mymovie.mkv
mymovie.mp4
mymovie.mov
etc etc
Then maybe we can help
Posted on 08/21/2022 3:34:01 PM PDT by LouAvul
I have a DVD that was made on Mac equipment. It will not play on my PC w/Win 10.
The gentleman who recorded it said to download MP4 converter to my computer. I did so. (VLC)
I inserted the disc and got to where I selected the option for disc type. "DVD." No dice. I selected the other type that I think is the abbreviation for the Mac type?
Anyway. The DVD is not playing with MP4 "converter" or the "player."
Very hinky.
What am I doing wrong?
What does windows explorer see?
You are probably doing nothing wrong, if VLC won’t play it it may not be playable with anything.
What version of Mac software is he running and what did he use to burn the DVD?
It would help to know if he actually played it after burning it.
Your main hold up appears to be you’re not using a Mac
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Access the DVD drive with Windows File Explorer. What does it show? If there is a file there [filename].mp4, click once on it and copy and paste the mp4 file to your desktop. After it is finished copying, go to your desktop and double click the file.
Here’s a crazy question, will it play in an actual DVD player?
Where it’s made shouldn’t matter. My guess is the original creator did not “finish” the process or just copied it to a DVD without properly burning it.
I used to create DVDs on my Mac for use on either Apple or Windows.
You're not using a mac.
Ask for a refund.
The DVD format is independent of operating systems. If properly done a DVD should work with either Macs, PCs, or Linux computers.
Try the “media player classic” program. That plays just about anything. I might also use the “any video converter” program.
I get weird problems all the time. For instance, you can play video files on vintage (1977 era) tvs if you set the size compression tiny enough (320 x 240).
Sometimes, one won’t play when I try to play that same vid over on a modern tv because of some kind of coding preset in the converter gets flipped and I forgot to flip it because I was focused on shrinking the vid for the older tv rather than what the specific encoding was.
DVD video format is mpeg2. Sounds like he used a blank DVD disk and burned an mp4 file to it. Open just that file with VLC.
You asked this exact same thing 8/9/22 also, and just like this time, you did not bother at all to even reply to anyone.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4084269/posts
What’s with that?
(Remember that files and disks that people give you can have viruses, so DO scan the disk before you do anything.)
If there is an MP4 file on that disk, the best thing to do is to DRAG that file over to your computer, right to the desktop is fine, it will copy to your computer. You can delete it later if you no longer want it. It will run better on your computer drive if there is something quirky withy the DVD drive.
(If there is no file apparent to copy, then he sent it to you incorrectly. There are some programs you can install that will recognize MAC specific file systems, but they are quirky and probably not worth it for a one time file.)
Then right click it that file on the desktop, and it will probably open with some MP4 capable program on your computer, if you have to pick one then VLC is great, choose it. Use the “Open with...” menu option, VLC will probably be one choice.
But you should reply some to all the people you specifically asked TWICE for help, this is a forum and if people are going to read and reply we may all learn something when you write back and answer people’s questions about what you tried, and what worked.
mymovie.mkv
mymovie.mp4
mymovie.mov
etc etc
Then maybe we can help
Download this “Shutter Encoder” then convert the file to H264 which is basically MP4; the most widely used format.
If the file isn’t corrupt you should be good to go.
https://www.shutterencoder.com/en/#downloads
Nothing. When I check the content of the ‘D’ drive, there’s nothing there.
Yes. He watched about 11 minutes of it.
No, it won’t play in an actual dvd player. I tried it on a Sony and a Samsung. It gives a very brief error message.
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