Dvd driver kicks out dvd media -

Please help me.
I have a iMac in my home and Power MacG5 in the office.
I need to get some video editing files to bring in office.
If I take a data dvds of the editing files from my home to my working place, dvd driver just bring them out of dvd driver.
No messages!
I wonder if anybody can help me.

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