Burned DVDs not working on MacBookPro

Hello - I have authored and burned discs in DVD SP, and they all play fine on my DVD player on my TV set, but are not playing on my MacBook Pro. I put the disc in after Disk Utility shows it's been burned successfully, and after a few 'tries', it pops out, never even mounting on the computer.
A commercial DVD works just fine on my computer, but none of the recent discs I've burned, yet ones I've burned from the same pack earlier, burned fine... thanks so much!

Another help source (if you haven't already done so).
Go to your OS Help Menu. In the search field type dvd
Click on all the troubleshooting topics & Support Articles that pertain to your issue.
You can also do the same in Disk Utility. Open same up.
At the bottom left of the window, click on the purple button w/the "?" in the middle.
This will bring up the Help Menu.
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