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[Candy]

I've made a movie to burn to a DVD, but it has it set to a Sony CD-RW.  I thought you would be able to burn to any CD-R or CD-RW disk????

Can you change the default or am I going to have to go buy a Sony disk?

[gi7omy]

What drive do you have and is that the only one?

[Beerman]

Candy, on Feb 9 2007, 12:58 PM, said:

I've made a movie to burn to a DVD, but it has it set to a Sony CD-RW.  I thought you would be able to burn to any CD-R or CD-RW disk????

Can you change the default or am I going to have to go buy a Sony disk?

Do you have DVD burner or just a CD burner?  Not sure if you'd be able to fit a DVD movie on a cd either.

[lynn98109]

Can you tell your drive identifier - to get the ID string, right-click on the "my computer" icon, go to "properties" at the bottom of the menu, the hardware tab, then Device Manager, then click on the + alongside the CDROM icon.

Also, which Version of the program do you have, and which Operating System.

And, I assume you know that if you have a combo drive (burns CDs, reads CDs and DVDs), buying DVD burning software for it doesn't add the additional hardware needed to BURN DVDs.

Lynn

[Candy]

gi7omy, on Feb 9 2007, 11:03 AM, said:

What drive do you have and is that the only one?

I have both the D:\ drive and E:\ drive which is the CD burner.  

This wasn't going to be a full blown DVD, I was just taking digital pictures and putting it into a DVD format.

[gi7omy]

You can't use DVD format for a CD - you MAY be able to make a VCD (Video CD) but the quality won't be good.

Check the help or the manual for VCD

[myguggi]

Candy, on Feb 9 2007, 02:17 PM, said:

I have both the D:\ drive and E:\ drive which is the CD burner.

This wasn't going to be a full blown DVD, I was just taking digital pictures and putting it into a DVD format.

To create a DVD you need a DVD burner. With a only a CD burner available, you can only create a VCD or a SVCD. Please give the make/model of your burners, D: and E: do not tell us what kind of burner you have.

[Candy]

lynn98109, on Feb 9 2007, 11:12 AM, said:

Can you tell your drive identifier - to get the ID string, right-click on the "my computer" icon, go to "properties" at the bottom of the menu, the hardware tab, then Device Manager, then click on the + alongside the CDROM icon.

Also, which Version of the program do you have, and which Operating System.

And, I assume you know that if you have a combo drive (burns CDs, reads CDs and DVDs), buying DVD burning software for it doesn't add the additional hardware needed to BURN DVDs.

Lynn

How do you change the CD's listed there?  Do you have to have a Default CD under this section???

myguggi, on Feb 9 2007, 11:24 AM, said:

To create a DVD you need a DVD burner. With a only a CD burner available, you can only create a VCD or a SVCD. Please give the make/model of your burners, D: and E: do not tell us what kind of burner you have.

How do I figure out what make/model the burners are?

[Beerman]

Saving photos on cd's are one thing but viewing them as a slide show as a VCD is not very pleasing to most people.  If you don't have a dvd burner, then VCD is about it with EMC.

[ml]

Candy, on Feb 9 2007, 12:58 PM, said:

I've made a movie to burn to a DVD, but it has it set to a Sony CD-RW. I thought you would be able to burn to any CD-R or CD-RW disk????
Can you change the default or am I going to have to go buy a Sony disk?

I think what you're seeing is the brand name of the CD burner.   Does it look like this.... E:[Sony CD.....].?

If that's the case, then you can use any CD in that burner.

[Candy]

ml, on Feb 9 2007, 12:36 PM, said:

I think what you're seeing is the brand name of the CD burner.   Does it look like this.... E:[Sony CD.....].?

If that's the case, then you can use any CD in that burner.

It looks like this E:\SONY CD-RW CRX217E 1DS1

but what I don't understand is it says there is not disk in the drive?????

[ml]

Candy, on Feb 9 2007, 07:16 PM, said:

It looks like this E:\SONY CD-RW CRX217E 1DS1

but what I don't understand is it says there is not disk in the drive?????

That's a Sony CD burner.

Did the burner come preinstalled on your computer?   If it did, visit the computer manufactuer's site to see if there are any updates/firmware for your burner.   If you installed it later, visit the Sony Support website.   I think Sony also has diagnostic software on their website to see if there is a problem with the drive.

It's also possible that you might need a different 'brand' of CD.   Occasionally one of the CDs in a spindle will be bad.   What brand of CD are you using?

[Candy]

ml, on Feb 9 2007, 05:30 PM, said:

That's a Sony CD burner.

Did the burner come preinstalled on your computer?   If it did, visit the computer manufactuer's site to see if there are any updates/firmware for your burner.   If you installed it later, visit the Sony Support website.   I think Sony also has diagnostic software on their website to see if there is a problem with the drive.

It's also possible that you might need a different 'brand' of CD.   Occasionally one of the CDs in a spindle will be bad.   What brand of CD are you using?

I never installed the burner after so that is what came with the computer.  I'm currently trying to use an HP dvd-RW CD, but when I click the burn button it says the tray is empty?????

[gi7omy]

You may have to update the drive firmware. If you are using a Dell, go here, download and run the file (follow the instructions carefully)

http://support.dell....p;fileid=143301

[Larry]

Candy, on Feb 9 2007, 08:06 PM, said:

I never installed the burner after so that is what came with the computer.  I'm currently trying to use an HP dvd-RW CD, but when I click the burn button it says the tray is empty?????

I think the problem here is that you are confusing a DVD disc as being a CD disc. They are NOT the same thing.

Discs that can be burned to (with the correct type of drive)
CD-R
CD-RW

DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD+R
DVD+RW

You have a drive that will burn CD discs only, so you can only use CD-R or CD-RW discs.
In order to use any of the DVD type discs you would nedd a new drive that is capable of burning to those types.

[ml]

As Larry says, you cannot burn a DVD on a drive that will burn CDs only.   That's why you're getting the 'please insert disk' message.  The CD drive won't 'see' the disk and it doesn't have the internal hardware to ever recognize or write to a DVD.

You can change the type of project you are burning in DVD Builder by going to File\ Change project type and making a VCD, SVCD or DVD on CD.   Check the explanations for each type and find the one that fits your needs.

I'd also suggest that you burn those original photos to a DATA CD using Creator Classic.   The pictures burned in DVD Builder will NOT be the original quality.  The quality will probably be less and you want to preserve the original quality.

[Candy]

ml, on Feb 9 2007, 08:00 PM, said:

As Larry says, you cannot burn a DVD on a drive that will burn CDs only.   That's why you're getting the 'please insert disk' message.  The CD drive won't 'see' the disk and it doesn't have the internal hardware to ever recognize or write to a DVD.

You can change the type of project you are burning in DVD Builder by going to File\ Change project type and making a VCD, SVCD or DVD on CD.   Check the explanations for each type and find the one that fits your needs.

I'd also suggest that you burn those original photos to a DATA CD using Creator Classic.   The pictures burned in DVD Builder will NOT be the original quality.  The quality will probably be less and you want to preserve the original quality.

How do you change the settings from DVD to VCD????   I know you said go to File\Change project, but I went to FILE\PROJECT SETTINGS and it didn't give me an option.   Is that the right option to go under???

[grandpabruce]

Candy, on Feb 10 2007, 12:54 PM, said:

How do you change the settings from DVD to VCD????   I know you said go to File\Change project, but I went to FILE\PROJECT SETTINGS and it didn't give me an option.   Is that the right option to go under???

In MyDVD, you click on File, then on New Project, then on SVCD or VCD.  SVCD will give you better quality.

Then bring in your .dmsm file from VideoWave.

Edited by grandpabruce, 10 February 2007 - 11:25 AM.

[Candy]

I am am currently trying to switch the project type from DVD to VCD and I was told to:

Change the type of project you are burning in DVD Builder by going to File\ Change project type and making a VCD, SVCD or DVD on CD, but when I got into

FILE\PROJECT SETTINGS I don't get an option to switch the type of project it is.  

What do I do????

[lynn98109]

Er ... Bruce ... we aren't SURE which Version she has

Lynn