Dvd viewer disc not recognized

I insterted a disc into the drive to view a sunday school video. DVD player (apple icon)
put out a message that there was not a recognized disc (paraphrasing).
I tried to eject the disc but macbook pro won't eject the disc.
should I look for another app to locate & eject the disc?
This macbook is a year old with no previous problems with the disc drive.
Oh, all my softward gets updated regularly but I had some problems with Maverick
trying to update several times. I don't believe I have a hd screen, and Maverick
is having a problem with this.
Suggestions about how to eject the disc? Thanks

Hey there MrsGart,
It sounds like your disk will not eject from the drive, and is causing an error about the disc not being a recognized format. If there is no DVD icon on the desktop to drag to the trash, I would try this step from the article named:
If you can't eject a CD or DVD or open the drive tray
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2097
If that doesn't work, restart the computer, then hold down the mouse button or trackpad button while the computer is starting up, until the disc is ejected.
To restart, choose Restart from the Apple menu.
If you are unable to remove the disc from the drive please contact Apple, contact an Apple Authorized Service Provider, or make an appointment with an Apple Retail Store for additional troubleshooting, evaluation, or service.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Sterling

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