I am not sure what you are saying. You said you prepare a DVD and then it has problem burning. Then you say go back to the prepared folder and burn DVD from there. Are you saying that instead of sending the video from Vegas I should just go to DVDA and start there? I must admit I am little confused at the whole process of how to use DVDA.

Over in the Proshow (slideshow software) groups, a number of
people have had similar issues and the best method we have found
is to create an ISO (from the burning menu) then use the free
imgburn utility to burn the DVD from the ISO. Should we have to do
that ? No, but so far, that has worked well. Might give that a try and
see how that works for you.

mikey

Please pardon my ignorance but what is an ISO and where is the imgburn utility?

@mxt
If the burning end of things fails, prepare the DVD to a folder on your hard drive. Doesn't hurt to test it there, but either way burning software like Nero, Roxio etc will burn the DVD's "VIDEO_TS" folder on your hard drive to a DVD in the proper format.

It's possible to create a disc image of or for a CD or DVD. This is simply everything on a disc in a single file format closer to the way it's stored on the disc. If you can't burn a DVD folder, creating an ISO or disc image might be another option.

links to Imgburn along with other tools is available at videohelp.com

mxt,
Sorry if my response was confusing.
I think DVDA is working fine, but there is a problem with the DVD Burner.
(Or an issue with the latest MS updates, or a DVD driver, etc)

Basically, DVDA is probably creating your DVD just fine, but the issue is getting it on to your blank DVD.

When you click on the "Make DVD" button, you get three choices:
1) Prepare (prepares your DVD project in a folder)
2) Burn (Prepares like #1, but then burns to DVD too)
3) Write Master (don't worry about this one for now)

You should choose "Prepare". It will render your DVD into a folder. You can then 'test' your DVD by pointing your DVD Player application to that folder. If it is working as you expect, you can then use almost any DVD burning program (e.g. Nero) to create your DVD. Just point your program to the prepared directory and it should work fine. You can also choose to prepare an ISO image of your DVD instead of just preparing it to a folder, but I don't think you need to worry about trying that at this point.

Again, this is just a work-around (and a pain in the butt) until the DVD Burner starts talking to DVDA again. I am trying to troubleshoot the issue and will let you know if I find anything...

Good Luck! I hope that was a bit clearer for you.

Andrew

ps - Someone PLEASE corrcet me if I am wrong about any of this stuff!!!

Thanks for the response. I prepared my video to a folder and then was able to play it just fine. But again when I tried to burn it to DVD I had same problem. I cancelled it and when I removed the DVD I could see it was burning something. I tried touse Roxie to burn the DVD but was not able to use the prepared files. So I am still at a loss.

well...
Good news: DVDA successfully prepared your DVD.
Bad News: You can't write it to DVD!

Questions for you:
1) Can you burn to the drive using other programs? (make a cd, etc)
2) Has DVDA ever successfully burned a DVD using this (or any other) drive?

I just wonder if the issue is with your drive. Perhaps you could check if you are using the latest firmware for it?

Andrew

"Please pardon my ignorance but what is an ISO and where is the imgburn utility?"


An "ISO" is an image of the DVD or CD you would normally create
and can be used by a number of utilities to burn a DVD or CD as
appropriate later. In DVDA, when you get down to the burning
stage and you get to the "Select Burn Parameters" page (or
something like that), you can select your burner - one of the options
is to select an "ISO Writer" and you can specify the output file and
directory. The beauty of an "ISO" is once you have it, you can make
as many DVD's later as you want that are all exact copies of the first.
"Imgburn" is a very handy FREE utility that quite a number of people
have used quite happily. You can get it here:
http://www.imgburn.com/ - one of the nice features of it is it will allow
you to select "verify" on the burning menu - when it is done writing
your DVD, it will go back and verify that it can read it correctly.

mikey

I went to IMGBURN but couldn't figure out how to download it. I feel really dense.
I was able to burn an avi file so I know my DVD drive does still record. I have tried using DVDA and Roxio and they both hang up. When I tried to use DVDA i finally got the message "illegal request received" after at least 30 minutes. I also purchased new blank Sony DVDs. I would like to try imgburn if I can get it. But I do not understand why I am having such a problem especailly with DVDA.

At the top of their page, where it says "News", "Download", "Change Log" etc, click the "Download" link - that will take you to a mirror site
of your choice where you can download the utility.

mikey

Thanks all for suggestions but not working even with Imgburn. I am not able to burn a file prepared by DVDA. I am at a total loss since I can burn avi files. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.