FAIL TO BURN

angelakane · Post by **angelakane** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:12 am

HELP--I've created a series of slideshows that I want to burn to a DVD. They're organized into one video slideshow and I've tried a dozen times to burn it to a dvd and I'M GOING CRAZY. It' keeps stopping and the message is "FAIL TO BURN." There's plenty of space on the DVD, my computer (plenty fast with XP) recognizes the drive. I burned one single slideshow onto a DVD once and thought I'd want to put a series together as a total presentation but absolutely can't .

I downloaded and installed the patch on the top of this forum. STILL NOT WORKING.

This "FAIL TO BURN" is ridiculous. This program should work. HELP!!!!

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:27 am

Please view DVD burning problems

angelakane · Post by **angelakane** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:52 pm

Been there--tried all that. I have an ADS burner. Works great, but will not burn through ULead. ANY other solutions please?

I'm trying to burn through other software, but having ULead should mean I get to use it to burn my Photo Slideshow presentation. HELP.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:56 pm

I prefer to burn to a hard drive folder, check the result with PowerDVD (Or similar) and then burn with CopyToDVD or Nero.

htchien · Post by **htchien** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:23 pm

Try burn to a folder (or a disk image file) on hard disk first. If that works, then we can know the project content is OK and the problem should be in the burning part.

If you cannot burn to a folder (or a disk image file), then it's possible some source files (mostly the audio files) are not compatible with DVDPS and need to be checked.

If the problem is in the burning part, you can still try to burn to a disk image file and then use the Disc Image Recorder located in the DVDPS install folder to burn the disk image file to disk.

The file name for the Disc Image Recorder utility is DiscDup.exe.

BTW, do you apply the newly released patch for DVDPS 4? (if you are using DVDPS 4)

The CD/DVD Burning Pack might also help on the burning problem.

http://www.ulead.com/tech/dps/dps.htm

If you are using some MP3 files in the project, convert them to WAV files before you use them in DVDPS, that might cure some burning issues.

Hope this helps.

H.T.

angelakane · Post by **angelakane** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 7:57 pm

I am converting my mp3's in the slideshows to wav files. Perhaps that will work. BTW, I appreciate the recommendations, but purchased Ulead because it was supposed to be user friendly and BURN DVD's. Why should I have to purchase Power DVD (pricey) to burn a DVD when Ulead is supposed to do that???? Not trying to nitpick, but it creates great slideshows and advertises that it will burn also. Hopefully the mp3 to wav conversion thing will fix it.

I did save the files on my hard drive and they play perfectly, so it has to be in the DVD burning part.

I'll let you know....

angelakane · Post by **angelakane** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:17 pm

ULead asks if I should save it as a DPS or Mpeg. Which one should I use?

htchien · Post by **htchien** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:27 pm

DPS is the project file format of DVD PictureShow, MPEG is a video file format.

To burn a DVD in DVDPS I think you should save as DPS first.

Hope this helps.

H.T.

angelakane · Post by **angelakane** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:33 pm

Yes, it helps, but why does it take SO LONG to save the slideshow as a video file? I'm running a P4 w/pretty hefty power.

htchien · Post by **htchien** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:44 pm

It has to render the slideshow with transitions you set in the DPS project, and the transitions are time-consuming effects.

If you remove the transitions, then it can render faster.

Regards,
H.T.

angelakane · Post by **angelakane** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:48 am

I have gone back and saved all the slideshows with music as wav files. I have saved the shows (10) and am trying to put them into one huge show and burn them onto a DVD.

Some of the shows will open. Others are DPS files and won't "open" and therefore be added to this one big project. HELP.

How do I create a compilation project with all the smaller ones as part of it?

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:43 am

angelakane@ameritech.net wrote:Yes, it helps, but why does it take SO LONG to save the slideshow as a video file? I'm running a P4 w/pretty hefty power.

That's what you say, this here doesn't:http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=profileee6.jpg. Please update your profile.

You need to add the mpeg files, not the DPS project files. Finish each DPS project as a separate show and then combine all the resultant mpeg files to one show. If you burn a DPS file to DVD you will not be able to watch that anywhere. It's the project file only, no images and you need DVDPS to open that file.

Hope that helps.

BTW, it takes that long because DVDPS needs to convert your jpeg images to video. Mostlikely will need to convert their size to DVD compliant frame size as well. That takes time.

angelakane · Post by **angelakane** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:05 am

But when I save the files some of them saved as mpeg's and some as dps files. How do I save them solely as mpegs?

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:36 am

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angelakane · Post by **angelakane** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:00 pm

Not filling in all that information. I've already started to get massive amounts of spam because of my mistake of listing my e-mail address. How do I change "member name" to delete e-mail address.

This program is still not performing adequately--creates great slideshows but still won't burn. I think I got cheated, and from a read on this forum I'm not the only one. I bought it at a CompUSA on the recommendation of the sales rep. I'm not happy at all, but if SOMEONE can get it to burn I'll be happy.

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