Error message in DVD Architect

George Kaufman wrote on 8/21/2005, 6:35 PM
Hello,

I prepared my video in Vegas Movie Studio 6.0 and rendered for DVD. Then I prepared the DVD in DVD Architect Studio. I never encountered a problem until attempting to actually burn the DVD. I get the following error message: "Warning: An error occurred while writing a file. Invalid data was encountered when processing an MPEG file."

I only have one MPEG file (the compiled video from Movie Studio. In DVD Architect I added chapters to the time line and then created scene menus from the chapter. The video plays OK in media player and in Vegas and DVD Architect. So what is the error and how can I fix it.

Any help is appreciated.

Best regards,
George
www.gmkmg.com
www.the-nails.com

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jfpearson wrote on 8/22/2005, 10:11 AM
I too have this message. It only cropped up in the last couple of months. The problem seems to originate when I try to burn a MPEG2 file created through a TV card. Nerovision and Ulead work fine with this file. Architect however spits this error message out at the end of the preparation. Any help out there?
George Kaufman wrote on 8/22/2005, 11:30 AM
Hello again,

It should be noted that the original video was DV video captured via firewire from a camcorder to the PC by Vegas Movie Studio 6.0. No video capture card or non-Sony software was used. All clips play in their entirety on any viewer and the complete movie (compiled in Movie Studio) plays in it's entirety. There is absolutely no warning or indication that there is anything wrong with the video. At the end of many hours of work, moments from completion the software produces an error message with absolutly no indication of what or where the problem is other than to specify that it has something to do with "processing an MPEG file" then aborts.

Best regards,
George
Storyman wrote on 8/22/2005, 2:21 PM
George,

How much free space is there on the hard drive? And have you defragged the hard drive recently?
George Kaufman wrote on 8/22/2005, 7:46 PM
Hello Storyman,

There's 57GB on a 76GB drive, but I haven't defragged and I haven't tried to compile to another drive. I'm defragging now and I'll try compiling to another drive. Thanks for the reply.

Best regards,
George
George Kaufman wrote on 8/22/2005, 8:02 PM
Hello,

I tried using another drive as the temp drive and compling the DVD files to another hard drive. Some DVD files are created but Nero issues an error message that the files are corrupted if I try to burn the files to a DVD using Nero. The error message is always that same message. I'm defragging but I don't thing that will be the magic bullet, unfortunately.

Best regards,
George
Storyman wrote on 8/22/2005, 9:09 PM
George,

Before capturing any video defrag the drive. It does make a difference.

Also, I've had better luck having one drive for capturing and another for rendering.

jimmyz wrote on 8/22/2005, 10:18 PM
try render to avi in movie studio then have architect
convert to mpeg2.
did you render to dvd architect compatible video only?
and then try to render wav only?
I know there are a couple of ways to get to the same results.
jfpearson wrote on 8/23/2005, 9:30 AM
Defragging did not make any difference. Lot's of space on the drives. Again, no problems preparing and burning using Nero or Ulead.
George Kaufman wrote on 8/23/2005, 11:11 AM
Hello,

Thanks to everyone for helping with the brainstorming. I defragged the drive, I tried using other drives in my system (a dedicated digital audio workstation - "DAW", with very sparse system configuration) and I always encounter the same error message at the same time - just before DVD burning is to start. I also choose the option to burn the image as a disk file and I still get the error. At the time of burning is the only time I get any error messages from either Movie Studio or DVD Architect.

My next step is to load the software on a different machine, transfer the Movie Studio project and see if this is a machine specific problem.

Best regards,
George
Storyman wrote on 8/23/2005, 5:26 PM
George,

Just as a test make a two minute video and burn it as a MPEG2 file as an instant play DVD.

Recently I had an issue with a different program trying to burn. First, I removed all of the applications that burned to CD/DVD (iTunes, MS, Architect, Sound Forge, etc.). Then cleaned out all files left behind in the Program folder. After cleaning everything out and defragging I installed the program that was giving me a problem. It worked fine. One by one I reinstalled the other programs and made certain they were able to burn. Now everything burns fine.
George Kaufman wrote on 8/23/2005, 10:53 PM
Hello Storyman,

Thanks. I'll try a test two minute video like you suggested. But your second suggestion would be difficult. The machine is a money earner and everything works BUT DVD Architect. I can't afford the time or the risk of bringing down my workstation by removing the major apps that I use for business.

I was able to burn a DVD using Intervideo's DVD Creator (entry level product) so the DVD burner and machine appear to be functioning properly.

At the same time I posted this topic, I also wrote Sony Media tech support. I have yet to hear from them. Think I they'll respond?

Best regards,
George
crissrudd4554 wrote on 5/27/2017, 12:07 AM

I'm having this problem as well. I had burned a DVD of an .mpg file but the video was about a split second out of sync. I figured I'd try it again by using a duplicate video done with Boilsoft video splitter. I tried with a .vob duplicate and an .mpg duplicate, both times I got this error. Why is this?? Or better yet why did the original file go slightly out of sync when I burned the DVD?? I even tried burning a folder of the original file. Still out of sync. I disabled the menu for the DVD so its not that.