[pumper703]

ok, I very new to this and I have a question. I have a Samsung DVD recorder. I like to record movies alot. I'll put 3 movies on one disc and then finialze it so that I can watch it at other peoples house and give to my kids. Well I bought version 9 and I tried burning one disc. OMG, it took almost 3 hours and it wasn't even close to being done, it was on copying track 3 of 9, and at 0 %........Can I assume that there is way to much Data for it to burn, or what am I missing?.......I really would like to be able to record my movies and then burn them onto another dvd using easy media 9...........Any Idea's??????.........thanks for the help........Pumper

[Beerman]

What type of files are you using? If these are avi files, they required encoding to a dvd compliant format to be able to be used in standard dvd players.
Are you burning directly to disc? If so, try burning to an image file instead and see if you have better luck. Make sure you have updated firmware for your burner and drivers for your videocard. Keep your hard drive defragged and shut down any other programs and don't use the system while it's working.
Also, it would be very helpful if you posted your computer specs.

[myguggi]

ok, I very new to this and I have a question. I have a Samsung DVD recorder. I like to record movies alot. I'll put 3 movies on one disc and then finialze it so that I can watch it at other peoples house and give to my kids. Well I bought version 9 and I tried burning one disc. OMG, it took almost 3 hours and it wasn't even close to being done, it was on copying track 3 of 9, and at 0 %........Can I assume that there is way to much Data for it to burn, or what am I missing?.......I really would like to be able to record my movies and then burn them onto another dvd using easy media 9...........Any Idea's??????.........thanks for the help........Pumper

Just some additional information to what Paul posted. A standard 4.7GB DVD will hold 60 minutes of video at best quality. You can squeeze on more but quality will be reduced. If you video from your DVD recorder needs to be converted to be DVD compliant then you can figure on 1 to 3 hours of rendering time for 1 hour of source video depending on your system

[pumper703]

What type of files are you using? If these are avi files, they required encoding to a dvd compliant format to be able to be used in standard dvd players.
Are you burning directly to disc? If so, try burning to an image file instead and see if you have better luck. Make sure you have updated firmware for your burner and drivers for your videocard. Keep your hard drive defragged and shut down any other programs and don't use the system while it's working.
Also, it would be very helpful if you posted your computer specs.

hey Beerman, thanks for the help. How do I find out if they are avi files?.....yes, I'm trying to burn straight to disc. By Image file, do u mean copy to my harddrive first, then go to the dvd dics?.......Here are the spec's for my PC................OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name HOME-QWNTMUKPEJ
System Manufacturer VIA Technologies, Inc.
System Model VT82C692BX
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 10 GenuineIntel ~467 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG, 3/1/2001
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"

Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 548.54 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 1.83 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

Just some additional information to what Paul posted. A standard 4.7GB DVD will hold 60 minutes of video at best quality. You can squeeze on more but quality will be reduced. If you video from your DVD recorder needs to be converted to be DVD compliant then you can figure on 1 to 3 hours of rendering time for 1 hour of source video depending on your system

If you video from your DVD recorder needs to be converted to be DVD compliant then you can figure on 1 to 3 hours of rendering time for 1 hour of source video depending on your system????........thanks myguggi............how do i go about doing DVD compliant. more software???.....sorry, I'm really on a learning curve here...........

[Beerman]

It's easy to find out what type of files they are by right clicking and going to properties as well as looking at the file extension. A good tool to tell you all about your video file is Gspot. Import your file into it and it will tell you the type of file, the codecs needed and if you have those codecs already on your system.

[pumper703]

It's easy to find out what type of files they are by right clicking and going to properties as well as looking at the file extension. A good tool to tell you all about your video file is Gspot. Import your file into it and it will tell you the type of file, the codecs needed and if you have those codecs already on your system.

would I do this when the DVD is in the Drive bay?.....I'd go into My Computer and right click on the Icon that is the DVD drive??

[Beerman]

would I do this when the DVD is in the Drive bay?.....I'd go into My Computer and right click on the Icon that is the DVD drive??

I'm confused! Is the Samsung DVD Recorder a standalone device attached to your tv and you want to take those files and put them together on another single DVD or are these files you download and want to put on a dvd?
The best way to find out all about your files is to drag and drop them into Gspot. Ideally, this works best on files from the hard drive but I suppose you can test what's on a dvd as well though I've never tried that.

[pumper703]

I'm confused! Is the Samsung DVD Recorder a standalone device attached to your tv and you want to take those files and put them together on another single DVD or are these files you download and want to put on a dvd?
The best way to find out all about your files is to drag and drop them into Gspot. Ideally, this works best on files from the hard drive but I suppose you can test what's on a dvd as well though I've never tried that.

yes beerman, exactly. I have a stand alone dvd recorder that is hooked up to my tv set. I have it set that the dvd recorder has to be on in order to watch tv. When I want to record a show I just start the record button, and it records till I turn it off. I can adjust the record mode from 2 hours up to 8 1/2 hours, that how I get 3 movies on a dvd disc. I'm thinking that maybe it would be better to do 1 may 2 movies on a dics. I'll let u know........thanks for the help