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“Error occurred while writing a file”
I get this message each time I try to make a DVD, and “the reason for the error could not be determined.” I see may others had the same error, but different settings/video were being used. So here are my specs: I rendered 2.5 hrs of video with MainConcept (DVD Architect NTSC Widescreen setting) thru Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum. I import mpg on Architect 5.0 and create menus with wallpaper backgrounds (7.6G total) to put on DL-DVD. I start the burn process and get the error on the fourth VTS file each time. I last burned a project in December and had no problems. I re-rendered the project but same result.
Thoughts?
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Make sure you have plenty of space on your temp folder. If your hard disk is nearly full, that could be your problem.
Steve Mann
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There’s plenty of room (external HD >300G free). It seems like the mpg may have a skip in a certain spot where it stops, but why wouldn’t the software just record the skip rather than stopping the burn process. Should I replace the “corrupt” .MTS file in the video and render yet another time?
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Now your workflow is confusing me. Walk me through it.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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[Scott Lance] “There’s plenty of room (external HD >300G free). “
I doubt that your temp space is on your external hard drive. Usually your temp folder is on your C: drive. Make sure that your C: drive has enough free space to hold all of the renders for the DVD.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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The reason that the error message has no useful information is because the error is coming from Windows. The program told Windows it wants a file open, and Windows couldn’t, so it returned an error instead of a file handle. Vegas has no clue why Windows couldn’t open the file, only that it didn’t.
Here is how you can see where Vegas wants to put files: Hold the SHIFT key when you click on “Preferences”. This will enable the “Internal” preferences tab.
DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING in the Internal Tab unless you really know what you are doing.
At the bottom where you can filter the information, enter “path”, as shown here. This will show you where Vegas puts things.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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Ok, back from vacation and will try this again.
Stephen, I did as you said with Vegas preferences and John was right, all the “path” folders are located in my internal C drive where I have > 15G free. Although, I have already successfully rendered the MTS video to mpeg in Vegas to my external.I am getting the error with DVD Architect. When i choose “make a DVD”, I select “prepare and burn“, I select the external drive for storage, once the rendering completes after an hour or so, then I get the error while preparing. Is DVD Arch looking for some mpeg data in the C drive? I have the 7GB mpeg file in external drive, corresponding DVD Architect .dar file with chapters/menus, but keep getting this error when trying to burn or just “prepare to folder.“
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” Is DVD Arch looking for some mpeg data in the C drive?”
Yes. Look in Options/Preferences/Burning for the location.
Another thought of why you could be getting the error. If you ever kill a program that has files open, Windows won’t let another program open a file by the same name.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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Yes, that was the problem. Either there wasn’t enough memory in the C drive or I moved/deleted some files in the burn folder. But when I changed burning location and got a successful burn!
Stephen and John, Thanks again for your insight.
Scott -
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Thank you Stephen. Two years later and your advice is still relevant. Burning my first disk and figured out from your reply how to solve my “Error occurred while…” Also, makes sense now why the error had no useful information. So frustrating when I see “unknown error” messages. Now I guess I understand where they come from.
Thanks again.
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