Can't burn DVDs but only VCDs

dbil · Post by **dbil** » Sun May 28, 2006 9:56 pm

I can't burn a DVD, SVCD, or a DVD-VR when Creating a Video Disc. This has been happening for awhile. I need to create a DVD for class. When I try to create a new project, it automatically is at VCD and I can't change it because everything else grayed out. The same goes for Direct to Disc and Create Slideshow. I've tried restarting my computer and it doesn't change anything.

Post by **Ron P.** » Sun May 28, 2006 10:00 pm

Hi dbil, welcome to the forums..

What version of DVDMF do you have? I suspect it came bundled with some hardware, correct? If so these are SE (Simple Editions) and some will only allow burning to a CD, not DVD. For example I also have Media Studio Pro 7.0 VE, Video Edition. It only allows me to create SVCD, or VCDs.

I also must ask, you do have a DVD burner that the program can see? If not then the options for burning a DVD would not be available.

Ron P.

dbil · Post by **dbil** » Sun May 28, 2006 10:03 pm

The version in which I have is 3.5.

The disc came with the DVD burner in which I bought. I've burned data on the DVD previously before this thing happened. The program does recognize my DVD burner.

Post by **Ron P.** » Sun May 28, 2006 10:21 pm

I'm not familar with 3.5, I don't know if it has a Splash screen/start menu that gives the options of Creating a DVD or Creating a VCD. With MF4DC, it has those 2 start up options. Clicking on the CD, will only provide options for CD and not DVD.

You might do some looking around in the Preferances and see if there is a setting there that was inadvertently changed.

Ron P.

dbil · Post by **dbil** » Sun May 28, 2006 10:28 pm

This is how it looks like.

I don't know if that can help though.

Post by **Ron P.** » Sun May 28, 2006 10:31 pm

Just HTML code... the html tags don't work on this board. To have an image displayed here the code needs to be something like this,

Code: Select all

[Img]http://yourhost.com/myimage.jpg[/Img]

However I managed to view the image...

Ron P.

dbil · Post by **dbil** » Sun May 28, 2006 10:34 pm

I fixed it.

Post by **Ron P.** » Sun May 28, 2006 10:49 pm

Well I can sure see that it is not allowing you to select anything but VCD. Do you have any other DVD authoring programs installed? Like Nero, or Roxio? I don't think they would interfere at this point, but who knows..?

Since you have the disc, you might try doing a Repair on the install. Go to Control Panel > Add/Remove. It should prompt you to Uninstall or Repair.

Ron P.

dbil · Post by **dbil** » Mon May 29, 2006 12:29 am

I did as what you said but it has not changed anything. I removed it and then re-installed but that same problem is still happening. So yea.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Mon May 29, 2006 1:33 am

dbil wrote:The version in which I have is 3.5.

The disc came with the DVD burner in which I bought. I've burned data on the DVD previously before this thing happened. The program does recognize my DVD burner.

If it came bundled with something it is probably a SE version like Ron has already mentiioned. Try downloading one of the 30 day free trial versions to see if the problem persists.
http://www.ulead.co.uk/dmf/trial.htm