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please help- dvd burning problem and project is due tomorrow!
This happens to me so many times, and its getting really frustrating. I have my completed dvd project ready to go, I prepare it, and then I try to burn the prepared project. When the screen with selection options (such as burn speed, etc) comes up, all the buttons are grey- I cant click on “next”, and it almost seems as if it can’t find my dvd drive. I went into explorer and my computer definitely recognizes the dvd… I tried to just drag the prepared project onto the dvd, but it said there was some kind of error copying the file. The last time this happened I went out and bought some new dvd’s which worked. I used 1/10 of the dvd’s, and i’m currently trying with the other nine, none of which work. It can’t be possible for only 1/10 dvd’s to work. What arent I getting!?
Thanks
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This sounds like the drive does not recognize the media. Every DVD burner has internal firmware, usually in flash so that it can be upgraded, that includes a lookup table for the burn characteristics of the blank media. Usually when a media is not recognized, you get a default set of parameters. I’ve never seen one outright reject the media like this.
Have you tried other media, such as a DVD-RW? Are you trying to burn a DS disc on a Single-sided drive? Is the drive really old?
Steve Mann
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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Do you have another burning app like Nero, Roxio, etc.?
Use DVDA to Prepare only.
You’ll end up with AUDIO_TS & VIDEO_TS folders.
Then use your burning app to do the actual DVD burning.
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Under device in DVD Architect, you should be able to choose “ISO Image Writer”. Make an ISO image of your DVD and burn it using another application that can burn ISO. See if your DVD’s are properly detected by another program.
I’m on it like a fat kid on a twinkie
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If you are stuck try a freebie..dvdflick it will make the tos files and use imageburn which I think is included if not get it as it is a freebie also…bobt
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Be sure that..
1. Under “Select Operation to Perform” Select “BURN” not “PREPARE”
next page
2. Select “Current Project” and a folder for the TS_VIDEO files
I have made these mistakes and it resulted in the greyed out situation you described.
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Aloha Mike,
yes the correct spelling and link thanks…bobt -
Thanks everyone; i did manage to make it work in time (what I did was just restart the computer and somehow it worked). I think i’m going to download a separate dvd burning software because this is really not reliable enough.
thanks
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Hi Mike,
I am encountering same problem after i upgraded to win 7. How do i use these 2 files to burn a dvd that can play on stand alone dvd player ?
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