why no playback….?

[John Rofrano]

Are you using Windows XP? Vegas 5 and DVD Architect 2 are only supported on Windows XP. It sounds like you are doing everything else correctly. Also make sure that you are using discs that are compatible with your Sony DVD player. Some players only play DVD+R, some only play DVD-R, and some play both. Windows Media Player on XP cannot play DVD’s without extra software.

~jr

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[Earle Del rosario]

i may have found the cause. thnx.

[John Rofrano]

[Earle Del Rosario] “i may have found the cause. thnx.”

It would be nice if you let everyone else know what it was so that when others have this problem they can get the answer easily.

~jr

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[Earle Del rosario]

I assumed that my burner was for -+RW and -+R (since, my previous computer was that), but, this profile only says -+RW. I’ll do more editing before I pick some up.

[John Rofrano]

I wasn’t referring to your burner… I was referring to your set-top DVD player. Some DVD players only accept certain media. This may be why it doesn’t play the disc.

~jr

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[Earle Del rosario]

Because you mentioned to check the set-top player, i also checked my laptop burner hardware profile(says DVD +-RW).

The Sony set-top DVD player has sticker that says :
DVD -RW/-R
DVD +RW/+R
CD -RW/-R & MP3

[John Rofrano]

Wow, I can’t imagine why it won’t recognize the disc then. You seem to have all the formats covered. Is there something else that might have changed about your PC from the time it use to work until now? Something must have changed.

~jr

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[Earle Del rosario]

The pc DVD hardware profile says activated/enabled, and the DVD Architect was showing a rendering time (waited 1.5 hours).

The pc DVD hardware profile shows the detail only as “DVD +-RW” (does not show “R”). Could it be that the DVD hardware can only use RW discs ?

Laptop: Compaq R4000

[John Rofrano]

[Earle Del Rosario] “Could it be that the DVD hardware can only use RW discs ? “

Not likely. Usually they will support R but not RW but I can’t imagine only supporting RW without R.

Have you tried a different DVD player?

~jr

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[Earle Del rosario]

The laptop hardware profile only shows RW, does not show R. I’ve recently burned(with DVD Arhitect2) and successfully played back(Sony deck player) a DVD -RW disc. I’ll try another deck, but for the moment i’m glad for this.

Question:
In DVD Architect 2.0, the saved project can be opened and played back(with its subtitles) from the timeline. But, after I burn it, I play it back on the DVD set-top player, and there are no subtitles.

Am I rendering a different file than the file that is played back from the timeline?

The Preview shows the subtitles, and, the timeline shows the subtitles. However, the subtitles seem to not have been burned to DVD. Suggestions? thnx.