DVD`s Won't Burn

TFourp wrote on 9/21/2004, 12:57 PM

When I Put A Blank DVD In My Burner, In DVDA, And Try To Make A DVD Using DVD-R ,Or DVD+R ect, Using The Best DVD`s By The Way, It Say`s Please Insert A Blank Disk. Last Nite It Excepted A DVD, But When It Was Finished, Had Major Glitches. Is Thier A Certain DVD Burner Specificaly Made For DVDA, Or Do I Need To Update My Driver In DVDA ,Or What? Can Someone Please Help !!!
Thanks Barbara

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dand9959 wrote on 9/21/2004, 1:25 PM

I've had a very similar problem. My solution was to let DVDA burn the image to my harddrive and use another piece of software to actually burn the disc (DVD Shrink or Nero)

bStro wrote on 9/21/2004, 3:30 PM

I think it will be easier to help you if you provide more info:

1. What version of DVDA, and are you using the latest update of that version? (Latest update of 1.0 is 1.0d. Latest update of 2.0 is 2.0a.)

2. What brand of media? Is "The Best DVD" a brand name or just your opinion? ;-)

3. What brand and model DVD burner, and how is it connected -- internal, external, firewire?

The long and short of it is, DVDA is a bit picky about what burner it will successfully burn, not to mention what media. No, there's no "specific" burner made for DVDA, some just seem to go with it better than others. I have a Memorex burner, and use TDK media, and I seem to do pretty okay (if I use DVD-R). Experience may vary.

I'll tell you, though, quite a few people have gotten into the habit of simply preparing their projects with DVDA and burning them to DVD with something else. It's just become standard operating procedure for most. I like DVDA for it's DVD authoring features, so I don't mind the burning issues all that much.

At any rate, getting the most current version of your burner's firmware (from the manufacturer's website) and having the most updated release of your version of DVDA would be the first steps.

Rob