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[robmac5555]

My wife's birthday is in 2 days, I've made a video to burn to DVD, and I can't get it to burn to DVD.

I've tried twice to burn to DVD and got error messages, about process aborted both times. Sorry I don't have the full mgs.I was on the page that gives the opton of Burn disc, Save image file, create folder process. I went through the disc image file process, and when doing so the program create 2 new folders in my harddrive. The one called Video_TS contains VOB and IFO files. If I open Windows Media Player, I can view the full movie by opening file named video_ts.ifo.

There is also another file that it created in the library called image.iso, and the thumbnail is the Roxio symbol. I double clicked on that thumbnail and it took me to Roxio Creator and at the moment is "Burning disc, please wait".

Questions:

1. Can you only burn disc, or save image file one at a time?
2. I'm using Windows 7, a Maxell DVD-RW, am I forgetting to do some basic step? Does the DVD need formatting or something?
3. The video segments in the project contain mostly wmv format, but there are a few mp4's and mpg's. Are these okay formats?

If you need more information, please let me know. I'm in a huge panic, it will be the best brithday present but I've go to get it to disc!!!

Edited by robmac5555, 08 August 2011 - 07:59 AM.

[robmac5555]

robmac5555, on 08 August 2011 - 07:42 AM, said:

My wife's birthday is in 2 days, I've made a video to burn to DVD, and I can't get it to burn to DVD.

WWOOOOOHHOOOOOOH!!!! That last burn attempt worked, but still not sure what I did wrong the first 2 times. Any suggestions would be helpful!

[gi7omy]

1: 'image.iso' is a file you have made on the hard drive and is a 'package' of what will appear on the disc (just double click it and it automatically will start to create a disc)

2: RW discvs are never the best if you want to keep anything (they are erasable and will fail in time). Also, Maxell is NOT recommended for video work

3: it doesn't matter what the original fomats are - once they are rendered they get converted anyway. Not all DVD players will handle unrendered files - they need to be authored in Videowave and sent to MyDVD first

[robmac5555]

Thanks for your reply, it is all making sense now.

What brand of DVD would you recommend?

[gi7omy]

Consensus here favours Taiyo Yuden/JVC or Verbatim.

Howver, check this website