OT: DVD copy

RZ wrote on 4/25/2010, 1:36 PM
On the recommendation on this forum I downloaded imgburn to make copies of my home videos. The program makes image files but I have had no luck with burning a new disk with the image file. I thought the media might be bad ( I was using imation DVD blanks) so I changed to HP DVD Light scribe discs. No luck so far and burnt 4 coasters. I would like to ask for any other suggestions.

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cbrillow wrote on 4/25/2010, 1:47 PM
Those aren't the top-rated brands, but I wouldn't think that you'd get coaster-after-coaster with either one.

ImgBurn is very reliable. For that matter, I have great luck with DVD Architect, too. Do you have other disc-burning software that may have been supplied with your drive, like Roxio or Nero? If so, are you able to burn any type of disc, CD or DVD, with it? If you can burn a data disc, you ought to be able to burn a video DVD. Maybe try lowering the burn speed, if you suspect marginal media.

Without having more to go on, it sounds like your burner may be defective. How old is it? Have you had success burning anything at all with it?
RZ wrote on 4/25/2010, 2:02 PM
I have Sonic Digital Media Plus v7. I have burnt many CD's and DVD's in the past, not in recent 3-4 months. I was looking at other dedicated softwares such as Nero and Roxio but could not make up my mind. I know Nero is not what it used to be but I would like to know peoples opinion about Roxio.Thanks

Also would Verbatim/ Memorex/ Philips be considered good media. What would you reommend.
cbrillow wrote on 4/25/2010, 3:30 PM
Verbatim is usually highly-regarded. Not so much the other two.

Before considering different software, I would try to burn a data disc with your existing software to verify that your burner is still functioning properly.
gpsmikey wrote on 4/25/2010, 7:38 PM
I'm not sure on the read part with Imgburn (creating an iso image file from the disk), but I do know that on the write portion (creating a new DVD from the ISO file) one of the options is to check the "verify" box. It will write the disk then go back and re-read it again verifying exactly what was written there. Have you tried that ? Personally, I use the Taiyo Yuden Premium disks all the time. While the number burned is only a few hundred, I have yet to have a coaster from them (well, I have had a number of coasters, but not from a burn problem - I screwed something up).
Laurence wrote on 4/25/2010, 7:44 PM
Are you by any chance using Slysoft AnyDVD software as well? I ask this because most DVD burning software has trouble if AnyDVD is enabled. I went through immense frustration first with Nero, and then with IMGburn before I figured this out. I still use AnyDVD but I disable it when I am burning DVDs.
RZ wrote on 4/25/2010, 7:58 PM
No I am not using Any DVD.
Geoff_Wood wrote on 4/25/2010, 8:38 PM
Have you tried updating your burner's firmware ? Or burnng at a slower speed, say 4x ?

Also check AV and other unnecessary apps not running at same time.

geoff
richard-amirault wrote on 4/26/2010, 6:02 AM
On the recommendation on this forum I downloaded imgburn to make copies of my home videos. The program makes image files but I have had no luck with burning a new disk with the image file.

That sounds like a pretty poor way to make a "copy" Why don't you just *copy* the DVD like you would a CD?
gpsmikey wrote on 4/26/2010, 8:59 AM
Actually, that is the perfect way to make copies - especially if you want additional copies later. The "image" file that Imgburn makes is a copy of the data on the DVD, not an analog type copy. Assuming you get a good read when creating the img file from the original dvd (assuming no copy protection stuff), all subsequent copies created from the img file are identical to the original disk. (note that you can create an "img" file (ISO image) of both CD's and DVD's - I often make an iso of an install CD I get so I can create it again later when I can't find the stupid original )

mikey
richard-amirault wrote on 4/26/2010, 9:52 AM
Actually, that is the perfect way to make copies - especially if you want additional copies later. The "image" file that Imgburn makes is a copy of the data on the DVD, not an analog type copy.

Yes, but .. no mention was made about "additional copies later" And how is a disk to disk copy an "analog type" copy? If you read a DVD you either store that info on a hard drive permanently or temporarily (or straight to the other disk if you have dual drives)
RZ wrote on 4/27/2010, 6:49 AM
I do want to have a way so that I can make multiple copies of the same DVD's. I am talking of home videos made with Vegas and DVDA.
richard-amirault wrote on 4/27/2010, 10:13 AM
I am talking of home videos made with Vegas and DVDA.

Can't you just open DVDA and burn from there? Assuming you saved the DVDA project, and all the files are still there.
Larry Clifford wrote on 4/27/2010, 11:03 AM
I have Win XP/Pro-SP3 with an ATAPI iHAP22 CD/DVD burner.

I use Nero 6 Ultra Edition to create data CD/DVDs. That works very well. I don't intend to update to V10.

I have used Express Burn V4.08 (old, but stable version) to create the original CDA audio CDs. I was using a brand of CD (I don't remember the name) one time, but it wrote almost all coasters. I changed to Magnavox CD-R CDs and have had no problems. I admit that I create these only when someone pleads for them because they don't have an MP3 player.

I hope this helps you some.

Larry
RZ wrote on 4/27/2010, 11:12 AM
The DVD's were not created with DVDA (not all), some with Encore. I have the final discs only, not the original/edited media. I want to use the existing good quality DVD's and make copies for now and someway to fall back on in future if I need additional copies.

I know the long road is to recapture from a DVD player. That I would like to avoid as much as possible.
Chienworks wrote on 4/27/2010, 1:07 PM
No capturing from the DVD player required. Merely stick the disc in your computer's drive and copy the VIDEO_TS folder to your hard drive. To make copies after that use *ANY* burning software (including DVDA) to burn a "Video DVD" format disc using this VIDEO_TS folder. Some burning software will require the AUDIO_TS folder as well, even though it's empty, so it's handy to copy that folder too.

From DVDA you can select "burn an existing project", and point to the folder containing the VIDEO_TS & AUDIO_TS folders that you copied to your hard drive. It's that simple.

No captures, no analog, no image files required.