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Well, quite simply I am having trouble burning DVD's!

I would like to burn onto DVD some photos that I have scanned in and would obviously like to keep safe. I am using a DVD as it has more space and I have lots of pictures. So, I do it in the normal way that I burn photos onto a CD, open up the folder which contains the photos, open up the "burnable media" and drag and drop them across. Magically, an option appears on the left margin which says "burn these files to disc" so I click it and it happens. But does it work with the DVD? No. I have tried Nero but it only lets me do VCD. I don't want a fancy slide-show affair, only the files to appear as thumbnails which I can click on at my leisure.

Please help

select "data transfer" and burn the DVD in the same way as a back up disc...

also check that you have DVD writeable software on your pooter

Burning DVDs is a 'Black Art' Libs, sometimes it works, mostly it doesn't.
In my experience.

ask Andrew S, his drink coaster collection has spiraled out of control!!!

If you use Nero, then try the "make a data dvd" option.
Otherwise it thinks you are trying to burn an image.
You can then dump all the files on that you want & burn.
I put a lot of flacs onto DVDs & they are only data files, so it should work the same way.

Pista wrote:If you use Nero, then try the "make a data dvd" option.
Otherwise it thinks you are trying to burn an image.
You can then dump all the files on that you want & burn.
I put a lot of flacs onto DVDs & they are only data files, so it should work the same way.

Aye...what he says!!

exactly.
I wish burning a 'movie' onto a DVd was just as simple

i use option "data" even for the music and always when i want to burn a film/gig etc.
that is the best way to avoid complications with burning on "Nero"

christophe wrote:exactly.
I wish burning a 'movie' onto a DVd was just as simple

It's not that hard really.
Thing is you either need to use double layer dvds (8.5gb) or something like dvdshrink or clonedvd to get shot of the audio tracks & subtitles that you don't tneed (not to mention those highly interesting "making of" docos).
Then the feature may fit on a regular 4.7gb disc.
Another thing for movies is not to burn them at the fastest speed.
It might take longer, but less likelihood of errors on the finished item.

Thank guys, will give it all a go

The annoying thing is, my downloads of the new Nero keep failing!

Pista wrote:

christophe wrote:exactly.
I wish burning a 'movie' onto a DVd was just as simple

It's not that hard really.
Thing is you either need to use double layer dvds (8.5gb) or something like dvdshrink or clonedvd to get shot of the audio tracks & subtitles that you don't tneed (not to mention those highly interesting "making of" docos).
Then the feature may fit on a regular 4.7gb disc.
Another thing for movies is not to burn them at the fastest speed.
It might take longer, but less likelihood of errors on the finished item.

thx I'll give that a try

I have been using DVD lab a couple of times, but it takes hours to transfer every file

If you go for the full blown, dual layer discs, make sure your burner can burn them first, before buying a load, as they are pricier than the regular 4.7gb ones.

Might be worth trying something other than Nero for burning your discs then then. I recommend Magic Burning Studio. Cheaper, far simple and easier to use than Nero.

http://www.magic-video-software.com/mbs.html

It doesn't offer all the technical detail and adjustment that Nero does, which just makes it far more straight-forward. I first came across this when I bought a cheapie DVD burner as a stop-gap replacement and Nero refused to recognise the cheapie drive.

Pista wrote: It's not that hard really.
Thing is you either need to use double layer dvds (8.5gb) or something like dvdshrink or clonedvd to get shot of the audio tracks & subtitles that you don't tneed (not to mention those highly interesting "making of" docos).
Then the feature may fit on a regular 4.7gb disc.
Another thing for movies is not to burn them at the fastest speed.
It might take longer, but less likelihood of errors on the finished item.

After that explanation, just a quick question. I don't use Nero at the moment but I've copied a dvd on a DVD + R DL (8.5gb) 8 x speed. Now it looks like my copying went well although when checking the dvd's on my computer it's says I must play it off in my Acer program, so if these are then played off on a regular dvd player or other computer will it still work?!

Sorry about this stupid question but I'm still learning. Don't laugh Steve!

why don't you stick it in one and see what happens?

MadameButterfly wrote: After that explanation, just a quick question. I don't use Nero at the moment but I've copied a dvd on a DVD + R DL (8.5gb) 8 x speed. Now it looks like my copying went well although when checking the dvd's on my computer it's says I must play it off in my Acer program, so if these are then played off on a regular dvd player or other computer will it still work?!

Sorry about this stupid question but I'm still learning. Don't laugh Steve!

Not laughing Debs
Have you tried in another dvd player yet?
Sometimes (& this is where uncle James is sort of half right) older players will not always read certain types of DVD. You have DVD-r, DVD+r, DVDrw, DVD+rw & DVD RAM (did I miss anything?)
This has something to do with the reflective surface & the laser in the player usually.
So, it's not the burning of the disc usually, more the actual compatibility between media & player.
More here
The message you got looks to me like the peecee is telling you that you have to play it in that program, as it may have been copied using it, or Acer is the default player for DVDs.
Stick it in a normal player & see what happens.

James Blast wrote:why don't you stick it in one and see what happens?

Almost word for word there....

Cheers guys!

No in my over eagerness to get things posted I did not check in a normal dvd player ~ stupid me!

Oh well thanks for the tips boys and the other two boys who receive things from me in the post if I've f**ked up I'll do it again! Let me know please!

Bartek wrote:i use option "data" even for the music and always when i want to burn a film/gig etc.
that is the best way to avoid complications with burning on "Nero"

That is the same as I do when burning any type of data - except when *backing up* audio cds.

MadameButterfly wrote:Cheers guys!

No in my over eagerness to get things posted I did not check in a normal dvd player ~ stupid me!

Oh well thanks for the tips boys and the other two boys who receive things from me in the post if I've f**ked up I'll do it again! Let me know please!

@ Madame - whenever I burn files to be played on a regular DVD Player I always rename all the file names to NOT include any spaces. I have found that most domestic stand alone DVD players wont play or read disc data that includes spaces. I remove all dots (.) and dashes (-) etc

I discovered this purely by trail and error. Has anyone else discovered this to be the case?

I just use a Mac....

Andy TG wrote:

MadameButterfly wrote:Cheers guys!

No in my over eagerness to get things posted I did not check in a normal dvd player ~ stupid me!

Oh well thanks for the tips boys and the other two boys who receive things from me in the post if I've f**ked up I'll do it again! Let me know please!

@ Madame - whenever I burn files to be played on a regular DVD Player I always rename all the file names to NOT include any spaces. I have found that most domestic stand alone DVD players wont play or read disc data that includes spaces. I remove all dots (.) and dashes (-) etc

I discovered this purely by trail and error. Has anyone else discovered this to be the case?

I learnt that trick a long time again Andy! My snazzy lappy tells me things I never knew before, the finding of files however is a pain in the butt...but I will stick in there and just learn! I suppose I'll just have to get used to these new programmes I've never worked with before and read and learn....don't you love computer technology!

forgive me, please... but



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@ Madame INDEED!

Andy TG wrote:

MadameButterfly wrote:I'm sorry Mr. Blast but an apple is not the end's arse of this world!

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