DVD Authoring Discussion

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 04:11:21 GMT

Question...

My DVD program isn't burning right. I'm using Nero (Start Smart?), and it went through and uploaded my files and everything nicely, and got aaaall the way through 'burning' the disc until the end, when it said I didn't have the right type of disc to burn on. D:

I tried two DVD+R discs, one that can burn at 8x (the speed I was using) one that can handle up to 16x. They're completely blank, and should easily be able to hold the ~115 or so minutes of video that I'm trying to burn. Yet for some reason Nero thinks there's not enough space on the disc or something.

Help?

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 04:31:48 GMT

Guide getting kickass deals on DVDs

Wed, 17 Aug 2005 04:00:09 GMT

So I just recently got an apple iBook G4 14" laptop with a superdrive so I really want to figure out how to burn DVDs. Unfortunately, it's alot more complicated than burning CDs which I didn't expect. I'm using Mac The Ripper to rip a dvd to my ibook (running mac osx Tiger) and am trying to use Toast titanium 6 to burn it. The dvd was ripped as a VIDEO_TS folder. When I try to burn it, I keep getting a message that it's too large of a file (7.4GB) but I don't see any compression options. I also tried Popcorn, but every time I dragged a video_ts folder into the program it would "unexpectedly quit". I've tried reading the help sections in both programs, but haven't found anything useful. Can anybody tell me what I'm doing wrong and give any tips on how I can accomplish finally burning a DVD? I'm quite lost here. Thanks!

AVI to DVD

Fri, 05 Aug 2005 17:54:20 GMT

OS- OS 10.3
App- Toast Titanium

Supposedly, Toast can convert things automatically. When I try and burn AVIs to DVDs it sort of works, but when I go to play the DVD is skips around or freezes. Something isn't quite right.

I have no problem when I rip a DVD myself and burn it to a DVD.

Does anyone know what the deal is or how I can burn an AVI to a DVD? Everything on the web points to using converters (ffmpegx for instance) and that didn't work either!

Matte DVDs

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:59:52 GMT

Anyone else have a tough time getting a computer to recognize that it has a Matte DVD in its drive?

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 20:48:41 GMT

Hi.

I am using Nero (Burning ROM) and have successfully burned a DVD using an .avi file which I converted to .vob, .bup and .ifo files using WinAVI.

These files only take up about half of the space on a DVD, so what I was wanting to do was burn a DVD with two of these converted .avi files on it (two movies).

The problem is that after I have added one set of .vob, .bup and .ifo files to the video_ts file folder, it won't allow me to add a new set of files for the second movie because the file names are the same as the first set. I tried changing the file names but that didn't work either.

Should I make folders within the video_ts folder to differenciate between the two movies or what?

I tried the Nero help .pdf files on the site but to no avail.

Any help in achieving this goal will be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Driver Missing

Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:33:49 GMT

For any of you who have shopped at the Sony online store, how long does it take for stuff to reach his destination, since I've been waiting two weeks for a drive.

Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:05:54 GMT

Hey everyone. I need to find a slide show or video editing program for a dvd slide show I'm making a friend for Christmas. The slide show consist of pictures of my friends individually with a song associated to the person. I need the show to be one continuous clip, but the only software I found can only handle one song per show. I was wondering if there was something out there that could save, for example, annie and her pics and song as a clip then aaron with his and then splice them together as one show with their songs intact. If anyone can understand what I'm saying, I could really use the help! Any ideas would be welcome! I'm running Windows XP at the moment (I'm at home for the holidays). Thanks in advance, and happy holidays!

Sony DVR-710UL

Mon, 13 Dec 2004 05:41:04 GMT

I have a G4 Mac.
I need to get a DVD drive to prduce DVDs.

I also have a Sony External DRX-710UL model DVD Drive.
It is IDE/ATA compatible, and my G4 has IDE/ATA slots.

The Install CD that came with the driver is Windows only.
Is there anyway around this?
I have been told numerous times that Sony IDE drives work with Macs.

Adobe 6.5 (Mac)

Fri, 19 Nov 2004 23:38:02 GMT

Will Adobe 6.5 (for Macs) work with regular DVD writers installed in Macs? I assume so, yes?

iDVD and drives

Wed, 03 Nov 2004 02:55:31 GMT

Does iDVD even work with non-Apple certified drives?
It would not work with my Sony, for some reason.

iDVD Problem

Thu, 28 Oct 2004 01:59:46 GMT

Hey, I've got a problem.
I'm working with putting .mp4's into iDVD, and it works fine, its just that the audio is a bit off.
The audio is finely synced when I watch them from standalone files.
Any suggestions?

sorry i suck

Sat, 23 Oct 2004 05:34:20 GMT

yes i do...

once more with feeling....

Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:49:52 GMT

ok, this is the last time, hopefully my widget will see the post correctly and I will be done...

Mac/DVD Studio Pro

Wed, 13 Oct 2004 08:12:03 GMT

I'm a Mac/DVD Studio newbie, so lemme ask a newbie question:
Does DVD Studio Pro allow for .m2v encoding? As in, could I import a .mov and turn it into a .m2v?

Does DVD Studio Pro even WORK in .m2v?

g4 needs superdrive.

Wed, 13 Oct 2004 04:09:50 GMT

My problem:

- I've been trying to install iDVD forever. It won't let me without a SuperDrive.
- The current SuperDrive in my G4 has no burning capabillities. I was wondering if there was a download for it that I could maybe download to make it burn again. So far, the internet's giving me zilch.

What I've done so far is installed my HP 300i into the drive, and even though the Mac accepts it, the iDVD install disc does not.

I am running OS 10.3.

DVD Encoding

Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:23:16 GMT

I have a bit of a moire effect happening with some still iamges that a re panning in my movies. Anyone know some hgood settings for that type of thing..

I'm using TMPGenc, anyone else use it? Are there any downloadable settings file anywhere? Anyone want to share?

Thanks!

Mac Burners

Tue, 24 Aug 2004 01:50:31 GMT

I've been looking everywhere, and I just can't seem to find a DVD burner for the mac operating system. Any of you know of any company that makes a burner for the forgotten system?

Mac Burners

Tue, 24 Aug 2004 01:47:09 GMT

I've been looking everywhere, and I just can't seem to find a DVD burner for the mac operating system. Any of you know of any company that makes a burner for the forgotten system?

Mac's

Sun, 22 Aug 2004 19:54:05 GMT

Which brands support macintosh DVD burning? I'm kinda up a creek with all the PC enabling ones.

DVD Studio Pro question

Tue, 27 Jul 2004 05:05:10 GMT

hello...

i have burned a dvd using DVDSP3...it is a one track sort of deal. just wanted it to play whenever it is put into a computer or dvd player. one problem...i have no control over it
whatsoever. can't stop it, can't pause it, can't fast forward or slow it down. i thought i covered
that before burning...so i'm stumped. what do i do to gain some control?

thanks for any help you may offer!

Electronics sale!

Sat, 12 Jun 2004 16:19:29 GMT

1 HP ScanJet Scanner 6300C = Power and USB cables, Install/Software disc, bonus software disc
$50 or best offer
1 Ulead VideoStudio 5.0 = 2 discs
$10
10 blank Maxwell DVD-R's
$10

crossposted to videogeeks

Tue, 11 May 2004 02:47:57 GMT

howdy-been looking for help all over the web to no avail so i figured i would check out the good ol' LJ to see if someone could assist me.
i'm editing a project in adobe encore (which i'm relatively new to) and am having linking issues.
i have motion menus for my main menus...from one of these menus i'm linking to a non-motion menu. for some reason, before the motion menus are rendered, i can preview all menus just fine. once the motion menus are rendered and i click the link that connects to the non-motion menu, all i get is a black screen.
can anyone tell me what the deal is?
thanks :)

Adobe Premiere Pro

Mon, 10 May 2004 17:15:33 GMT

I work with Adobe Premeire Pro.
Most recently, it has started to not accept .avi files to turn into .m2v files. This has only begun AFTER I reinstalled the software, and it says the audio upmixing must be changed. Any suggestions?

DVD Region Codes

Sat, 01 May 2004 21:48:15 GMT

One Question I wanted ask, does DVD Region Codes affect the DVD player on computers? I'm ordering a chinese DVD and it's region 3 and I know it won't work on regular DVD players but I'm wondering if it'll work on computers
Thanks.