VCD wont play in DVD drive

[shagger1]

I created it and the folder looks just like the picture in your help file but when I try to play it(on my pc's dvd player) I get this error: "the selected vcd cannot be played as a vcd because it does not conform to the vcd specifications" I dont get it-I have a new computer running XPSP2...
Cheers

[chris]

Have you tried it on a real DVD player? PCs often can't play slideshow VCDs. Chris.

[shagger1]

No Chris I dont have a DVD player yet that supports cdrom......but why would it not play on a newer computer? The error was about the vcd not my drive??
Rod

[chris]

xatshow makes a special type of VCD which is a slideshow and not a movie. It seems the PC DVD player can play VCD movies but not slideshows. I guess they thought it wasn't worth doing slideshows.

It is part of the VCD spec so their implementation is incomplete.

Chris.

[shagger1]

Ok thanks-so the zat exe will play in a home dvd player? I did not know this-will have to wait a while and get a dvd player that supports cdr......

[chris]

Well, I'm afraid there's no guarantee here either. Probably about 80% will. If you're going to buy one try and see if they'll let you try it.

You can also find lists here that will tell you if they play VCD slideshows:

http://www.videohelp.com/

Regards Chris.