[Bolt]

I can't burn a DVD after putting together a slide show. I can burn a DVD with files such as JPEG photos no problem. I never get past 0% progress when I hit the burn button for a slideshow DVD. Any thoughts?

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Media Center Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) HP Pavilion xxxxxxxxxxx
System Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.60 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core
256 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTek Computer INC. NODUSM3 1.05
Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 3.07 08/02/2006
Drives Memory Modules c,d
320.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
97.86 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652L [CD-ROM drive]

ST3320833AS [Hard drive] (320.07 GB) -- drive 0 1984 Megabytes Installed Memory

Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 310.56 GB 97.20 GB free
d: (FAT32 on drive 0) 9.48 GB 651 MB free

Edited to delete non-useful information.

This post has been edited by grandpabruce: 06 July 2007 - 06:48 PM

[Larry]

I can't burn a DVD after putting together a slide show. I can burn a DVD with files such as JPEG photos no problem. I never get past 0% progress when I hit the burn button for a slideshow DVD. Any thoughts?

Controllers Display
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] (3x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] (3x)
Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller (3x) NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE [Display adapter]

First, for info sake, these are user forums open to anybody who wanders on here from the internet. Spammers and software pirates really love it when serial numbers and emails are posted, so don't do that publicly here. Hopefully your post got edited before it was harvested for that info.

Ok, now to the "freeze" problem. The program actually isn't freezes, or locking up, it's just not starting the video encoding process, thus the 0% progress noted. Go to Nvidia's website and download the latest drivers for your 6150 card and follow their directions for installing them (uninstall old ones, reboot, install new ones). That should take care of the 0% problem.

[gi7omy]

In addition to what Larry says, you may have to use software rendering - the LE cards are low spec to begin with

[Bolt]

In addition to what Larry says, you may have to use software rendering - the LE cards are low spec to begin with

Thanks to both of you for your help. I downloaded the drivers and got a DVD to burn. When I viewed the finished product it was about 80% OK. Had some gaps where it would almost stop playing or cut to static without pictures. I am guessing that the video card does not have the horsepower to really do the job? Any spcific cards that you would recommend? Thanks again for your help.

[gi7omy]

Any mid-range card would be fine really. You don't need bleeding edge ones that cost an arm and a leg (with a couple of pints of blood thrown in)