OS X V10.7 Lion :: DVDs Recorded On Earlier Macs Will Not Play
May 1, 2012
I have been using Macs since 1992, upgrading to new operating systems as they came out. Now have Lion 10.7.3.�I have recorded video/movie clips mostly from online sources. I have never had problems playing these back until now in all my previous Macs. Now some will play, others when I click the play button come up with the message "supported disc not available". Do I have to buy an old Mac computer with earlier OSX operating systems to play these again? How can I transfer the content to a form that Lion will recognize if they will not open.
Info:
iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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