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DVD-R doesn't play on Mac

I have a Samsung VCR/DVD combo that in years past I've used to transfer VHS tapes to DVD. I always used to be able to play those DVD's on my Mac, and later converted the movies so I could upload to Youtube.

Now, after a break of about three years, I've made a new DVD with it. The DVD works in the player, but in the Mac it appears as if there is nothing on it. Handbrake doesn't find anything.

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Michael Dyer

You need to narrow this down. Can you play this DVD in a different computer or a DVD player? Can you play a commerical DVD on your Mac. That will tell you where the issue is. It is possible that this DVD recorder allignment s off a tiny bit.

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Justin Pierce, MPS-CRM, CNDA, CEH

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Bruce Corson

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MacGuy47,

Thanks. I am running Mountain Lion. Does this affect your answer?

Bruce Corson

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Further to this conundrum, the disk, when inserted, behaves as if there's nothing on there, except an 8kb file, which I assume is an index file of some sort. Yet, the disk plays on the DVD player.

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Kash

what make DVDs are those. have you tried any other make DVD i.e: Sony etc.

Bruce Corson

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Some answers and what will be my solution:

1. innocentdevil: TDK and Memorex, DVD-R & DVD+R respectively. Neither works.
2. MacGuy47: Thanks, but none of these are the issue. My Mac does play commercial DVDs.
3. Equitrac_Michael: The disks in question do not play in my other Mountain Lion Mac. I just now tried it on a Windows XP laptop and it also doesn't work.

Note, in all cases, the computers see NOTHING on the drive.

I guess it is a Samsung recorder issue. I'll have to explore that.