Why doesn't my vcd work on certain DVD players?

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qzmaster591

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I downloaded some films from a newsgroup..I downloaded them from my folder onto DVD-R's using vso's copytodvd. The discs don't work on my DVD player, but work on my laptop...Why wont mine work when other people's do??I have DVD SHRINK software on my computer,, should I use it in anyway..if not then what do I need??Thank you so much.
 
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R & R

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The most likely explanation is that you're software burns in the wrong format. Go throught the options and look if there is a format's section, and if so find out what format normal DVD's are, and select it. If your software doesn't burn in that format then get new software.
 
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r b

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I could be mistaken but I think VCD has to be put on a cd-r not a dvd-r. If it's supposed to work with a dvd-r then the dvd player you're using may just not recognize vcd. Not all of them do.
 
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R & R

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I hope I understand the question.You need to burn the CD as a VCD. That is the only way I know of that a CD video will play on a DVD player. You can't just copy the film to the CD and get it to work. There should be an option in your burning software to burn as a "VCD". I know that Pinnacle Studio has the ability to do VCDs but I'm pretty sure that Windows Movie Maker doesn't. CDBurner XP Pro 3 looks like it will, but I haven't tried it yet.I burn lots of VCDs, and they work in DVD players. But I have to select the "project" to burn to a CD as a VCD. To make a Video DVD, you just need to have software that will do that such as any of the softwware I mentioned above. Open the program, drop in the files, add any special effects such as titles, music etc, then burn to the DVD with that software.
 
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