DVD created with Encore won't play on Mac

Hey,
I recently created a DVD with Encore. Everything went perfect, the DVD played flawless on a standalone player and with Power DVD and Windows Media Player on a Windows PC.
But now a client reported, that the DVD does not play on a MAC using Apple's DVD player.
We rechecked it and the same error occured.
The Popup says that the Copy protection of the dvd could not be veryfied.
I burned it using a regular DVD Burner, so there can not be any copy protection, right?
What can I do, so my future DVDs will play everywhere?
regards,
Can

>can not be any copy protection, right?
That is correct, you may not burn a DVD with copy protection
Copy Protect http://forums.adobe.com/message/2502996
-and the steps http://forums.adobe.com/thread/699278
Regions http://forums.adobe.com/thread/895223
What brand of blank disc, and what burn speed?
Some people "scoff" at the idea, but others here advise to use one of a few brands of blank disc... and to burn at the slowest possible speed setting so the "laser holes" made during the burn process are well shaped
What I always do is create an ISO out of Encore and then use the FREE http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download to write files or folders or ISO to disc for DVD or BluRay (send the author a PayPal donation if you like his program)
Use Taiyo Yuden single layer or Verbatim Two layer Or Falcon Pro for inkjet printable Two layer

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