[MPlayer-users] unrecognized video-dvd

[ilab]

On Saturday 24 December 2005 17:01, Giacomo Comes wrote:

[...]

> Up to now the only possible error I see is the usage of the -dvd-compat
> option. That's a growisofs option not a mkisofs option. The correct usage
> should be: growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/hdc -V SOMETHING -dvd-video DVD

I have just tried: the same :(

> (and I have never seen the message "engaging DVD-RW DAO upon user request"
> durning my normal burning with growisofs).

Dunno exactly but this is because I am trying with small size video.
At least I found it on the net.

> Is /dev/dvd a link to /dev/hdc?
> If it points to a different device then you should expect the error.

Yes, that is a link to /dev/hdc

> One last thing to try is to use
>
> dvdauthor -o foo foo.mpg
> dvdauthor -o foo -T
>
> instead of
> dvdauthor -x something.xml
> in order to be sure that the problem is not in the xml.

I have tried: the result is the same :(
Now I have only one choice left: to cut my veins...

Anyway, thank you very much for taking the time to answer.
ilab