[tragik00]

I have a macbook pro. i try using toast to burn and it gets past the encode phase and then halfway into burn it just goes back to the start page. i tried avi files and even converted a dvd i have to copy. is this a toast problem or a burner problem?

[tragik00]

anyone??

[Larry E]

Hmmmm, could be either. test your burner by using a burn folder. From the finder under file> new burn folder. Drag contents into the burn folder and hit burn. if it fails then it more than likely a burner problem. if it works then it could be toast. I found a little app on the internet that helps with cross converting formats and will even burn a dvd. Search for VisualHub. it's a really nice app. Kinda of a swiss army knife app.

[tragik00]

I tried using finder to burn. at first i got an error code of 0x8002006d..then i tried a lower write speed and it burned 26 percent before i got a error code of -36. so im guessing its my burner. do u have any ideas as to what it could be. do i need to replace my superdrive or just the laser?

[firenhancer]

I found a discussion on the issue on apple forum. See if this help..

[tragik00]

thanks for the topic..ive tried two different types of dvds and tried using toast and just drag and drop burns. nothing is working. i think my burner is shot which is a shame cuz ive only had this mac for about 2years.

[sean77408]

I am also having a problem similar to that, I can't burn any DVD. I have a iBook G4, first it recodes it fine then it just says writing lead-in forever. (Unless I stop it] I don't think its my burner cause its brand new. I don't have the burner software installed because I get an error at installation saying that it can't find files in the Library folder, so that may be the case.

This post has been edited by sean77408: 08 October 2008 - 02:53 PM

[tragik00]

i went on the apple forums and a user tried helping me out with a bunch of different options but he also thinks it might be my burner. i called apple and they want $800 to fix optical laser..but i found a superdrive for $200. have u tried just using finder to burn? did that work for u?

[lakewoodlawnman]

Search for VisualHub. it's a really nice app. Kinda of a swiss army knife app.

http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/

Good Luck finding it.

[sean77408]

i went on the apple forums and a user tried helping me out with a bunch of different options but he also thinks it might be my burner. i called apple and they want $800 to fix optical laser..but i found a superdrive for $200. have u tried just using finder to burn? did that work for u?

Using finder did work, but its just movie files on a DVD. It won't play in DVD Player so I'm guessing it won't play on a real DVD player. I noticed when I was burning in Finder that the burner was making some noise, and when I tried to burn with Toast it didn't make much of a sound. I know that noise in a DVD drive means its reading/writing, so It can't be the superdrive...

[firenhancer]

Using finder did work, but its just movie files on a DVD. It won't play in DVD Player so I'm guessing it won't play on a real DVD player. I noticed when I was burning in Finder that the burner was making some noise, and when I tried to burn with Toast it didn't make much of a sound. I know that noise in a DVD drive means its reading/writing, so It can't be the superdrive...

In your case, you could try saving it as a disc image first and then try burning the disc image to DVD and see how it goes. What brand/type of media are you using? I suggest using something like Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden.

[sean77408]

In your case, you could try saving it as a disc image first and then try burning the disc image to DVD and see how it goes. What brand/type of media are you using? I suggest using something like Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden.

Yes I am using Verbatim DVD-Rs. And I will try burning the disk image.

[SUPPRESSOR]

Yes I am using Verbatim DVD-Rs. And I will try burning the disk image.

i totally have the same solution to this problem
save whatever it is as a disk image(movie/ data)
then go to copy disk image and burn
usually works
wonder what the cause is though...

[firenhancer]

As far as I have noted, its more a recorder issue and media to a certain extent depending on brand of media. A updated firmware should normally correct this issue if there is one from mfg.

[ingrid]

I had this problem as well "writing lead-in" which went on for a long time, then a medium error.

It turned out that the burner on my brand new mac was broken. Fortunately, I took it back within 14 days and got a complete replacement, and now the burning works.

I suggest trying to burn a cd with iTunes and if that doesn't work, your burner is shot.

[tragik00]

cds and video burns are different arent they? so if a cd burns but a dvd doesnt it could still be the burner right? i havent tried a cd but i have tried every way possible to burn a dvd and it just doesnt work.

[ingrid]

it couldn't hurt to try burning a CD - that's what led me to realise that it was my burner and not a software issue. It would at least help toward a diagnosis...

[sean77408]

I tried making a disk image and burning it with Finder and it just puts the file on it. It doesn't make it a playable DVD in DVD Player. Was I suppost to burn it with Toast?

[tsantee]

I tried making a disk image and burning it with Finder and it just puts the file on it. It doesn't make it a playable DVD in DVD Player. Was I suppost to burn it with Toast?

I've read a couple of your earlier posts in this thread and here is what I think happened. You say that at the end of encoding for a video DVD Toast stalled at writing lead in. Sometimes this happens if the optical drive goes to sleep during the time Toast takes to do the encoding. Since the drive is asleep Toast has no place to send the data. The solution to this is to choose Save as Disc Image instead of clicking the burn button. When that is done, select the disc image file in the Toast Copy window and insert your blank DVD. Toast should write your video DVD without a problem.

[sean77408]

I've read a couple of your earlier posts in this thread and here is what I think happened. You say that at the end of encoding for a video DVD Toast stalled at writing lead in. Sometimes this happens if the optical drive goes to sleep during the time Toast takes to do the encoding. Since the drive is asleep Toast has no place to send the data. The solution to this is to choose Save as Disc Image instead of clicking the burn button. When that is done, select the disc image file in the Toast Copy window and insert your blank DVD. Toast should write your video DVD without a problem.

It still says writing lead-in and the CD drive is still not making any noise [which probably means that its not doing anything]. This only happens when I use Toast, not the Finder.

This post has been edited by sean77408: 16 October 2008 - 06:12 PM