pdf works great on Mac, "damaged" on PCs

What format is the disk? Vista and XP can handle large files. It could
also have something to do with that type of DVD you burned as well as
the quality of the burn. Just like the early days of CDs, I've seen DVDs
that work on some machines that are unreadable on others.

Mike

Actually I don't know about the disk; it's a printable one with no info, but there were several other files on it that worked fine, one a small pdf which reader opened, and a .txt file which also opened fine in whatever opens these on the PCs.

Thanks!
dpc

Another point: There's a bunch of video clips embedded, each in two renditions: .mov and .avi, intending to allow non-Mac users to watch without QuickTime. Can't see why that would create a problem with the file opening, but I've never tried it before, either…?

dpc

How are you transferring the file? It could be getting corrupted during transfer.

Sorry, what do you mean by "transferring"? The files are on a DVD-ROM disc; it's the same files/disc in each test situation/computer. The large file works on Macs, not on PCs; the smaller ones work everywhere.

Are you Burning the DVD using ISO9660 (?) compatibility when you set to burn the disk you have to set to be compatible with windows

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1 22nd July 19:49 michael kazlow External User Posts: 1	pdf works great on Mac, "damaged" on PCs What format is the disk? Vista and XP can handle large files. It could also have something to do with that type of DVD you burned as well as the quality of the burn. Just like the early days of CDs, I've seen DVDs that work on some machines that are unreadable on others. Mike

2 22nd July 19:49 david_p._coffin External User Posts: 1	pdf works great on Mac, "damaged" on PCs Actually I don't know about the disk; it's a printable one with no info, but there were several other files on it that worked fine, one a small pdf which reader opened, and a .txt file which also opened fine in whatever opens these on the PCs. Thanks! dpc

3 22nd July 19:49 david_p._coffin External User Posts: 1	pdf works great on Mac, "damaged" on PCs Another point: There's a bunch of video clips embedded, each in two renditions: .mov and .avi, intending to allow non-Mac users to watch without QuickTime. Can't see why that would create a problem with the file opening, but I've never tried it before, either…? dpc

4 22nd July 19:49 appligent_document_solutions External User Posts: 1	pdf works great on Mac, "damaged" on PCs How are you transferring the file? It could be getting corrupted during transfer.

5 22nd July 19:49 david_p._coffin External User Posts: 1	pdf works great on Mac, "damaged" on PCs Sorry, what do you mean by "transferring"? The files are on a DVD-ROM disc; it's the same files/disc in each test situation/computer. The large file works on Macs, not on PCs; the smaller ones work everywhere.

6 22nd July 19:49 pjonescet External User Posts: 1	pdf works great on Mac, "damaged" on PCs Are you Burning the DVD using ISO9660 (?) compatibility when you set to burn the disk you have to set to be compatible with windows