Imposible to open DVD video discs

After downloading Mountain lion update 10.8.3 on my MacBook Pro 5.1 my DVD player can open CD music discs but automatically ejects my DVD video discs. Does anyone know how to sove this problem ?

Check System Preferences (in the dock, or under the Apple logo on the menu bar) > CDs & DVDs > When You Insert a Video DVD -- and make sure it's set correctly.

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Cant open DVD ram discs

I have a 27 inch imac but it won't open my dvd ram disc, they have family videos on them and i am trying to save them to the imac, any help would be great thanks

Intervideo WinDVD is a movie player, not a movie format.
Could please look at the contents of the DVD and look at the file name of one of the tracks?
The suffix is the key. It will be "something.xyz"
That is the information you need to figure out if there is a way to play the movies on a Mac.

Opening DVD video in QT - no sound

I have a DVD I need to convert to a mov, or mpg for display on a website.
I just upgraded to QT Pro so that I could do this, but everytime I try to open the file in QT I get video but don't get any sound.
The DVD disc has two folders:
"AUDIO_TS" (empty)
"VIDEO_TS" (with several files - VTS010.BUP, .IFO, and .VOB)
The only one QT will open is the "VTS010.VOB" file.
I don't have access to the original video so I have to extract it from the DVD. (this is a non-commercial DVD, by the way...)
I thought it may have something to do with the DVD, so I tried a different home made one, and got the same results.
I was told by a friend of mine - a film editor - that QT Pro could do this. He thinks it may be a preferences problem. Any idea on how I can get this to work?
Thanks.

The MPEG2 Component didn't do the trick, but the Mpeg Streamclip did! I wish I had tried that (the free one) before I spent the extra $20. Live and learn.
You needed both as QTKirk stated. Remove the MPEG-2 Playback component and MPEG Streamclip will no longer work -- i.e., you'll start getting messages saying you need to install the MPEG-2 component.

Unable to read DVD video

I unable to read DVD video discs, although I can read DVD-R and CD.
I try to change the region using regionset but with no change.
here is the output of vlc, when I try to open DVD:
VLC media player 0.8.6b Janus
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 0.1.10 from http://dvd.sf.net
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdread: Could not open /dev/hdc with libdvdcss.
libdvdread: Can't open /dev/hdc for reading
libdvdnav: vm: faild to open/read the DVD
[00000291] dvdread demuxer error: DVDRead cannot open source: /dev/hdc
[00000294] vcd access error: could not read TOCHDR
[00000294] vcd access error: no movie tracks found
[00000294] access_file access error: file /dev/hdc is empty, aborting
[00000294] cdda access error: could not read TOCHDR
[00000294] cdda access error: no audio tracks found
[00000289] main input error: no suitable access module for `dvd:///dev/hdc'
[00000278] main playlist: nothing to play
signal 2 received, terminating vlc - do it again in case it gets stuck
[00000278] main playlist: stopping playback

whats in your
/etc/fstab
yours is probably
/dev/dvd /mnt/dvd auto ro,user,noauto,unhide 0 0
mine is
/dev/dvd /mnt/dvd udf,iso9660 ro,user,noauto,unhide 0 0
i had issues with some dvd's till i changed from auto to udf

No DLT Machine? Writing a DL project to 2 DVD-R discs as DDP images

There is yet another way to get a DL project to the factory if you do not have a DLT machine, and do not have access to DL discs in the correct format.
Write the DDP images to 2 single layer discs instead!
This requires the use of GEAR Pro Mastering Edition again, and is incredibly easy to do.
What you need to do here is follow the original guides in the FAQ sections for setting the Layer Break manually, but instead of writing the project to DLT tapes or to DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL media, what we do next is write the project to a DDP file on the HDD instead.
This will result in 2 folders appearing - Layer 0 and Layer 1.
Each of these has the necessary information for the replication plant to manufacture the discs - all we need to do is get them onto 2 discs instead of 2 DLT tapes.
This is simplicity itself.
Launch your burning application.
Create a new DVD-ROM project.
Name it (Project)_Layer_1
Broswe to the 2 folders with the DDP files in them, and add the contents in this exact order
DDPID
CONTROL.DAT
IMAGE.DAT
(Checksum.txt - optional)
(Log file - optional)
Burn the disc.
Repeat for Layer 1.
That is all there is to it.
What will happen at the factory is the Eclipse verification system will look for the DDPID file at the root level of the disc. If it cannot find it, it will assume it is dealing with a standard DVD-ROM disc instead, but if it is there it will know what is going on, load the files, and ask for Layer 1 after it has finished in the normal manner.
EDIT.
I have just been informed by a VERY reliable source that you can also write a copy protected image to DVD-R discs in this manner.
So that DLT machine is finally obsolete.

>Everyone's an expert.
ARcoSS and RipGuard aren't flags, they use a non-standard file structure (i.e. delibrate errors). This requires you create the DDP set (author) using a low level application. They support Sonic products. Try reading the requirments over ta sony DADC and Macrovision...it won't wortk w/ Encore.
Who care about the ACP flags it's useless.
I wouldn't call my self an expert (An EX is a has-been, and a SPURT is a drip under pressure :) ) but I have managed to successfully author countless titles with no problems.
Wat I can state for you hyyt99 is that you do not seem to understand this at all.
CSS costs you nothing - it is free. As far as "pointless" goes, it is not much use as a copy protection system but then again, there is absolutely
i no way at all to guarantee any DVD-Video disc cannot be copied.
Period.
NONE of the available options will protect against anyone for long.
Let's go through the lists again.
CSS - Free at point of replication. Flag has to be added at creation of DLT master or DDP/CMF image.
ACP - or Macrovision. Works as long as the analogue device respects the system. Type 1 is the sole option for PAL, as Types 2 & 3 use Colourstripe, which only works on NTSC standard discs. It tells the copying device the signal strength is much higher than it really is and results in an extremely low level copy. Copying to VHS tapes is very common in Asia, Africa & Arabian countries. Macrovision tend to buy up the patents or rights to boxes that can defeat it.
Flag has to be set at creation of Masters (DLT, CMF or DDP) and carries a setup fee & a per disc royalty. The replication facility must be licensed by Macrovision.
ARcoSS/RipGuard.
You're only correct in saying that the flags are not set in authoring. They are not. They do NOT, repeat NOT need to be set at all for the DLT/DDP/CMF masters. You need to tell the replication plant you require these, there is a setup fee & a per disc royalty involved, as there is with ACP. There is certainly no way at all to create these discs at home - it is done at the factory, and only at the factory.
Truth is, you cannot protect any DVD-Video disc, or Blu Ray disc, or HD DVD disc at all. It takes a maximum of $30 to buy an application that strips the lot out.
The *only* uncracked protection system is Verance's Watermarking technology for DVD-Audio. And the supreme irony here is that this format is in a deep coma. Yet the watermark travels, and any copies will simply not play. A version of this that can go to DVD-Video is apparently in the works - and speed the day. Who would bother with a disc that has no audio!!

Director Movies as ROM content in DVD-Video?

Only just bought Director MX Studio 2004, and recieved the
package today.
My Graphics partner is very excited!
But anyway - what I am wondering is if it is possible to
create Director Movies that can be added to DVD-Video discs in the
ROM folder so that they will play on computer based DVD-ROM drives.
If this is something that can be done - complete with the
.exe file (as well as a Mac equivalent?) then this is indeed going
to be fun.
Can anyone tell me if this is possible please? And if it is,
how I would go about it? (Apart from RTFM of course!)

Welcome to the world that is director, hold tight, its about
to get hairy!
I maybe misinterpreting your post here but here gos anyway,-
Think of Director as an application creating piece of kit. It
essentially allows you to generate multimedia and deliver it in
several ways. As far as DVD is concerned, it is a common
misconception that director can create DVD material. So when you
say 'Director Movies as ROM content in DVD-Video?' This is a
definate NO. In fact its just the opposite, Director can only
showcase DVD video.
Ive created several DVD-roms in the past that when played
back on a pc or mac, will present the director application (text,
pictures, swf animations, interactivity etc...) as well as DVD
material. This is created by adding a DVD asset and then pointing
to the DVD folder contaning all the VOB files etc. To authour this,
you then include the DVD video material along with your DVD-rom.
Now you can do several things with the DVD video such as
control the playback, speed, audiochannel, chapter etc... as well
as fire off events as and when you require them..
I suggest you prob futher into this subject, you will find
all the information you need on the abode site and this forum,
heres a starting point-
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/director/articles/dvd.html.
You may also want to look up the DVD events manager.
Good luck with this, used correctly its a very powerful
tool.

Quickktime export to fit dvd media disc

Hi.. I have CS3.. I keep getting asked for my films to be exported in quicktime lossless media file to be sent to festivals for screenings.. my films are only 3-5 minutes long.. but when I export as quicktime they come in at 8gig.. can someone tell me how to export quicktime a 4 minute film..HD 720p etc that can fit a DVD.. this has been puzzling me for ages..thanks

Now, beyond going with a higher capacity disc, and having one media file per disc, you have only one choice, that I see - cut the bit-rate way down. Test the output of this, as you might not be pleased with the resulting quality.
As you are talking about a fixed CODEC (specified) and Frame Size (determined by you), and a fixed Duration (determined by you), then bit-rate, or larger discs are all that I see.
Programs, like DVDShrink will likely not be of much use, as you have data files on a DVD-Data. Those are designed to work with the MPEG-2 of DVD-Video discs. Still, you might want to look into them, as perhaps one WILL work acceptably with your AV files (data).
Even using archiving programs, like 7z or ZIP, will not squeeze much, if anything out of the files, and might actually increase the sizes. Also, the recipient would first need to Extract these to play them.
Good luck,
Hunt

I have a football game recorded on a DVD R disc that I was trying to view on my MacBook using DVD Player. The video comes onto the screen, but immediately freezes, and then disappears. An error message comes up saying that DVD player unexpectedly quit.

I have a football game recorded on a DVD+R disc that I was trying to view on my MacBook using DVD Player. The video comes onto the screen, but immediately freezes, and then disappears. An error message comes up saying that DVD player unexpectedly quit. My MacBook operating system is Mac OS X, version 10.5.8. DVD Player is App version 5.0.3, framework version 5.0.7.
However, the DVD+R works on both my Dad's and my brother's laptops. My Dad's laptop is an iBook G4 with Mac OS X operating system, version 10.3.9. The DVD Player is version 4.0. My brother's laptop is a MacBook Pro with Mac OS X operating system, version 10.7.2. The DVD Player is App version 5500.26.1 and framework version 5.5.0. The DVD+R plays fine on their laptops, but will not play on mine.
Anthony

Lao Bo,
yes, you can locate and copy a file from your HD to a USB key using UNIX commands. If you know the exact name of the file which you’re trying to locate, try this:
find / -iname filename -print
This command will search your entire internal disk for the particular filename. If you know that it’s within a particular user account, then you can save search time with this variation:
find /Users/username -iname filename -print
Either variation of this command will print all files found which have the given filename. Presuming that you’re able to identify the correct file, you can copy it to a USB key using the command
cp -p filename_returned_by_find /Volumes/USB_volume
If you’re not sure which volume name your USB key has, this command will show you what the possibilities are:
ls /Volumes
Please let me know if you have any trouble with these commands.

When i burn videos to a dvd-r disc it works on my macbook but not on a windows/pc or my dvd player. How can i make it work on all the above and not just a mac product?

when i burn videos to a dvd-r disc it works on my macbook but not on a windows/pc or my dvd player. How can i make it work on all the above and not just a mac product?

Unfortunately, the recording & movie industry does not respect the rights of the people who make them money, and thus you can only use the paid-for content in ways they see fit. Even if I lived in a bunker where no one else could possibly see the movie I paid for, therefor I'm not 'sharing it illegally', I would still not be allowed in a blue moon to copy that movie to DVD for TV viewing. Someone will tell you to get an AppleTV. How about Apple give us one for free? Until this changes, people wanting to use their content in multiple locations will continue to download music & movies via torrents, legally or illegally.

How can I add new content in iDVD to a DVD-RW disc which has ample remaining free space? After preparing the new video for burning and clicking on Burn to iDVD, I get a window saying the disc's already recorded and that I can either Erase or Eject.

How can I add new content in iDVD to a DVD-RW disc with a video previously successfully recorded on it? (The disc has ample remaining free space.)
After preparing the new video for burning and clicking in the File menu on Burn to iDVD, I get a window saying the disc's already recorded and that I can either Erase or Eject. My assumption has been that iDVD would automatically find the free space and continue with the new recording from there. I'd be grateful if anyone can shine light on this.

There are, but not with a DVD written as a movie disk. It must be closed when completed, or it doesn't work.
Apple's built in Burn utility also automatically closes any data CD, DVD or Blu-ray disk you burn. Doesn't matter how much space is unused, you can't use it. You'd have to use a more advanced disk creation app, such as Toast Titanium. I then have the option of choosing to write the data as a session:
I can keep doing this until the disk is full. If I've written five sessions to the disk, when I put it in the drive, five CD/DVD icons will appear on the desktop since the OS will treat each session as if they are separate physical disks. At any point you choose Write Disk when writing a group of data, that means you're closing the disk, and again can't add anything after that. So if I had written two sessions, and the third was Write Disk, it's over. I can't put anything else on that disk.

How do I import video from a DVD-RAM disc?

Hello-- I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question, but...
I have a Panasonic DVD recorder and I recorded something on a DVD-RAM disc. I was hoping I could import the video to iMovie, or even play the video on my Mac, but I am unable to do either. The file on the disc that seems to have the data on it is called "VR_MOVIE.VRO" but none of my applications seem to recognize it. Does anybody have any ideas?
Thanks in advance!

DVD's (most) use MPEG-2 format.
Use the "Search Discussions" feature found on the right side of this page to learn more.

I'm trying to burn a 6.75GB video file onto an 8.5GB blank DVD+RDL disc and being told the disc is too small. Why?

This occurs whether I use an alias or the original file to burn the disc, and whether I use a burn file or try to burn directly to disc from the Finder.
I get the same result on both my MacBookPro and my MacBook Air, each running Snow Leopard OS 10.6.8. Each has about 100GB of free space on its HD/SSD. Also with two brands of discs, Memorex and Verbatim.
Several months ago, I replicated the same video file on an 8.5GB DVD+RDL disc using the MBP, with no problem. Now this.
The only thing new is a reinstall of SL 10.6.8 I did on my Air after tiring of Lion's inadequacies. But the MBP has only run Snow Leopard, never Lion. I wouldn't think that would make a difference.
Your advice is welcome. Happy Holidays.
Bob

I have been using an free app called BURN to do my disk burning. Give it a try. Works great.

Why can't I open DVD-RTAV files on iMovie from my HDD video camera?

Why can't I open DVD-RTAV files or RTR-EXTN on iMovie from my HDD video camera? I'm not sure which one has the video files anyway. Does anyone know how to import these to iMovie? Thx

rodhamilton wrote:
... I'm not sure which one has the video files anyway. ...
none.
tell us manufacturer and type/model of cam you're using ...

I burned some files onto a DVD-R disc using my MacBook Air. I did it by dropping the files onto the DVD icon in Finder and burned it right there. If I put the dics into my DVD Player, it plays just fine. If I insert it into a computer, it opens t

I burned some files onto a DVD-R disc using my MacBook Air.
I did it by dropping the files onto the DVD icon in Finder and burned it right there.
If I put the dics into my DVD Player, it plays just fine. If I insert it into a computer, it opens the disc like a memory stick or something: I can open the files, but it won't play via Macs DVD Player. Can I do something so Macs will recognize the disc as a Dvd?

I burned some files onto a DVD-R disc using my MacBook Air.
I did it by dropping the files onto the DVD icon in Finder and burned it right there.
If I put the dics into my DVD Player, it plays just fine. If I insert it into a computer, it opens the disc like a memory stick or something: I can open the files, but it won't play via Macs DVD Player. Can I do something so Macs will recognize the disc as a Dvd?

Getting Ripped DVD Video and Audio Into Encore

Do you have previously authored DVDs that need rework? Do you want to add menus with greater impact and functionality? Do you want to add some additional program or supplemental material? Does a client want their product demo DVD to be updated to reflect the capabilities of the new and improved version, but the source files no longer exist? Using Adobe Encore DVD and a freeware utility called DVD Decrypter (DVDD), you can accomplish this quickly and easily.
Disclaimer: I do not support the illegal copying and/or distribution of copyrighted works. The authors and distributors of the software I use have made it clear that they do not support illegal copying. This guide is intended solely to assist you in ripping and copying DVD video to which you have the legal rights. Any use of this guide to infringe the copyright of someone else’s intellectual property is prohibited.
This guide is based on Adobe Encore DVD 1.5.1 and DVD Decrypter version 3.5.4.0. Let’s Begin!
Place the DVD to be ripped in your DVD drive and launch DVDD. If you have more than one drive (e.g., a DVD-ROM and a DVD burner) make sure the one with the disc is selected in the Source dropdown list in the main program window. Now we need to set up DVDD to extract video in a way that is “Encore friendly”. This is the toughest part of the whole exercise. Click on the Tools menu item and choose “Settings…”.
Settings
General Tab: You can leave these set at their defaults if you like. Personally, I specify a custom Default Destination. I put my ripped video assets all in one place anyway, and having a default destination means I have one less thing to do when I rip a DVD.
IFO Mode Tab: Make sure that “Select Main Movie PGC” and “Enable Stream Processing” are checked. “Uncheck Suspect Cells” is probably a good default safety check. If your hard disks are formatted as NTFS, set File Splitting to “None”. I leave “Copy IFO File” checked with the default sub-items checked. Make sure that “Patch M2V Timecode” is unchecked. The items in the Create Additional Files section are purely optional. The author of DVDD has been kind enough to list which programs need which files; notice that Encore DVD isn’t listed as needing any of these extra files. I do keep the “Stream Information” box checked. DVDD generates very informative file names, but I like to keep “Include PGC Number” under File Names checked. Be advised you will get some lengthy file names after DVDD is finished ripping.
Stream Processing Tab: Since we enabled stream processing in the IFO Mode tab, we need to tell DVDD how to process those streams. To save yourself time and confusion later, check the “Convert PCM to WAV” box. Earlier versions of Encore required a Demuxed audio stream and a Raw video stream. Encore 1.5.1 can accept either type of video stream (Raw or Demuxed) but it does still require a Demuxed audio stream. However, I still recommend using Raw video and Demuxed audio, if only because it seems to be somewhat faster to process in DVDD. This workflow is also backward-compatible with earlier versions of Encore.
So let’s set up the Stream Processing tab now. In the Demux box, enter “0x8? 0xA? 0xC?”. This ensures that all audio streams in the selected PGC, whether AC3, PCM or MPEG will be set to Demux. In the Raw box, enter “0xE0”. This ensures that the video from the selected PGC will be set to Raw.
Additional Notes about the Stream Processing Tab:
1. For those of you asking the question, “What the heck is a PGC?” it’s just DVD-speak for the titles in a DVD project. And I’m not talking about the opening or end credits, either; I’m talking about the titles that result, for example, from the timelines you create in an Encore DVD project. There is a subtle difference between a PGC and a VTS (title set), but that's not important right now.
2. Happily, recent versions of DVDD create a WAV file after ripping that will import directly into Encore. Versions prior to 3.2.0.0 would create a WAV file that had to be imported to, and exported from, a sound editing program like Adobe Audition, Goldwave or SoundForge before Encore would recognize it.
Events Tab: For convenience sake, I recommend setting “Set Program Mode” in the Startup section to “IFO”. That way, whenever you launch DVDD, it will look familiar to you. You may safely ignore all of the other tabs in the Settings dialog.
Ripping
1.Under the Input Tab of the main program window, select the PGC you want to rip. You can only do one at a time.
2.Switch to the Stream Processing Tab. Verify that Enable Stream Processing is checked.
3.Check or uncheck any or all of the video and audio streams that are listed. Highlight each one to verify that all audio streams are set to Demux and the video stream is set to Raw.
4.If you didn’t select Default Destination in the General Settings Tab, then you need to tell DVDD where to put the ripped files now.
5.Click on the big DVD-to-Disk icon.
6.DVDD will announce, quite loudly, when it has finished. At that point you can rename the files or import them as is into Encore.
I hope you find this guide useful and that it helps you get the most out of your investment in Adobe Encore DVD.
Guide © Jeff Bellune 2005

OK, I can't tell you what we are doing, you'll have to trust me that it's for a very good cause. I'll simplify the use case as an example. If I can do the following we'll be OK:
1) Read video/audo files from a DVD that we created
2) Open these files with the QuickTime Player, click on Export to Apple TV to create an output file.
I'd rather not do an interim conversion of the video data (like use a 3rd party app to convert to mp4 first and then read into QT, but I'm considering a conversion to DV) because that could seriously hurt the apps effectiveness. I also can't use another app (MPEG Streamclip, HandBrake, VisualHub, etc.) to do the conversion.

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