I use DVD + R. I've used the same media for a year now without any problems. Movies worked fine on it when I used pinnacle.

Any other ideas?

For what it's worth, I use DVD Shrink (to create an .iso image from the prepared DVD Arch Studio files) and DVD Decrypter (to burn the DVDs.) They're both free.

Of course, your mileage may vary with your particular DVD burner.

Try updating the firmware on your DVD burner. Should be able to find it on manf website.

hornsmoker -

The firmware is up to date

I assume you have updated to VMS+DVD 4.0a. Right click on your DVD drive and make sure "enable CD recording to this device" is not checked. Run windows update and get every single update available - both critical and non-critical. If you have CD burn software on the machine, uninstall [particularly if Nero w/packet writing InCD]. Get CCleaner and clean up your registry. Check the ribbon cables on your drives - change jumpers to CSL [cable select]. if two drives [cdr and dvd] already on IDE2 with CSL, change to Master / Slave.

hornsmoker -

Thanks hornsmoker, but I tried all of that with no success.

What sort of burner are you using - maybe it's just not compatible with MS / DVDAS. If it isn't, then you can use the prepare DVD option in DVDAS and burn it with different s/w.

Ian G.

It's a TDK 1280B 12X burner

Have you tried "burning" the files to your hard drive instead of directly to your DVD burner? At least then you can isolate the problem. If the burn to your hard drive works, you'll know the issue is with the hardware.

Also, once the DVD folders and files are on your hard drive, you can use any DVD data software (like the program that came with your computer or DVD burner) to burn to a disk. In fact, as recommended above, you can use the terrific freeware program DVD Shrink.

BTW, this method gives you another advantage: You can see how large the DVD folder and files are before you try to burn them the DVD. (Maxing out a DVD is a very common reason for error messages. You'd be surprised how many people try to squeeze over an hour's worth of video on one DVD -- and generally, it won't go.)

Hi, I am new to this forum.

I have the same problem as the original poster, can't burn a project in DVDAS version 2.0 build 22. I only have 6 coasters so far.

I have tried most of the suggestions that have been posted so far, except upgrading the drive software. The drive is a new Sony DRU-710A.

I have tried only DVD+R media 4x and 8X from imation, HP and Sony. All the same except the HP actually completed the burn (it was strange, at ~60% of writing the leadout it went very very fast jumping from 60% to done in seconds, but the disk won't play in the computer nor the DVD player in the LR).

I got smarter and made a small movie project (380M) to cut to the chase.

Still it dies in the leadout preparation at 98%. What is interesting is that the time left goes to zero and the process still advances.

I tried separating the prepare from the burn process, rather than doing prepeare and burn, but no difference, so I know it is the burn process only timing out at the very end.

I burned other DVDs as data to prove the drive is still functional.

I stumbled around with DVD Decrypter as suggested, but could not figure out the proper flow to go from the files to a disk. Nero recognizes that I am trying to make a video disk with the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders and provides a clue of what to do differently, but it does not register with me.

It seems like I have 14 different cruddy solutions to making nice videos (and it is hard to keep them all straight in my mind), and the Sony software is a breath of fresh air to be sure, but I should have to do anything funny to make DVDAS burn the leadout, I think.

Hornsmoker suggested un-checking "enable CD recording to this device" but I cannot find where this option is.

Any help? Snidy10 let us figure this out, huh?

Clyde

I'm having the same issue - just posted a question regarding the problem. I get to 98%, shows the time should be done, and nothing. It just spits it out. Has either of you figured out the problem? Seems to be that we're having the same issue - and I'm frustrated beyond belief!