Problem With Playback of DVDs Burned Using Movie Edit Pro 17 Plus

A_Landis_Jones wrote on 11/18/2012, 10:26 PM

From an already created avi video edited with Camtasia Studio 5, I went to Movie Edit Pro 17 Plus to burn that avi file for playback using any DVD player. I did this twice and failed both times for the same reason. The problem is that I get an error message during attempted playback saying that Windows Media Player does not recognize the file extension (.HDP). It does not playback in PowerDVD either. The avi file plays back on my PC perfectly, though. If it makes any difference, I have Windows 8 Pro and I have already downloaded and installed the MAGIX patches for it. What am I doing wrong?

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emmrecs wrote on 11/19/2012, 3:30 AM

Short answer: .avi is NOT suitable "as is" for DVD use!

Longer answer: you say got MEP to "burn" the .avi file. Do you mean you got MEP to EXPORT/RENDER the file to DVD? Or, as appears to be the case since you mention an .HDP file being present (which is a MAGIX format file), did you simply copy the MAGIX files to a DVD?

In order to be able to play a DVD you must allow MEP to export and render the source file (your .avi) to .mpg/.vob (which is what a DVD player needs, along with a number of other files which contain the DVD menu, chapter markers etc.)

So, can you give us a more detailed, step by step account of exactly what you are doing to create your DVD? BTW Windows 8 should not cause a problem per se but it is still very "new" and all drivers needed by your particular system may not yet be available.

Jeff

A_Landis_Jones wrote on 11/20/2012, 11:17 AM

Greetings Jeff,

And, thank you for your timely response. One of the reasons I am having problems comes from the fact that there are no instructions when you search for "Burn DVD" in the help files. All I see is a blank instructions page. Other pages have directions, but the "Burn" page does not. As a result, I have to guess as to how to proceed in this somewhat "intuitive" software. Anyway, here are the steps I "guessed" at:

1. Open .avi file in MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 Plus
2. Click "Burn" in the top right corner menu
3. Upon your advice, I clicked on "Export" where I did not see a render to a .vob file option. The closest I got was the option to export the movie to my computer, which turns out to be in MPG format. So, that is what I did a little while ago with the same negative results.
4. Click "Burn" in the right column menu
5. Click "DVD"
6. Click the "Burn" icon in the pop-up dialog box

One other thing, from searching MAGIX's website, I came across this video tutorial which applies to Movie Edit Pro 16. Great as it is, I still do not see what I did wrong:

Any further assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Joy in the Lord,

A. Landis Jones

A_Landis_Jones wrote on 11/22/2012, 5:23 AM

Greetings Again, Jeff,

And, thank you for your personal response. With your instructions in this forum and your more detailed directions that you e-mailed me also, coupled with the tutorial video I discovered by accident, I spent all night trying to properly follow directions. And, while I was at it, I created chapter markers, etc. for the DVD. I had to do it manually, since nothing happened when I clicked the "automatically set chapter markers" option. Even so, there must be some step that I am inadvertanly skipping, for I just finished creating my fifth "coaster" while getting the same error messages. This time, though, I created an image file to be used later - that is, if the burning process was successful.

In case my burn software, Roxio Creator Premier 10.3, is not Windows 8 Plus compatible, I will try to burn the image I created at work since my work computer is still running Windows 7. To do that, I am uploading the 1.71 GB .iso image file to one of those cloud services. So far, it is taking over three (3) to do that and it is still uploading. Alternatively, I can buy the latest Nero burner, Nero 12, and try that since it is Windows 8 Plus compatible.

What's that sound? It is of the coasters being hurled into the trash can.

Joy in the Lord,

A. Landis Jones

emmrecs wrote on 11/23/2012, 3:30 AM

Hello again.

Thank you for taking the time to reply directly as well as on the forum.

Since I see you're using Win8 I wonder whether your problem is caused by some incompatibity between MEP, your burner and it? Just speculation on my part!

However, if MEP has created an .iso file that sounds VERY hopeful. Once the file has finished uploading and then downloading again (!) (BTW I would be tempted to copy it to a suitably-sized USB Memory Stick for transfer between home and work) on your work computer you should find that the file is actually simply a zipped file. Using any unzipping utility (WinZip, 7Zip etc.) to look at the files you should see a collection of files with extensions like .vob, .bup, .ifo etc. Your burning software will need to burn ALL those to the DVD directly from the .iso file, not from the unzipped contents. The reason for suggesting you might want to unzip the file is simply so you might be reassured that everything you need is there!

Do keep in touch and let us know how you get on!

Jeff

A_Landis_Jones wrote on 11/26/2012, 11:57 AM

Problem solved, I think. On a hunch, a little while ago, I did a Google search for "Windows 8 & DVD Playback" where I learned that the new operating system (either Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro) does not allow DVD playback as is. One has to also get Windows 8 Media Center as an add-on, or download one of those free media players, or buy a third-party software which plays DVDs. As I said when I initiated this thread, I have Windows 8 Pro, and as soon as I can, today, I will get the Windows 8 Media Center, and hope that solves the problem.