Whenever I put a video on DVD-R or DVD+R it only plays in my Xbox 360, dvd burner, computers and portable dvd player. It wont play on any regular dvd player. But if I burn the video on dvd using the windows dvd maker it'll play on any dvd player but the m

marlo123004 wrote on 10/19/2012, 6:05 PM

Im using Magix edit pro 15

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johnebaker wrote on 10/20/2012, 3:03 AM

First - welcome to the forum.

Can you finish your question please, click the Edit button under your question,it looks like you were going to say more - then we can understand clearly what the problem is.

Thanks

John

marlo123004 wrote on 10/20/2012, 6:19 AM

but the menu video be distorted. How can I get the dvd that I burn in the Magix program play on any dvd player besides computer like players? Is it some kind of settings I should be using or dvd? And why is the menu video distorted when I use windows dvd maker when burning a video I made with magix? What can I do?

johnebaker wrote on 10/20/2012, 7:54 AM

There are several things to check and set correctly to avoid potential problems later on in burning:-

1. The movie settings should be set (but it is not absolutely necessary) to the correct video size, aspect ratio and frame rate as the final DVD ie if you want a widescreen DVD then the movie setting (E key) for the project should be set correctly.

2. When you are in the Burn menu and you select the template menu you want it should be the same aspect ration as the final movie - see image

3. When you click the Burn button the following options should be set correctly

The type of disc you want - DVD, Blu-ray or AVCHD (the last two will only play in Bluray players)

Let us assume you are creating a standard DVD

4. Select the burner you want to use

The image recorder will create an ISO image of the DVD on your computer, see later how this can be used.

5. Click the Encoder settings button and from the new window select the correct preset from the dropdown menu shown in the image then click OK

6. With a DVD disc in the burner, click the burn button to produce the DVD - see tip below.

Using the Image recorder

The image recorder can be used to create an ISO image of the DVD which you can then mount using a program such as MagicDisc and play like any normal DVD player with a program such as PowerDVD.

This is good for testing without wasting discs.

Tip:

I always burn to DVD-RW or BD-RE discs first for testing in players. If I find errors or things are not quite how I want them, I can make the changes in MEP and then re-use the DVD-Rw or BD-RE disc - saves money in the long run

Once I am happy with the final DVD/BD I then use the DVD-RW or BD_RE as a master disc and copy direct to DVD-R or BD disc without going through the rendering process again in MEP. I then erase the rewriteable and use it again.

HTH

John