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[BongoPJ]

Hello

I'm trying to back up a jukebox DVD.
All its files have been copied to my HDD.
But when I load 251 Mb of mp3's in the Music DVD assistant it diplays a total of 2.81 GB...
It keeps telling me that my 4.7Gb Virgin DVD-R is not big enough.
Is this a known bug?
This is very frustrating.

[Beerman]

BongoPJ, on Aug 16 2006, 05:47 PM, said:

Hello

I'm trying to back up a jukebox DVD.
All its files have been copied to my HDD.
But when I load 251 Mb of mp3's in the Music DVD assistant it diplays a total of 2.81 GB...
It keeps telling me that my 4.7Gb Virgin DVD-R is not big enough.
Is this a known bug?
This is very frustrating.

I think you might be able to copy it to your hard drive in Disc Copier as an ISO file then burn the ISO back to DVD. Never tried it but it I think it should work.

[tbrewst]

Instead of using the DVD Assistant you might also try using Music Disc Creator and making a DVD Music Disc (which is what you're doing by using the assistant).
The files are being encoded to a DVD format and menus are being added which uses alot more space then just the mp3 files.Why it would tell you a 2.81Gb project won't fit on a DVD I'm not sure but it should.

Do you already have the Jukebox disc made and just trying to copy it?If so try doing what Paul says.

[d_deweywright]

BongoPJ, on Aug 16 2006, 06:47 PM, said:

Hello

I'm trying to back up a jukebox DVD.
All its files have been copied to my HDD.
But when I load 251 Mb of mp3's in the Music DVD assistant it diplays a total of 2.81 GB...
It keeps telling me that my 4.7Gb Virgin DVD-R is not big enough.
Is this a known bug?
This is very frustrating.

Actually, I don't think you want the Music DVD assistant.  I suspect the original DVD is simply a Data DVD full of .MP3 files.  If you create a "Music DVD", I'm not sure what format the files get converted to, but I suspect they get expanded more like a .WAV file.

Open Creator Classic, add your .MP3 files, insert your DVD, and see what happens when you try to write that.

Hope that helps!

[BongoPJ]

Thanks for your quick replies you three !

Up to now, I have tried Disc copier with 2 different DVD writers and got the same problem: it keeps rejecting my blank DVDs (new).

Creator Classic seems to be working as I am typing this.

Oh plethoric decadence !

Edited by BongoPJ, 17 August 2006 - 01:41 PM.

[BongoPJ]

Creator Classic rocks ! Thanks again !

[d_deweywright]

BongoPJ, on Aug 17 2006, 05:40 PM, said:

Thanks for your quick replies you three !

Up to now, I have tried Disc copier with 2 different DVD writers and got the same problem: it keeps rejecting my blank DVDs (new).

Creator Classic seems to be working as I am typing this.

Oh plethoric decadence !

I'm going to have to remember that one.  It ranks right up there with, "Oh joy!  Rapture!"  (The Scarecrow in, The Wizard of Oz.)

Glad we helped get things going.

[tbrewst]

Glad you got it going.Just for the knowledge what brand of DVD's don't the writers like?

[BongoPJ]

I'm using Ricoh (Maxell) DVD which are listed as 2nd grade...
But that was not the problem.
A suite with many programs made to burn DVDs.
One that adds too many bytes to the project: Music DVD assistant.
Another,Music Disc Creator, that tells you have too many bytes to burn but won't propose a solution like compressing.
Gladly, one' Roxio Creator Classic, is versatile enough and good enough to do just a copy, with no useless add-ons...

Thanks d_deweywright  !

I'm glad you took note of this little conclusion I came to recently.
We now live surrounded with so much abundance, but what does it really add to life ???

[d_deweywright]

BongoPJ, on Aug 17 2006, 10:15 PM, said:

I'm using Ricoh (Maxell) DVD which are listed as 2nd grade...
But that was not the problem.
A suite with many programs made to burn DVDs.
One that adds too many bytes to the project: Music DVD assistant.
Another,Music Disc Creator, that tells you have too many bytes to burn but won't propose a solution like compressing.
Gladly, one' Roxio Creator Classic, is versatile enough and good enough to do just a copy, with no useless add-ons...

Thanks d_deweywright  !

I'm glad you took note of this little conclusion I came to recently.
We now live surrounded with so much abundance, but what does it really add to life ???

Unfortunately, optical media isn't quite as straightforward as magnetic media.  CDs can be written as Data discs, using the "standard" CDFS file system, or packet written using the UDF file system.  Audio CDs have tracks, not files, and the way the data is written is different than either the CDFS or UDF file system, with less error correction.  

DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc, not "Video".  As such, it could be Data, or Video, or Music, and each has it's specific format and file layout requirements.  Many of those things are hidden behind the scenes, but some amount of awareness is required to make the best use of them.

So, there is a learning curve involved in being able to use optical media fully.  You've gotten through some of the curve now, and know that to write a Data DVD, you use Creator Classic.  Good luck in your future endeavors, and if you have questions, post them here and with any luck, someone can help shorten the learning process for you!

[BongoPJ]

Thanks d_deweywright.
I really appreciate your guidance.
The different formats can become quite confusing.
I understand that DVDs do not use the same file systems as CDs

And I really appreciate the time you take to answer.

Have a good day ! :-)