a PAL disk, but I could be wrong.

Until you test again, I suspect you are. I think you tried to play a PAL DVD on a player(s) that will only play NTSC.

I need a simpler explaination...

I found the vob files...

That Disc images label was a clue!

So the cause of your problem is identified: your DVD is PAL, not NTSC as you intended.

I don't use MEP 2015 myself so hopefully another user will step in here with comments on whether the bug we've discussed, which I reckon is the cause, remains present after the latest patch. (Which I assume you've now installed?) If so I'd suggest you send a ticketed support request to Magix Support, including a link to this thread.

Meanwhile, apart from the obvious practical solution of using MEP 2013 to burn NTSC successfully, see if any of these threads help you to find a quick fix for the MEP 2015 issue:

http://www.magix.info/us/i-cannot-create-a-ntsc-formated-dvd-it-is.knowledge.1117031.html

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4019461/MEP-BurnSettings-Adv.jpg

http://www.magix.info/us/mep2015-dvd-burn-problem.knowledge.1115385.html

http://www.magix.info/us/dvds-burned-with-mep-2015-plus-wont-play-on.knowledge.1117526.html

http://www.magix.info/us/burning-movie-to-dvd.forum.1116002.html

 

But I still don't undersatnd why the DVD that is created will play in some DVD players and not in others.

For the reason I gave; "Players are inconsistent about playing PAL and NTSC. Some play both, some play one or the other."

These players I don't think will even play a PAL disk, but I could be wrong.

Until you test again, I suspect you are. I think you tried to play a PAL DVD on a player(s) that will only play NTSC.

Terry,

Thanks for your help.  I have opened a support ticket with Magix, regarding this issue with a link to the forum I started.  Looks like this is the same issue others are having, they are just expressing their issue in different terms.

 Terry can you point me to the specific posting you did for the instructions on using IMGburn. It would be a big help.

Vincent

 Terry can you point me to the specific posting you did for the instructions on using IMGburn. It would be a big help.

Vincent

 

Hi Vincent,

You'd find many posts from me about this by typing ImgBurn into the Search tool on the right.  Here's one that covers both the MEP and ImgBurn usage aspects.

http://www.magix.info/uk/dvd-wont-burn.knowledge.933575.html

(Scroll down to earliest reply and work back.)

I need a simpler explaination...

I found the vob files...

That Disc images label was a clue!

So the cause of your problem is identified: your DVD is PAL, not NTSC as you intended.

I don't use MEP 2015 myself so hopefully another user will step in here with comments on whether the bug we've discussed, which I reckon is the cause, remains present after the latest patch. (Which I assume you've now installed?) If so I'd suggest you send a ticketed support request to Magix Support, including a link to this thread.

Meanwhile, apart from the obvious practical solution of using MEP 2013 to burn NTSC successfully, see if any of these threads help you to find a quick fix for the MEP 2015 issue:

http://www.magix.info/us/i-cannot-create-a-ntsc-formated-dvd-it-is.knowledge.1117031.html

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4019461/MEP-BurnSettings-Adv.jpg

http://www.magix.info/us/mep2015-dvd-burn-problem.knowledge.1115385.html

http://www.magix.info/us/dvds-burned-with-mep-2015-plus-wont-play-on.knowledge.1117526.html

http://www.magix.info/us/burning-movie-to-dvd.forum.1116002.html

 

But I still don't undersatnd why the DVD that is created will play in some DVD players and not in others.

For the reason I gave; "Players are inconsistent about playing PAL and NTSC. Some play both, some play one or the other."

These players I don't think will even play a PAL disk, but I could be wrong.

Until you test again, I suspect you are. I think you tried to play a PAL DVD on a player(s) that will only play NTSC.

Terry,

 

Thanks for your help.  I have opened a support ticket with Magix, regarding this issue with a link to the forum I started.  Looks like this is the same issue others are having, they are just expressing their issue in different terms.

 Terry can you point me to the specific posting you did for the instructions on using IMGburn. It would be a big help.

Vincent

Terry,

I figured out how to burn the DVD using IMG burn, however even though I used it the image that MEP 2015 Plus is rendering must be PAL as we concluded.  So the disk I burned became another coaster to scare birds away. I sure hope Magix support has a solution.  There seem to be a lot of people including me, the regret updating to MEP 2015 from 2013.

Vincent

Terry,

I figured out how to burn the DVD using IMG burn, however even though I used it the image that MEP 2015 Plus is rendering must be PAL as we concluded.  So the disk I burned became another coaster to scare birds away. I sure hope Magix support has a solution.  There seem to be a lot of people including me, the regret updating to MEP 2015 from 2013.

Vincent

 

Your follow up crossed with my reply. Next time I'll give it an hour for you to work out yourself!

I wondered why you were asking about ImgBurn, as it clearly won't repair MEP's wrong encoding. But why are you physically burning at all during this experimental problem chasing exercise? Simply play the DVD folder.

Note also that an even simpler alternative to my Cancel method is to use the Encode to directory option, which will allow unattended rendering.

P.S. No need to quote all previous material when replying.

Hi

Have you read this post about the same problem?

See the second post from the bottom.

John

The problem appeared to be resolved of Magix Movie Edit Pro 2015 Plus burning PAL  DVD's when NTSC is selected.  After many e-mail back and forth to Magix support.  Here is what they recommend.

Download the latest patch for MEP 2015,  you should have 14.0.0.166 which has corrected the PAL issue.

When you go to burn your first NTSC DVD after applying this patch make sure you do the following.

I would recommend deleting any temporary image files. I suspect something is simply not being set correctly or you are choosing something wrong.

Let us recap:
DVD stage (burning screen),
Select burn DVD,
Select on the option where your DVD burner comes up the encoder settings. Maker sure the preset is set to NTSC Standard DVD.  I should not say " User Defined"

When asked in the burning to Encode all or Use all select Encode all and rewrite chapter menus.

 If this dialog comes up it proves there was previous files kicking around.

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Thank you for contacting Magix Support.

Best regards,
Bob Braun

OK, as mentioned a few days ago, I assumed you'd promptly installed the patch.

For anyone else who ends up here re this issue, it does indeed fix the NTSC problem we've been discussing for weeks. Here's an extract from an email I received recently from MAGIX:

We have made bug fixing a higher priority in our video software development during the past few weeks/months and our developers have been pretty diligent about it. This patch also addresses the issue with the NTSC DVD-authoring, where the first/menu VOB came out as PAL. So, that should hopefully take care of the whole situation.