Zillions of mp3s on DVD,but it don't play!
 

I've tried copying mp3s onto blank DVDs, (using Nero 6), as I have stacks of mp3s on my hard drive and DVD+Rs have so much storage capacity. The idea is to play back through my Phillips DVD R75, which is linked to my setero system. Copying mp3s to CD-R works OK (though the DVD R75 has a habit of 'skipping' some of the tracks for no apparent reason,) but when I copy onto DVD+RW, the disk will only play on the computer. When I insert it into the DVD R75, message comes up 'Data on disk cannot be recognised'. Anyone got any ideas how to fix, or what I might be doing wrong?

Thanks

Peter

Are you sure your Standalone Philips plays dvd+r?



Tyler!

Yes - it plays DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW. It records onto DVD+R and DVD+RW only.

Peter

Are you burning them as a data disc?



Tyler!

Yes..

did you convert from 42khz to 48khz

What the..? Who the..? How do I do that? I thought in Nero 6 you just copy(?) Never come up against this 42Khz v 48Khz.. More info please!

dvd standard is 48khz. if you kept them at 42khz, this is probably the reason for it not working.

i think besweet may do this. i never tried it myself, but have read about it.

Oooh! I had a look at BeSweet and it's a lot of technical stuff which is several miles over my head. Nothing immediately evident about converting from 42khz to 48khz. Could some kind person tell me exactly what I should be doing here? I don't know what 42Khz v48Khz is all about! Is it relevant that my .mp3s copy fine onto CD-R, which then play in my Phillips DVD R75, but when copied onto DVD+RW, will only play back through the computer? Humble apologies for tech ignorance.

Peter

These are good questions. For most of us one DVD would contain all of the mp3s in our collection and provide a very convenient storage method.

I note that almost any brand of settop DVD player today will play mp3s on CDs, but their specs never mention mp3s on DVDs.

One might suspect that the music industry sharks have persuaded the DVD manufacturers not to provide the capability of playing mp3s off DVD media.

I hope someone can shed some light on this area.

LGS

Ah, an interesting subject, surely worth investigating. It would be kewl to cut back on the storage space.

Ok I have read up on this subject and all I found out is that your DVD player must be able to support MP3 playback from DVD media.


I dont think the DVD player you have will support this type of playback.

You can do a search on the internet as I did and also click here and ask Da Boss what he would recommend.

I have researched this on the Internet, and I cannot find ANYTHING definitive on the subject.

Anyone else have any ideas?

lugesm

It did take me over 2 hours of seaching just to find what i did, so it is not a popular subject as of yet. I'm sure it will be soon though cause it is a great idea in regards to the storage concept.
We will have to just have to wait and see how this topic evolves.

Couldn't you just start the file playing and use windows recorder to copy the music to the hard drive, then burn the resultant files back to a cd. Then you would have an audio disc! Windows Media 9 series player can also burn to cd.

Actually what he was talking about is making a MP3 backup on a DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW, rather that a CD-R etc... and then playback on a standalone DVD player. According to the guys on the link in my previous post, this is 100% possible but the player must be able to playback on DVD media. It is an interesting concept, especially in regard to the storage.

In researching specs for newer DVD players, I find that most of them do offer mp3 playback.

HOWEVER, if you read the specs carefully they relate only to the playing of mp3 files on a CD inserted into the DVD player in question.

Hope someone else has a better story; I would like to be wrong about this one.

Click here to see what I have found on this subject. You do have to read it very carefully cause while it does mention both but so far I havent read anything that specifically mentions a standalone dvd player that supports mp3 playback burt to a dvd-r etc...

However, I have not skimmed through the entire search yet due to lack of free time but I have been going a little at a time.

Check this one out if anyone gets time. I started it and it looked good but I gotta run for now. If no one else gets a chance, atleast i got the link saved here so I can check it out later.

did you try nero and selecting dvd-audio, load your files, then burn. i am not sure if this would work for mp3's on dvd-r. this may make .wav's work on dvd-r's on your dvd player.

I moderate at another forum, and 1 person tried this and said it worked for them.

http://audio-**************com/guide.htm

I think this is what you are looking for

try using dvd-r i have never had any probs.

Thanks for the DVD Creator link - I downloaded the 15 day Free trial version, and it works OK with the following provisos: It doesn't show the name of the music track on your DVD player as it's playing, just the DVD Creator logo. This is frustrating if you've recorded stacks of tracks - no way of knowing where/what they are.. the Support Team say..."We will show audio info on screen in future versions, please wait." So there. Also, I wanted to play back several radio shows downloaded form the net, and the sample rates aren't supported by DVD Creator. Their Support Team say... "Currently, Audio DVD Creator only supports media files recorded at 22.05kHz, 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz and 96kHz." My radio shows have a bit rate of 24kbps, so no good apparently.

Thanks also for the DVD-R tip, I might try that as well.

Peter

Bottom line.....not all DVD players will play mp3 format DVDs. Of 3 DVD players i have at home. Only my newer Poineer DV 260 will play mp3 DVDs. And thats with a max of 999 tracks. The $50 Apex one will not...just mp3 CDs. And my original Poineer does not even play mp3 CDs.(my first DVD player)

True That! Perhaps the members who have had success in MP3 playback burnt to a DVD could post their DVD player brand names / models, along with their reviews on the subject regarding maximum tracks, subtitles, etc...

I think this will be a very popular subject in the near future.

Maybe a sticky on this subject would be helpful for future interested members once we get enough feedback.

I think www.dvdrhelp.com has this sort of feature. Not exactly sure itll have dvdr mp3 playback but Im sure with a few emails they can make that happen. Doing that here would be a major project and since dvdrhelp is better set up for it, lets let them keep that glory. ;)




Tyler!

@ Peter McL, I did a search for you on this subject and used the site TD recommended. Click here and here to see what your options are. I hope these 2 links are helpful.
@ Tyler, As for the sticky idea, I agree with you, that it would be a lot of work. Maybe a post labeled "MP3DVDs", (For topic search purposes) or something in that regard, with a link to your recommended site as a source of resolve, would be more helpful. Do you think that would best assist future inquiries on this subject?

That site was very helpful in my personal quest on this subject. Thanks TD!

That sounds like a good idea. Ill get it done as soon as I get a chance.




Tyler!

Zillions of MP3's on a DVD
 

I've got about 7,000 mp3's I'd like to put on DVD. So what's the limit? Is there a fat table limit on the root folder? I'm sure my dvd player isn't going to like 1000 tracks on a dvd. Any ideas yet? I've heard that a modded PS/2 has no limits on DVD playback. Maybe I need one of them? - Joe

DVD menu problem

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I have made a audio dvdr with audio dvd creator.
but i have a problem when i play the dvd in my stand alone player.
you just see for one second the menu and then the dvd stops. until you hit play and then he start to play the first track.

hoe do i get the menu on the stand alone, does it have to do with the ifo doe i need to adjust that please help me?

mindcrash -

Did you record mp3 files on the DVD or some other format?

Try the 2 links I posted in this post and see if it helps. Not sure if it will but its worth checking out anyway. I dont think it relates as much to the menu problem but it might help a little in regards to the subject in general. These guys can also probably help further.