Disc Problems

[Captain G]

I'm still new to the art of saving my Movie Studio 6 creations to disc.

Yesterday, I downloaded the NeroInfoTool to determine the compatability between my drive and various media.

The information gleened from the Nero tool allowed me to settled on using a DVD+R disc. It's covered in both the "Read" and "Write" catagory. Upon trying to save the movie to that disc I received a message saying the disc was either not blank or was not "Rewriteable." That news left me with nothing from which to draw.

I then referred to the Video Studio 6, PDF manual. I found nothing in there to help me.

Hopefully, some helpful soul will pitch in and set me straight.

George

[2Dogs]

Hi George,

and welcome to the forum.

There might be a few users who can remember Version 6 - I started out with Version 7SE bundled with a Firewire card.

How did you acquire your version 6? Video Studio 6SE Basic was often included with hardware, eg Firewire cards, and lacked the DVD burning features if I remember rightly.

There have been numerous improvements in the program over the years, so you might consider downloading the Video Studio 10+ "try before you buy" (TBYB) version, a 135Mb download, from the Ulead site. This will give you 30 days worth of use, enough to burn a few DVD's if need be.

However, assuming that you have a full version 6, and not the cut down 6SE, I would suggest that you experiment with a DVD+RW disk rather than a +R. That way you won't end up with a disk coaster if all doesn't go as planned.

Upon trying to save the movie to that disc I received a message saying the disc was either not blank or was not "Rewriteable."

Now current versions of VS, and certainly down to version 7 use "Share >> Create Disk" to burn to disk. I presume you have checked that the +R disk is blank, and tried another one in case it's defective. Is your burner otherwise OK? Can you use it for other things, eg data backups etc without problems?

You should also read the "sticky" post at the top of the forum, by jchunter, that describes the "recommended procedure". This is the most reliable workflow for creating a DVD disk. Video Studio in all it's versions is a quirky sort of program, with some fairly unhelpful default settings, so it's well worth familiarising the recommended procedure.

Hope that helps or at least sets the ball rolling.

Good luck

[Captain G]

Thanks much for the response to my disc burn problem.

Re: My subject header...The mere mention or search of Video Studio 6 info makes me feel as if I'm wandering in the wastland of old computers. Sure, 6 has DVD burning capabilities.

The disc was clean. Straight out of the box. It's compatible with the drive.

No, I haven't tried to burn any others. However, why would the error message tell me, (in additon to it's not blank), "or rewritable." May I ask, what difference should it make if I could "Rewrite" to a disc. It's not writing to it the first time.

I shall check out the sticky for more info. If you have any other ideas please let me know.

By the way, what's the cost of the downloadable version of Movie Studio 10. I'll put Movie Studio 6 up in the attic along with my 1978 Radio Shack, Mod 1, Level 2, 16k, TRS-80.

That machine was the "Cat's Meow."

George

[2Dogs]

...However, why would the error message tell me, (in additon to it's not blank), "or rewritable." May I ask, what difference should it make if I could "Rewrite" to a disc. It's not writing to it the first time.

I don't know why, but you get the message because the program "thinks" the disk has been written to and closed. Since you are sure that the disk is empty, and not formatted in any way, trying a DVD+RW disk might illuminate matters further. If you still received the same message, it would indicate a fault in the program or perhaps the burner. You'd know it wasn't a burner fault if you could make disk backups, for example, using other programs, eg Roxio or Nero.

By the way, what's the cost of the downloadable version of Movie Studio 10.

The TBYB version is free. Once you've installed it on your pc, it will give you 30 days of use. It's fully functional, but will give you only one or two of the DVD menu templates. It still has tons of transitions, filters and effects. Although it's an advance on version 6, it's still recognisably similar in its layout. Your version 6, if registered to you might qualify you for an upgrade, in which case VS10+ would cost you about $60. Without the rebate, VS10+ is about $100. Alternatively, you could pick up VS8 or VS9 (new) from eBay for about $20 or $30, and if you're happy using them, use them as your qualifying rebate for VS10+.

I'll put Movie Studio 6 up in the attic along with my 1978 Radio Shack, Mod 1, Level 2, 16k, TRS-80.

That machine was the "Cat's Meow."

George

Hey, if the TRS-80 is in good condition, it might be worth something! And didn't the TRS boot up quickly! I have fond memories of them, and used one to send and receive my first emails in '87!

[Captain G]

Two Dogs...

Thanks for the feedback.

I really believe the problem resides in a lack of ability for my CD drive to be able to burn DVD's. It is supposed to burn DVD's. However, when searching the net I find many others with this drive having he same problem.

I talked to HP online about this. With the NeroInfoTool I thought I had finally found the answers to which media this drive will work with. Apparently, though, even this info has failed to solve the problem

A few minutes ago I ran that tool again. I found that the disc showed no available space remaining. (Brand Spankn' New.) I have the latest Firmware for the drive.

Now, it comes down to ... is the DVD burner useless OR is it picky about which BRAND of disc it's willing to work with. Sure wish I knew the answer to this problem.

Thanks again,
George

[2Dogs]

Hey George,

at least you're making progress of sorts.

Which model of burner do you have?

Other users might have useful experiences to pass on.

Also, if it turns out that you need to replace the burner, and assuming it's an internal unit, you can get a multi-format DL capable one for less than $30 from the likes of newegg.com.

[htchien]

You might want to check http://www.videohelp.com/dvdwriters to know what media will not have compatibility issues with your burner.

H.T.

[Captain G]

Thanks for that website listing. I checked responses written by other readers who are as equally unfortunate as myself for having ended up with this drive.

It's not good. The drive I have is the Toshiba SD-R6252. It WILL NOT burn a DVD. Being this drive was stuffed into this Compaq Presario R3000 laptop case I doubt I can find something of the same shape and size to fit into the slot.

So, whenever I need a cup holder I'll just click Roxio and tell it to EJECT.

[lancecarr]

Just before you trash the drive make sure that the drag'n'drop function of any other software such as Nero InCd or the roxio one, can't remember the name. I know the Roxio one can be disabled from the program tray at the botom of the screen. The Nero one has to be uninstalled.
Both those programs have delusions of world domination...ok maybe not the world but they tend to seize control of DVD burners at start up and NEVER LET GO!
One of them maybe interfering with VS's ability to control the DVD burner properly.

[Captain G]

[quote="lancecarr"] I know the Roxio one can be disabled from the program tray at the botom of the screen. The Nero one has to be uninstalled.

Naaa, maybe in the reverse polarity universe that's the cause. In my case the cause was buying this machine with a drive that has caused the masses to ignite their torches in the middle of the night and march to the chant of...KILL THE BEAST.

It's not Nero, though he DID burn Rome. (More than my drive will burn.) My nero is just a tool to identify the media supported by the drive. If the drive DID support the identified media I wouldn't be slappn' my fingers on these keys.

Roxio, is not active. Unfortunately, neither is my drive where DVD's are concerned.

Cheers.

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