Hi - sorry this has probably been discussed many times before, but I am having trouble burning my AVI files from my Mac to a DVD-R. Well at least it looks like they are burning OK - in the Finder it shows the disk with the correct name of the AVI file - but when I put them in my trusty old Panasonic dvd player it says the disk is not supported, or words to that effect. Any advice?? Thanks
I burned two different AVI files to dvd on the Mac - both on different branded blank DVD-Rs. One won't work in my Panasonic - but plays fine in the portable dvd player (also Panasonic) and the other won't play in either. Will try your suggestion now and see how I get on. Tks
Thanks I've had success with this - and have burned a few files successfully so that they will play on my Panasonic dvd player. Unfortunately the disks won't play on any of my regular dvd players (Panasonic, Pioneer and Sony) - yes, i know, I have a lot of children hence all the DVD players. Can't work out why the discs won't play - but they are all pretty old which must be the explanation?? Would it make a difference if I bought a different brand of DVD-R - these ones are the cheapies SKC from the Warehouse.
I think what might be happening is the Panasonic DVD player that does play the AVI files that you have burned to disc, is playing them because that specific DVD player is capable of playing DivX files. I suspect your other DVD players simply don't support playing DivX/AVI files.
Another factor that might be at play is that you might be burning to both DVD-R, and DVD+R (i.e. when you said you tried two different brands of disc). Some of the DVD players might not be capable of reading from either DVD-R/DVD+R formats, let alone be able to play DivX files.
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