Anyone have a settop DVD player that well play DVDr but won't MPEG audio?

The NTSC DVD standard is AC3 or PCM not
MPEG 1/2 Layer 2 Audio. Some NG posters see
this as a problem if you are creating DVD-+R in
"NTSC Land". The DVDs I have made with MPEG
audio have all played everywhere I could play the
format. (+or- DVDr).

So the question is; Has anyone had any problem
with MPEG Audio vice AC3 or PCM while playing
back DVD-+R?

Luck;
Ken

 

I had problems playing PCM audio that I mistakenly thought was encoded
to MPEG2 audio (according to the software that burned it it was MPEG 2
audio) when I changed an option on my player from Bitstream to PCM and
it worked fine, before doing that I just didn't hear any sound on home
movies I converted.

My understanding is the DVD standard calls for either PCM or AC3
audio, if you're burning a ISO standard video DVD it's using one of
those two formats. The DVD Authoring software is probably performing
some kind of conversion you aren't aware of.

 

It would also have to be fooling PowerDVD's
info display. As well as every other info reporting
software I have. They all report that the DVD+R
has MPEG 2 Audio ( MPEG-1 Layer-2 , 48k
Stereo ). And it plays normally in everything I've
tried it in. (Everything that can play a DVD+R)

So, from your post, you've never tried a DVDR
with MPEG audio then, you've never had one
fail to play properly because it was MPEG audio.
Just a PCM that wasn't properly detected.

The search continues. So far no one has reported
any problem playing DVDR with MPEG audio
here in "NTSC Land".

Luck;
Ken

 

(JDeats) wrote in

R2(Euro) & R4(Aus/NZ) also have MPEG2 audio as part of the "standard"
AFAIK, support there should be ubqiqitious. All my players and every DVD-R
with MPEG2 sudio on it I have tried in freinds players always worked. (R4
Aus)

That being said, I usualy stick with LPCM as the stuff I generate from mini
DV is only 20 mins or so in length and the extra space saving that comes
with AC-3 is not needed and I only have one authoring App (DVD It PE) that
supports LPCM --> AC-3 that I don't like using anyhoo.

--
Trevor S


"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
-Albert Einstein

 

My Malata 520 will not play DVD-R with audio mode as MPEG although video is
not a problem. My Sampo and Cyberhome players will play the same disc
flawlessly.

 

Well, I can change that. I have a friend that has an older Toshiba
DVD player that will not play MPEG2 Audio Streams, I made some DVD-rs
for him and they all had no sound until I re-encoded the sound to
AC-3, I can't remember the model number of the player, but there are
definately NTSC players that adhere to the DVD forum standard and do
not support MPEG2 Audio.

Ian

 

Great Ian, now I'm not doubting your story,
but could you get that model number from your
friend? I'd like to check it out with Toshiba.

Looking forward to your next post.

Luck;
Ken

 

How do you re-encode the sound to AC3?

I have created a DVD-R and the picture shows great but no sound
(Panasonic DVD)

I am wondering if this is my problem too - wrong sound format.

Jackie