Reusing DVD+RW disk recorded with VS10+

Nicholas Rumin · Post by **Nicholas Rumin** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:00 am

I captured a file from a PAL DVD using VS10+.
Created an MPEG2 file from it.
Using "Share" I imported the mpeg file and burned a DVD+RW.
The project was successful and I can view the dvd on my NTSC dvd player.
However, when I try to erase the disc the XP wizard informs me that it is unable to complete the erase.
Any suggestions?
Thanks

MrA · Post by **MrA** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:50 am

If there's nothing else of value on that disk, just reformat it.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:02 am

Over the years I have never had much success with Re-writeable DVD discs.
On first use the quality is as good as a DVD -R / DVD +R
(Write once - read many) but after that the quality suffers.
I have used various makes of DVD RW with at least 4 different DVD burners, at least 3 different computers and played back in several standalone DVD players.

I think they are useful to test something new before making a proper copy onto a DVD +/- R. They seem to function OK when recorded with a purpose built (standalone) DVD Recorder but not with a computer DVD burner.

Just my observation.

2Dogs · Post by **2Dogs** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:35 am

From the quality scans I've seen, Verbatim-RW discs seem to be the best. If you can ever find any that are made in Japan rather than Taiwan, even better.

I have some Memorex 4x DVD+RW's, and they are really terrible - to the point where the write quality gets marginal. I only use them for test purposes, and wouldn't entrust anything important to them.

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:47 am

I know it's no consolation, but I can suggest that Memorex CDRs are not better. In the last spindle of 25 I got 20 not even starting to burn, rejected by the burning program. And that's with 52x-certified discs while trying to burn at any speed from 48x down to 16x.
Both a Pioneer and a Sony burner. The 5 others were OK.

I use Emtec DVDRW and never had a write fail, don't know by who or where they are made... A total of about 30 many times rewritten, alternatively on PC and stand-alone writers.
Long term storage, we'll have to remember what Steve wrote...

I use them for last check before burning, to test menus (I have pretty intricated menu systems usually, the wife has some specific ideas about how you navigate a disc...). Then I make the final DVDR from the same DVD folders so I'm protected against my clever last-second tiny changes that spoil the whole thing.