Alex Alexzander
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Sometimes, the cleaning light pops on when the tape itself cannot be read. I would turn it off, then back on, and see if with no tape, the light stays off. See if teh light only pops on after a tape is inserted, and it makes a buzzing sound.
If you have this attached to Windows XP pro, you have a backup application that is included for free. What I have done many times, is to take a problem tape, and insert it into the DLT drive while that backup application is running. It takes about 3 minutes or so but the tape application will finally say that the tape can’t be used unless it is prepped. Do I wish to prep it. I of course say, yes, please, blow the mo fo away.
After a minute, the tape is all good. I unload the backup application and my pre-mastering software loves the tape again. This doesn’t work all the time, but it does help much of the time.
I see this issue mostly happen when you buy used tapes. Who can blame me. Used tape cost as little at $3 and new tapes are $34 to $44. So its worth it sometimes to buy a few used tapes. I mention that, because if that’s what you did, expect many of them to just not work. I see that a lot, but I continue to buy them as much of the time they do work, and the ones that don’t do not offset the cost ratio beneifts enough to stop me from doing this.
NOw, if you did all that, and it still doesn’t work. Try a brand new tape. A Maxell Type IV can be purchased for $34 new if you shop around. Try newegg.com. If that still doesn’t work, then it could be just about anything. Try lower grade tapes. Sometimes a Type III will work where a Type IV fails. If that doesn’t work, then the DLT board could be bad, or dust may have found its way into teh head area, which is enclosed, but not air tight or anything. Dust can get in there. I don’t know that I would look to get one repaired as they cost so little on ebay, it might be worth it to just buy another one. Still, you could always type DLT repair in Google and see what pops up.
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Encore DVD will be fine. It’s got a lot of feature for a low price. A good all around value for the money. Every authoring application has a bug here and there.
What Sonic DVD authoring application were you using?
-Alex
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It sounds right to me James. This is from the Rom Formatter help file:
To add Macintosh compatibility to a ROM file:
1. Copy the Macintosh files to the computer running ROM Formatter, through a network connection or from removable media.
2. Add the files to the Files List. See Adding ROM Files.
In the Files List, select the file or folder you want to specify as Macintosh format.3. Choose Project > Toggle Macintosh File.
If an individual file was selected, only it is identified as a Macintosh file. Its icon in the Files List changes to an Apple icon.If a folder was selected, all files within the folder are identified as Macintosh files. Their icons in the Files List change to an Apple icon.
Now, here is the trick though. If you ask for properties on this file from Rom Formatter, it will say: Macintosh information not found. This is because my NT box running Rom Formatter doesn’t have an application such as MacOpener. I tried going over the network, via CD, and so on, but I think James is right on target. Without something that preserves the resource fork, it does look hopeless to me. At least with the file I have from you. I tried a few varying files in OS X and had the same results. I went ahead and make three samples anyway, then tested them in the Mac, and none of the samples had files the Mac understood.
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I have Sonic Rom Formatter HD and Gear Pro Mastering Edition, both of which are PC applications, as I am sure you know. I have heard from others that there are issues with the Mac file sysem regarding Rom Formatter, but never tried it myself. So what you might wnat to try is Gear 7. They have a 60 day demo of it with no feature locks other than it does in 60 days.
When you have finished downloading it and installing it, on the upper left-hand side, select “New”, then Choose “DVD-ROM”, and then add your files, and burn away. See if it works, and please let me know. I’m not in front of my Mac or I’d FTP some files and try it for you.
Can you tell me about the files on the Mac side you tried so I can do the same and see what you see.
Also, what version of Rom Formatter are you on? 3.1?
-Alex
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Sorry Bill,
I thought that was a reply to me, and it wasn’t.
-Alex
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Bill,
Please re-read what I wrote.
Thanks,
Alex
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I have seen this before as well.
In fact, if I burn a +R DVD on the Mac with a new Sony DVD writer, that same disc will not be seen by the Pioneer model you described. I have that same model in my G4 867 single CPU Macintosh.
On the PC, there is a $29 application from VSO software called CopyToDVD, and that is what I use to write DVD+R media that I intend to be read on the Pioneer drive you described. It works for me quite well.
What you could try to do is set the ROM bit on the +R DVD you are burning. I have not tried this specifically in the situation you have written about, but I think it would be a good test for you to try.
-Alex
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That sounds fine, however just ask the replicator if it is indeed okay. It should be fine with them.
The replication company will print the surface art so they will already know. Don’t feel funny for asking. They get asked this all the time. They will be asking you for disc art anyway.
-Alex