Pathname is invalid - 19005

[Yngwie]

I have used DVDit Pro HD to burn a few DVDs successfully. Today, I tried to burn four half-hour videos into one ISO image on my desktop. The original .avi videos are in a folder on the same desktop. I imported the videos no problem. They would play when in the program fine. I then got the setting where they needed to be, saved, and tried to burn the image. Just as it started to transcode the video, the error message "Pathname is invalid - 19005" came on the screen and the transcoding stopped. I searched these forums and found a couple of ideas. Here is what I did, so far:

* I uninstalled and reinstalled the program - nothing

* I changed the locations where the tem files are held - nothing

* I tried both TV standards "NTSC" and "PAL/SECAM" - nothing

* I unchecked "Load Sample Media"

* I selected "Import all and attempt to transcode"

* I changed the encode style to "VBR"

* I changed the target bit rate to fit the disc

After all of this, I can't burn the files to an ISO image. When I try to burn just one of them, I get the same error message. If it is the file (.avi), how do I check if the file is corrupt, incompatable etc, and if it's incompatable, can that be fixed?

 

Thanks

[Yngwie]

Is it possible that the pathname contains some character that is not allowed in filename and/or pathnames? I know that certain characters cannot be used when creating filenames and path names.

Thank you for the reply. When I prepare the files to burn the ISO, the program automatically prepares the pathname. So far, it has worked fine with every other .avi. In fact, I just finished completing an ISO of "Home Alone" in the .avi format fine. I am thinking more and more that it is the files themselves. It is a number of "Wild America" shows that are about 25 minutes long. Again, I changed the pathname for these to another location (I didnot type it it, just used the "browse" function) with no luck. Could it be possible that somehow, it could be creating improper pathnames for just these files (as improbable as that seems)?

I do not want to give up on this... it's a great learning experience.

[Yngwie]

Well, it appears that I solved my problem. Since the program worked fine with all files but these, I reread the manual, looking to find the preferred video format. It appeared that MPEG 1 & 2 was the preferred format, though most other file formats appeared to be compatable. I figured that since the files were probably corrupt and .avi, I would run them through a video converter I have. This way, I would hopefully convert the corruption right out of them. I started a sample burn with one video and it worked. I then did a full burn of one disc and it worked.

Since there is limited info on this error, I would love any other solutions to the "Pathname is invalid - 19005" error.

 

[bimicher]

I have used DVDit Pro HD to burn a few DVDs successfully. Today, I tried to burn four half-hour videos into one ISO image on my desktop. The original .avi videos are in a folder on the same desktop. I imported the videos no problem. They would play when in the program fine. I then got the setting where they needed to be, saved, and tried to burn the image. Just as it started to transcode the video, the error message "Pathname is invalid - 19005" came on the screen and the transcoding stopped. I searched these forums and found a couple of ideas. Here is what I did, so far:

* I uninstalled and reinstalled the program - nothing

* I changed the locations where the tem files are held - nothing

* I tried both TV standards "NTSC" and "PAL/SECAM" - nothing

* I unchecked "Load Sample Media"

* I selected "Import all and attempt to transcode"

* I changed the encode style to "VBR"

* I changed the target bit rate to fit the disc

After all of this, I can't burn the files to an ISO image. When I try to burn just one of them, I get the same error message. If it is the file (.avi), how do I check if the file is corrupt, incompatable etc, and if it's incompatable, can that be fixed?

 

Thanks

 

 

Is it possible that the pathname contains some character that is not allowed in filename and/or pathnames? I know that certain characters cannot be used when creating filenames and path names.