How to Diagnose DVD Burner Problems

DVD burning allows users to store data, create home movies and share discs like never before. They hold more then triple the amount of a CD disc and have only expanded in use since their introduction. The DVD may be useless to you, though, if you have DVD burning problems, and the whole stack of blank DVDs you own could become nothing but coasters if you do not troubleshoot the problem.

Instructions

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Make sure you are using a DVD burner. Some computers are only equipped with CD-RW burner or a DVD-Rom drive, so DVD discs will not be able play in them at all. DVD-Rom drives only read DVDs--they do not write them.
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Check to see if your drive is compatible with the blank DVD discs that you are using. DVD discs are either DVD- or DVD+ and this could be a huge problem when you are trying to load the DVD. The front of your drive has a DVD+RW, a DVD-RW or a DVD+-RW symbol on it that represents what discs are accepted.
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Select the proper drive when burning the DVD. DVD-burning software should automatically select the right burner, but in some cases it might select another disc drive on the computer or the hard drive itself.
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Check to see if the DVD disc you are burning is blank. Sometimes burned discs may become mixed up with blank discs and you may have inserted the wrong one into your drive. The best way to avoid this is by labeling all of your DVDs when you have completed the burning process.
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Change the speed of the project. Some DVDs may mess up if you are burning them too fast; a slower burn rate will give you better results and run more compatibly with multiple DVD drives.
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Update the firmware on your DVD burner. Outdated firmware could cause your burner to malfunction. Find the type of DVD drive by going to the "Devices" section in the "Control Panel," and then search for the newest firmware on the manufacturer's official website.
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Try multiple discs. So many blank DVD discs are processed at factories that there is a chance that you may come across a dud or two. If the process fails the first time, try another disc, and if it does not work then try to eliminate other potential problems one by one.

Hi guys. Can anybody tell me why the TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress converter cuts the movies in two if they are long? Can this be avoided?

What is your output format? AVI? AVI and older versions of DivX have a file size limit of 4 GB, so if it exceeds that, then it might be splitting it at the 4 GB mark.

I haven't had the problem although a lot of these software proggys have a setting making each portion the size of a specific madia. In other words, if the setting is DVD (MPEG2) there may be a 4.7 gig limit. An mpeg1 (VCD) may have a typical CD limit of 640 meg... etc...

I have recently started getting this error when I try loading newer MP4 files:

MS Visual C++ Runtime Library

Program:...
File: .\mkvparserstreamvideo.cpp
Line: 417

Expression: stop_ns > start_ns

I have tried reinstalling the runtime libraries and several codecs. The files load and play fine in bsplayer.

I am on version 5.3.1.85

Hi
I have tried to import an MPEG-2 TS video file recorded using the Technomate TM-5402 using the TAW5 Trial version,and it failed to recognise it.I have installed the KLite Codec pack full version,and it still didn't work.The same file could be opened and played using the Media Player Classic MPC-HC with no problem at all.Anyway to work round it.Thanks!

K-Lite will never give you the support. That codec pack is actually a peace of garbage.
Start by uninstalling that entire codec pack and every codec it added to your system and then reboot your computer, before continuing with the following or else it won't work at all!

Download FFDSHOW
http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/
Depending on your system, 32 or 64 bit, choose the fitting version for your Windows version.
Dont worry aboyt that name "tryout", it is 100% freeware.

Download Haali Media Splitter aka Matroskasplitter, also freeware.
http://haali.su/mkv/

After having installed both softwares as they are preset, you need to tweak FFDSHOW.

Open the Video configuration tool and make sure that these settings looks like this:
H.264/AVC: libavcodec
VC-1: wmv9
Raw video: All supported

Now open the Audio decoder tool and change settings to this, it will help you with future projects:
TrueHD: libavcodec
DTS: libdts
Uncompressed: all supported

Now you have to configure TAW5 to use the two installed tools instead:
Options => Preferences => Input/outout format list => File input plug-in
Here remove every marker, except for the one at DirectShow file reader

Now when opening a video file, choose All files and then to Import 'as is'
FFDSHOW and Haali jumps in to action and deals with the opening of the video file in TAW5 correctly.

Thanks for your help.I have tried everything you listed and it still would not open the file.Is there anyway to tell whether TAW5 actually triggers off ffdshow when it runs?

You only mentioned FFDSHOW in your message, you did remember to install Haali also ?
Under normal circumstances it should work when both are installed. The only thing i can think of what might not make it work, is when a recording is copy protected. Then every video editor will refuse to open such files.
More and more PVR's used for DVB-S and S2 are equipted with CI+ copy protection, who scrambles the video files, so that only the equipment who recorded the files can open them for playback.

Forgot to tell how to see when both FFDSHOW and Haali are running :-)
When both are running, you can see it in the toolbar in the bottom of your computer screen

I installed both.TMPGENC would open any video file apart from the ones I recorded.It keeps coming up with this error :"could not find any valid video titles in the ts file".An ffdshow video icon would appear at the bottom right of the screen,no audio icon,when it works.So it means TMPGENC does interact with ffdshow.Never mind I might have to convert them to a different format first,if I can't use it directly.Thanks for all your help anyway!

I have found a software that would open these ts files from Technomate and convert them into DVD with brilliant quality.It is called Aiseesoft DVD Software Toolkit Platinum.I still wonder why Tmpgenc can not open these files..

I just purchased MW 5. Some of my work involves sound upgrading audience-shot live music concerts. I've been using Apple iMovie/iDVD for the editing/authoring and would like to use MW 5/AW 5 if possible. Here's the process I use with iMovie:

1. Import the video, which typically has cuts and shaky or obstructed parts and inferior sound.
2. Import alternate superior audio.
3. Line up the alternate audio and the video in the timeline.
4. Fill missing parts of the video with stills or movie clips while maintaining a/v sync in the timeline.
5. Exporting to iDVD for the authoring.

I see that MW 5 has a timeline setting, but don't see how I can use a similar process to sound upgrade the audio. If anyone has experience with this, I'd like to hear from you.

Thanks.

Put the video in the track in timeline mode. Add a track. Drag the audio file with good sound in the new track. Align the video track and the audio track. Expand the video track to show the 'V' and 'A' buttons. Press the 'A' button to mute the audio. Encode.

I'll give it a try. Thanks.

can you tell me is it possible to make buttons,frames from pictures? and how?

Would be really useful if TMPGEnc could decode all WVC1 streams.
I've completely failed to find anything that can do this so far.

I haven't found a way to set the 16:9 aspect ratio when outputting a 720x576 PAL anamorphic project to Avid SD codecs, e.g. outputting to Quicktime / Avid DV codec or Quicktime / Avid JPEG 2000 codec.
The result is that no matter what I do the video comes out as *cropped* to 4:3, instead of horizontally "squeezed" (anamorphic 16:9).
Important note: the source video is edited in timeline mode and has a (variable) resize filter applied to it. (the goal is to do pan & zoom a SD 16:9 frame inside a HD clip)

Unlike in Normal Mode, in Timeline mode the "keep aspect ratio" does not allow to work around this problem: no matter what I choose, it is impossible to get an anamorphic 720*576 image (at least with the Quicktime formats) - please help !

experimenting a bit more, it looks like none of the AVI or QuickTime codecs will allow anamorphic 16:9 SD video: for those codecs where a 4:3 / 16:9 option is selectable, the net result is identical.
How can I output 16:9 anamorphic video using QuickTime or AVI ????

Once you have chosen your output format, then you come to the page with Video, Audio, GOP and Other choises.
In Video, change setting at Aspect ratio to: Display 16:9
Then the image will be forced to be in 16:9

As I explained in my previous message, that does NOT work.

(note: problem exists only in Timeline mode)

It may have to do with your timeline setting. Click on the timeline setting button and choose the proper video aspect ratio, dimensions, etc. and try it again.

I bought-in to the NVIDIA craze/hype about CUDA a few years ago & bought a 285 card thinking in no-time I would be encoding a top speed. Well, I never saw much if any improvement except maybe in some filters, but I never compared anything side by side...

Has anyone done some serious testing to find-out where CUDA really shines in which filters???

From my recent reading about CUDA 2/2013 my impression is no video encoders are producing top quality image output using CUDA. Maybe some speed is gained, but the image quality is poor vs CPU encoding...

Sooo, what have you learned about CUDA? What filters really "shine" using CUDA for both higher quality video image & speed improvements.

This is just to add a little more to the previous post... Unfortunately, there is no edit feature to correct the original post, so I have to add more details with a 2nd post. Sorry for that...

From my recent reading about CUDA 2/2013 there is a serious trade-off in image quality for the limited speed gained by using CUDA. If you know of actual image quality improvements, then please post to this thread or start one about it detailing exactly how to do this.

I've yet to read where CUDA is 'improving' image quality at the high-end of HD.

I'll ask the same about filters too... does anyone know which CUDA filters equal or improve image quality over CPU vs GPU/CUDA saving time but getting a lower quality image.

I'll also mention, the CUDA SDK is up to version 5.0+ at the NVIDIA website, but I think TPMG5 is only using version 3.1 SDK CUDA as of 2/2013... anyone know otherwise?

Anyway, please report about image quality improvements using CUDA and saving encoding time. Which filters specifically... which NVIDIA card you need to do it too... will an old 285 card do just as well in quality output but 'only' be slower time wise.

I'm currently very skeptical about CUDA having read a few detailed articles of recent CUDA software reviews. That's 3-4 years now of development time without much gain, if any, in high-quality output from the reviews I read.

having any gpu wont increase quality of your project but will enable a speed increase IF its up to date. your 285 is 6 years out of date and even back then only had a pultry 200+ cores. heck ive had a card like that expecting shit to shien and was gutted when it did nothing. and it only did nothing because that spec card isnt really designed to do much, especially since its now 6 years old.

Blu-Ray with 1 track and 4 chapters
I want create one page (top menu) with 4 frames (1 by chapter) on this page in order to choose to click on frame to access to a chapter or another one.
How to do this with TAW5 and is it possible with TAW4 ?

Marc

When creating your menu, choose Track Menu Only. In other words, you don't need the Top Menu.

I clean installed Windows 8 & have the latest WHQL NVIDIA driver for my NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 video card. This driver is dated 12-29-2012 version 9.18.13.1090.

For some reason I can't get Preferences to work and "see" this card to setup CUDA encoding. This card did work/do CUDA before with your software, so I don't know why not now?

Anyone know of a fix for this?

I've tried System Restore to uninstall and reinstall the drivers & TMPGE... but I can't get it to "see" this card to do CUDA.

Thanks for any suggestions/help... :)

When I try to export I get this error everytime unspecified error 0x80004005. I have tried different source files, still happens?? Tried on different computers, still happens

I suggest you try to read the system requirements on the TMGPEnc home page for TVMW5. Many computers out there does not live entirely up to all the requirements.
Some where on that list, there might be one or several requirements that these computers does not live up to, even though the builders claim they are ready to go "multimedia computers".

My computer runs Xpress 4.0 with no problems. I have a I7 Extreme processor with 16gig of ram. I highly doubt the computer is the problem

TVMW5 is not Xpress 4.0 They have different system requirements.
Read system requirements for TVMW5

>TVMW5 is not Xpress 4.0 They have different system requirements.
>Read system requirements for TVMW5

I am having the same issue after updating to 5.3.2.86. Did you ever get yours resolved?

I have such problem only because I get the source file frameserved from Virtualdub, I have found a workaround for it, refer to my post 67645.

>When I try to export I get this error everytime unspecified error 0x80004005. I have tried different source files, still happens?? Tried on different computers, still happens

Did you ever get this resolved? I'm having the same exact problem.