DVD Encoding Errors - sound familiar?

[zenner22]

I began this post in the General Forum but it has ended up being really about DVD recording. I'll catch everyone up.

 

I purchased an external dvd drive by Mad Dog. Included was the Creator software. Here's what happens. In My dvd I create a project. I select burn. Encoding menu starts up. Shortly thereafter (during encoding of the first, second or third videos) an error message appears saying Video Wave has to shut down. Then it does. I've also seen a Dr Watson error. Owned this machine for 3 yrs or so, never saw a Watson error. Ok so I'm figuring it's my system. Here are the specs.

 

XP Home Edition (5.1 build 2600)

Processor - AMD Athalon XP 2600+, MMX, 3dNow, ~2.1ghz

448 gb ram

Directx 9.0c

Nvidia geforce4 mx integrated gpu 64.0mb

Integrated ramdac

Hard Drive 100 g with 55 g free

 

I'm thinking my desktop system doesn't have the guts to burn dvds. But then just for the heck of it I installed the software on my laptop which is only a bit over a year old and has a built in dvd burner. On that one I use Sonic. Sonic has proved frustrating at times but it does encode and burn.

 

I install Roxio go to Mydvd, add files and burn. Goes to encoding process, freezes almost instantly. I have to End Task to get out of the program. Here are my laptop specs.

 

CPU - amd athalon 64 processor 3200+, mmx, 3dnow, ~2.0ghz

ram - 1022mb

directx 9.0c

 

Name ATI MOBILITY RADEON Xpress 200 Series

PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5955&SUBSYS_3085103C&REV_00\4&2C0D4F31&0&2808

Adapter Type ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M Series (0x5955), ATI Technologies Inc. compatible

Adapter Description ATI MOBILITY RADEON Xpress 200 Series

Adapter RAM 128.00 MB (134,217,728 bytes)

75 gig drive with 55 g free.

 

Now these specs should work. I'm about to return the product to the store if I can't fix it soon. The menus are great, set up is easy, but when it comes down to actually working I get error messages and freeze ups. Can anyone help?

[zenner22]

I don't want to put two separate threads for the same problem, but it was suggested the ATI card could be the problem. Looks like I'm going to have to try different software.

[zenner22]

I don't want to put two separate threads for the same problem, but it was suggested the ATI card could be the problem. Looks like I'm going to have to try different software.

Just for the record, after being majorly frustrated with EMC8 I took it back to the store and purchased an HP external dvd writer that came with NERO software. It installed without a hitch and is creating perfect dvds without a problem.

 

My answer to the problem was to switch to NERO. For whatever reason EMC8 would not work on my HP systems.

[sknis]

Just for the record, after being majorly frustrated with EMC8 I took it back to the store and purchased an HP external dvd writer that came with NERO software. It installed without a hitch and is creating perfect dvds without a problem.

My answer to the problem was to switch to NERO. For whatever reason EMC8 would not work on my HP systems.

 

So instead of updating the drivers for that integrated ATI chip (5 minutes) you took what- an hour or more- to go back to the store, argue with the clerk and then get a product that is difficult to use.

And you think you are ahead?