DVD Architect NOT burning

[Nigel O’neill]

I never burn from DVDA as I found many discs would not play properly.

I use DVDA to prepare the DVD and then use Nero to actually burn the video_ts files. You can also control the burn speed, unlike DVDA. I burn 16X DVDs only at 8x or 12x max.

Some brands do have quality issues, but Sony has been generally good to me. I use Verbatim now.

My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 10e (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6

[Dan Myers]

Hi,

But if I want to continue with DVD Architect, what is the best course of action? Is a software reload a good idea? Different discs? Would it make sense to try and set all the hardware back to factory defaults? How do I do that?

I have contacted Sony Creative Software to see what they have to say but not sure when I’ll hear back.

[Mike Kujbida]

Dan, the only thing that comes to mind is that your Temp folders may be getting full.
You didn’t say if you’ve ever changed the default folders in DVDA so, if you haven’t, this is as good a place as any to start.
On my XP Pro machine, the default prepare folder is “C:\Documents and Settings\Mike\My Documents\DVD Architect” and the default Temporary files folder is “C:\Documents and Settings\Mike\Local Settings\Temp\”.
I have a 3-drive system and the very first thing I do whenever I install a new version of Vegas and/or DVDA is to change the locations of these (and all other user specified) folders to a new folder on my drive D or E.

[Ken Mitchell]

Had the same thing happen to me today at work.. DVDA would not finish
burning a bluray… And the same thing would happen if I tried to
burn a disc image… Tried an older project and the same thing happened.I will clearing the folders..

[Dan Myers]

Mike,

Thanks for the reply. I have never changed the default location of these temp files so I am hoping that is the culprit. I just need to be sure on the course of action. A few questions.

1. Do I clear the existing temp folder to allow for the other projects to work properly or will creating a new one fix the problem? I am guessing I need to do both, but I am not real sure what clearing the Temp folder will do. I think it will mean that each project will have to create a new one when it is accessed but that is okay with me if it means everything will begin to work properly.

2. Does it matter where I put the new temp folder or what I call it, and do I need to assign this each time I create a new project in DVDA?

If you could provide a quick step by step process that would be incredibly helpful. Sorry for the request but my knowledge base on the internal functions of the computer is very weak.

Thank you for any assistance you can provide.

Dan.

[Mike Kujbida]

Dan, what’s in the Temp folder should be temporary files only and safe to delete.
If you’re not sure, leave them where there are for the time being.
As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I have a 3 drive system.
I created Temp folders on drives D and E for use by Vegas, Sound Forge and DVDA.
These are all found in DVDA under “Options > Preferences > Burning” and “Options > Preferences > Mastering”
The DVDA “Default prepare folder” is at “E:\EditedProjects\”.

The “Temporary files folder” is at “E:\Temp\Vegas Temp\”.

The “Mastering output” folder is at “E:\EditedProjects\”.

I never use the Mastering option but I never like having any folders set to the default location.
When you start the “Prepare” process for DVDA, the dialog box that opens up automatically goes to the “Default prepare folder” which is at “E:\EditedProjects\”.
I use this location as a starting point only because I always create a separate folder inside this folder for each new DVD that I create.
You can create this folder at that moment in time or create it ahead of time like I usually do.

I always save my DVDA projects, usually to the master project folder which, for me, is on drive D.
I always create a new master folder for each new project and absolutely everything related to the project goes into that folder.
There will usually be several subfolders inside of this master folder (e.g. video, music, graphics, titles, sound FX, etc.).
It makes doing backups much easier when everything is in one place instead of scattered all over.

Now that you’ve created all these folders, move (not copy, move) the Temp folders from their old location to the new one.
That keeps everything in one place and, more importantly, frees up space on drive C.

While I’m at it, there are a few folder locations in Vegas that I always change as well.
Those are as follows.
Options > Preferences > Temporary files folder: E:\Temp\Vegas Temp\

File > Properties > Video > Prerendered files folder: E:\Temp\Vegas Temp\

File > Properties > Audio > Recorded Files folder: D:\Temp\Temp\

Once again, it doesn’t make any difference what you call them or where you put them as long as it’s not on drive C.

I hope that’s what you were looking for.

[Dan Myers]

Mike,

I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to lay it out for me. I will be working through it tomorrow and hopefully this will resolve my problem. Even if it doesn’t, I will be certainly be more organized with my file structure!!

Thanks again.

Dan.

[Mike Kujbida]

You’re very welcome Dan.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
After all, we’re here to help each other.

[Dan Myers]

Mike (and everyone),

Just an update on what happened with my DVDA problem. If you read the previous posts, you will see what got me here. Well mike, after clearing the temp files and assigning new ones the problem persisted.

I then contacted Sony and after four phone calls, four techs, an upgrade to Vegas 10 and DVDA 5.2, the problem continued to persist. Then finally, the last tech suggested that I slow the burner down to 8 X speed instead of the default 18 X and it worked. I’m not sure why, and his explanation was that sometimes when there is that much information being transferred from the computer to the burner, that pushing it at the top speed could have led to this error.

I’m not sure if we just got lucky, or if this is a real deficiency in the system, but all I care about right now is that it is working and I can get some projects completed.

Thanks again Mike for all your assistance.

Dan.

[Mike Kujbida]

Dan, I’m glad that you posted the solution to your problem and am surprised that it was a drop in burning speed that was the cure.
A lot of folks recommend never burning at maximum speed but I never guessed it would cause you such grief.
At least it’s sorted out and you’re back up and running again.