Monday, September 6, 2010

Quick tip

Okay, I've now received three DVDs in a row that won't play in my computer. I got one to play in my living room and two on my old portable DVD player.

When sending out DVDs, it's a good idea to check them on a few different computers or DVD players to make sure they'll play. A News Director doesn't have time to do what I do for clients, so make doubly sure your DVDs play easily.

There's no industry standard for DVD burners, so the chances for problems are a lot greater than with old fashioned VHS tapes.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good point. I just went through over 100 tapes for a reporter position at my station, and at least 10% of them wouldn't play on my computer. There's nothing more frustrating! Those got junked immediately.

Randy Tatano said...

Proving you might be the best candidate for the job, but if the ND can't see your work, you're out of the running.