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Windows users can't view my Mepis made DVD's
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MEPIS Rules!   Joined: Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:57 pm Posts: 146 Location: Atlanta GA USA Has thanked: 53 times Have thanks: 18 times 
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Post # 283913
 Windows users can't view my Mepis made DVD'sI used K3B to burn my Costa Rica vacation videos to some DVDs. Gave them to my Windows friends and they can't view them. I thought the problem was the .mov format so I changed them to .wmv format but the problem persisted. I tried altering permissions but that didn't help either. I'm using Memorex DVD -R.
Thanks kindly. Bill _________________ AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ [s]nVidia CorpGF108 [EVGA GeForce GT 430][/s] <-that died when several caps went bad. Now using: NVIDIA Corporation G86 [GeForce 8500 GT] 2GB 160ns memory Samsung HD160JJ Acer x223w |
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Post # 283915
Re: Windows users can't view my Mepis made DVD's
Can they view them with a computer, as opposed to a standalone DVD player connected to the TV? _________________ Asus M4A87TD USB3 AMD 870 Socket AM3 Athlon II X4 630 2.8GHz Quad Core GeForce 9500 GT 1GB PCIe, nVidia TwinView Kingston 2G x 2 1333 DDR3 WD Caviar 500GB x 2 SATA hdd |
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MEPIS Enthusiast  Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:54 am Posts: 9157 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S.A. Has thanked: 2708 times Have thanks: 574 times
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Post # 283919
Re: Windows users can't view my Mepis made DVD's Have they tried a stand-alone player?
_________________ "There is no "slippery slope" toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders." Alan K. Simpson |
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Post # 283921
Re: Windows users can't view my Mepis made DVD's have they tried viewing the individual video files?
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| Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:45 pm |
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MEPIS Enthusiast  Joined: Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:07 pm Posts: 7353 Location: Skullcrusher Mountain, Santee, CA USA Has thanked: 322 times Have thanks: 1185 times
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Post # 283924
Re: Windows users can't view my Mepis made DVD's These then are data DVDs which contain video files, instead of the video format DVDs such as created by DeVeDe or you'd rent at a store?
If they are trying to view those in a DVD player, or Windows DVD player software, chances are they won't be able to view them at all. Perhaps Window Media Player...for sure the Win VLC ought to be able to view them. _________________ Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 14 inch: 4 GB RAM, Intel i5-480 processor, Intel HD graphics and sound, Intel 1000 "n" WiFi, Acer CrystalEye webcam, Hot Keys, suspend, hibernate, KDE openGL effects: all work out of the box with 64-bit MEPIS 11! |
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MEPIS Enthusiast  Joined: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:45 pm Posts: 4871 Location: Penn's Woods Has thanked: 537 times Have thanks: 398 times
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Post # 283934
Re: Windows users can't view my Mepis made DVD's
Windows should be able to play .wmv format using Windows Media Player (after all, wmv stands for Windows Media Video). One possibility may be the disk medium itself. I've heard through the grapevine that the Memorex brand isn't playable on some players. As of 2006 there are no physical differences between DVD -R and DVD +R, although there are differences in the functionality when recording -R versus +R. I use DVD -R all the time without problems. http://netforbeginners.about.com/cs/mul ... ined_3.htm As a last resort, try using DeVeDe to convert your .mov videos into regular DVDs that can be played on DVD players as well as computers. _________________ SimplyMEPIS is SimplyTHEBEST Mepis 8.5; 2.6.32-1-mepis-pae (Internal 2.6.32-12); 4GB RAM 2.4GHz AMD Athlon 4600+ NVidia GeForce 6150 LE; 304.51 Display Driver |
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MEPIS Guide  Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:10 am Posts: 2725 Location: The Netherlands Has thanked: 128 times Have thanks: 209 times
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Post # 283941
Re: Windows users can't view my Mepis made DVD's Just make sure with the latest devede (3.16.9) you leave the "make menu" option checked. Just did some testing today because devede on mepis has been broken for me for a while, and that was finally what sorted out the "you don't have enough space" bug-like thing.
Older version seams to work better according to various posts on the net but not a clue how to get that one, and I ain't messin' with Synaptic's sh*t or a make install or somesuch  _________________ SimplyMEPIS-1.5G_11.9.86_64 ext3 KDE 4.8.4 * AMD Asus M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 * ATI RS880GT Radeon HD 4200 * AMD Processor Athlon II X4 635, sAM3 * HDA ATI SB (VT1708S Analog) * 2x4Gb DDR3 1600 Kingston * 22" Samsung SyncMaster P2250 * HP DeskJet F2280 |
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MEPIS Rules! Joined: Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:57 pm Posts: 146 Location: Atlanta GA USA Has thanked: 53 times Have thanks: 18 times
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Post # 283957
Re: Windows users can't view my Mepis made DVD's
Negative. _________________ AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ [s]nVidia CorpGF108 [EVGA GeForce GT 430][/s] <-that died when several caps went bad. Now using: NVIDIA Corporation G86 [GeForce 8500 GT] 2GB 160ns memory Samsung HD160JJ Acer x223w |
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MEPIS Rules! Joined: Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:57 pm Posts: 146 Location: Atlanta GA USA Has thanked: 53 times Have thanks: 18 times
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Post # 283958
Re: Windows users can't view my Mepis made DVD's What makes the most sense is the Memorex brand DVDs not playing on some equipment. Thanks for the replies.
_________________ AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ [s]nVidia CorpGF108 [EVGA GeForce GT 430][/s] <-that died when several caps went bad. Now using: NVIDIA Corporation G86 [GeForce 8500 GT] 2GB 160ns memory Samsung HD160JJ Acer x223w |
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Post # 283961
Re: Windows users can't view my Mepis made DVD's what eadwine said may in fact be the issue, but i would suggest, before replacing a stock of DVDs that you already have - test the individual wmv files to eliminate them as the source of the problem.
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