burning dvd from pc hard drive help please

pash_2

trying (unsuccessfully) to burn a dvd from pc hard drive in Nero 9 but it wont let me burn to a dvd, only a cd to play on a dvd player. however, even this is not working as it makes all the right moves but then spits out the disk saying incorrect disk, too small etc.. any ideas? think the dvd file on the pc needs converting, but to what? all offers gratefully received!

Ascended

Hi Pash,

Could you give me some information on what dvd drive you are using to burn the disc?

What type of information are you trying to burn? is it an image file? (ISO, MDF, BIN/CUE)
Or is it seperate .VOB files?

Ascended

pash_2

ermmm can you ask me all that again in blonde english please!

the file saved to pc says DVD rip is that any help? sorry to be typical (blonde) but I am not very techie!

Browntoa

this will burn DVD's from files on your hard drive

http://www.imgburn.com/

you want "burn image file to disc" and then locate the ISO file that DVD rip created

beanys

make sure you are using the right format DVD
in your burner it will be either
DVDr- or DVDR+
hope this helps
beanys

Ascended

Aaaah a "DVD Rip" is an avi video heh....

Im not really supposed to give you tips on copying things like that

But lets just say its a dvd rip of a friends wedding

What you need to do is first convert it to a file a dvd player can read (and they can be quite large), id use winavi to do that, then you start a new disc project in nero and copy the outputted files into the Video_TS directory (there will be an Audio_TS and a Video_TS..leave the audio one empty)
Then burn it to a dvd, theyre typically around 3GB in size, over have a dvd's worth.

Also, it might sound silly, but are you sure you have a dvd drive capable of burning dvd's? It should have something like DVD R/RW labelld somewhere on the front.

Ascended

pash_2

Ascended wrote: »

Aaaah a "DVD Rip" is an avi video heh....

Im not really supposed to give you tips on copying things like that

But lets just say its a dvd rip of a friends wedding

What you need to do is first convert it to a file a dvd player can read (and they can be quite large), id use winavi to do that, then you start a new disc project in nero and copy the outputted files into the Video_TS directory (there will be an Audio_TS and a Video_TS..leave the audio one empty)
Then burn it to a dvd, theyre typically around 3GB in size, over have a dvd's worth.

Also, it might sound silly, but are you sure you have a dvd drive capable of burning dvd's? It should have something like DVD R/RW labelld somewhere on the front.

Ascended

*ahem* yes friends wedding, great wedding it was too!!!

I know I said I was blonde, but I am not that daft! I DO have a dvd burner on the pc! (it has curtains too.. for the windows you know!) have saved your advice and will try again when less bored of trying and failing! many thanks one and all! x Pash x

pash_2

Browntoa wrote: »

this will burn DVD's from files on your hard drive

http://www.imgburn.com/

you want "burn image file to disc" and then locate the ISO file that DVD rip created

thanks browntoa, done it from there but though it all looks right and says was successful it STILL wont play on the dvd player goes into play mode then nothing ...:o any more ideas anyone? tried on 2 different players too, I am losing the will to live! :rotfl: