DVD Movie Factory 7 pro and Blu-Ray ISO creation?

[tdew]

Can it be done?
I'm completely new to Blu-Ray but not to DVD Movie Factory. I've been using the program through a good number of versions and many other ULead programs.

I just recently got a Blu-Ray burner and tried it out last night for the first time, after upgrading to DVD Movie Factory 7 (from 6)
I'm using Win7 pro 64 bit

The project includes 17 HD video files - the total space used is only about 17GB. I created the menu and selected Blu-Ray standard for the output.
The result was "unspecified error"

This morning I searched through this forum and found that there are 2 patches to version 7. I downloaded and installed them. Restarted the computer and tried again, but I still get the same "unspecified error"

I've read here that there is an option to create a blu-ray iso file and use imageburn to write the disc, but cannot find how to get to it in the program. I know I used it in version 6 for DVDs. Can it be done with blu-ray?

The AVCHD is a whole new thing to me too! Is there a post here somewhere that would tell me what I need to know about it? All I've been able to come up with are questions about it, but not the basics.

[Wim Kok]

If you have 17 files you will certainly use menu's. Are you sure that these menu's are correct.
This "unspecified error" also pops up when you have overlaps in your menu build up.
regards Wim Kok

[Ken Berry]

I don't think you can use MF 7 (or Video Studio) to create a Blu-Ray ISO. You can, however, create a Blu-Ray folder (the option which comes immediately below the 'Create to Disk' option on the final burn page. If you cannot see that option, then click on the double downwards arrow over to the far right of that screen parallel to the Create to Disc option.

Then, when the Folder is prepared, you can use another program (I use Nero) to burn it to an actual disc. But the advantage of a Folder over an ISO in any case is that you can immediately test the Folder on a software Blu-Ray player, whereas you have to first mount an ISO on a virtual disk before you can play it.

[tdew]

Hi,
Ok, I've found the way to create the file.
Though my project is actually bigger, I've got just 10 of the files included on the disc.
I went through and checked the preview to make sure the menu buttons all worked as they were supposed to.
but I still get the "unspecified error" message.

Does anyone have any other ideas why this might be happening?

[Wim Kok]

When did you get the message of the unspecified error? Is that in the preview or during (or after) the burning proces.
If you should have (without knowing) any overlapping in a menu, and the warning did not appear, the buttons unfortunately
work perfectly in the preview. By accident I switched off that warning once and had the same problem. But you still can find
whether a menu is ok by trying to customize the menu('s). You can find my topic "Warning for overlapping does not pop up"
in this forum on 6 jan 2010.
I can not think of any other reason why you get this error than a "defect" menu. But you better check whether you get the warning
for overlapping or not if you manipulate a menu in such a way that the warning has to come.
regards, Wim Kok

[tdew]

Well, I've been trying everything I Icould think of to make this work, but no matter what, each attempt resulted in the "unspecified error"
It would start with Converting title and converting audio of title and would appear to go all the way through and then on the next step the error message would come up.

I played around with changing different things, but really don't know what the difference is between:

BD-MPV 1920 (MPEG2)
MPEG files
24 bits, 1920 x 1080, 29.97 fps
Lower Field First
(HDMV-NTSC), 16:9
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 35000 kbps)
LPCM Audio, 48000 Hz, Stereo

BD-MPV 1440 (MPEG2)
MPEG files
24 bits, 1440 x 1080, 29.97 fps
Lower Field First
(HDMV-NTSC), 16:9
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 25000 kbps)
LPCM Audio, 48000 Hz, Stereo

BD-MPV 1920 (H.264)
MPEG files
24 bits, 1920 x 1080, 29.97 fps
Lower Field First
(HDMV-NTSC), 16:9
H.264 Video
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 20000 kbps)
LPCM Audio, 48000 Hz, Stereo

BD-MPV 1440 (H.264)
MPEG files
24 bits, 1440 x 1080, 29.97 fps
Lower Field First
(HDMV-NTSC), 16:9
H.264 Video
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 20000 kbps)
LPCM Audio, 48000 Hz, Stereo

I suppose it doesn't matter, as trying each one didn't make any difference. (in a folder)

I always delete the music on all menus, but decided to see if leaving it in would make any difference. IT DID!
The Blu-Ray was created without any problems, once I left music on the menu screens.

Hope this helps someone else somewhere along the line.

[p_l]

Another glitch to keep in mind. Thanks for sharing your solution.

It happened to me as well. The program lets you customize your Blu-ray menu, but then it craps out when you do. I ended up trying a different menu and/or a different program (NeroVision).

It's nice DMF included some in the templates, but I usually prefer my own music in the menu or no music at all.

[markguitre]

Is there yet a solution to the "unspecified error" problem in MF7 Pro?Ever since I installed MF7 Pro on a Windows 8 machine I get this error
within 30 seconds of the "preparing output content" stage.
Trying to burn a Blueray dIsc... cannot even burn Blueray folders either.

[teknisyan]

Problem can be attributed to the fact that DVD MF 7 is not compatible with Windows 8. - http://corel.force.com/index/articles/e ... patibility

You can try running DVD MF 7 in compatibility mode though I cannot assure you that this will fix the problem 100%

[Ken Berry]

I haven't used MF 7 Pro for a long time. I too occasionally had problems like this 'unspecified error'. Usually I found it was related to building the menu. On the 'Edit' page, once you have selected the menu format, you will find down towards the bottom on the left hand side, a section headed 'Moving Path' and its box is ticked by default. It adds a bit of glitz to the menu, but I found that by unticking it, I could then burn a disc without problem. So you might want to try that -- though perhaps setting it to burn a Blu-Ray/DVD folder instead of an actual disc. That way you can test it and see if it works without wasting a disc (if the process gets that far!!).

[markguitre]

I am not using any motion/moving path menus, only simple text menus.
The unspecified error happens even when just trying to burn to Blueray folders.
Aside from the unspecified error message, other weird things: Sometimes the burner is "busy with another
application." Other times, the program crashes when you click on anything.
For now I am attributing all this to Windows 8. I will try the compatibility mode, as Abiel recommended,
then report back the results.

[markguitre]

I have run MF7 Pro in Windows compatibility mode, using recommended settings.
(I could not try the custom settings option due to an error message about having no file 1/0 modules installed.)
I was able to burn to Blueray, but I noticed the last couple of titles froze and skipped in a few spots. Hmm...
I tried to burn the same project again, but in a few minutes, the unspecified error message reappeared.
Using a different set of clips I encountered: MF 7 has stopped working, or the unspecified error. I could not burn
again. The Windows compatibility report states that this is an incompatible program.
Anyone know anything about an MF 8 which might work with Windows 8, or at least another service pack (no.3) or patch
that would ensure compatibilty?

[Ken Berry]

Nothing definitive, but probably not good all the same. MF7 is now quite old by software standards. And Corel had made clear two or three years ago they were going to dump it as a product, along with a variety of others. It was only saved when the scr*wed up with VS X3, and had to resurrect MF 7 in an SE version to substitute for the hopeless new X3 burning module. They have thus maintained MF7 on the availability list, but there have been no indications they are working on either a further update patch let alone a full new, Win-8 compatible version. In any case, the VS X4 and x5 burning modules are almost identical to MF7's. The only other differences are the other things that MF 7 can burn -- rather than how they are burnt -- which are not really within the scope of VS, which is of course primarily an editing program, with the burning module tacked on.

[markguitre]

After my unresolvable issues with MF7 Pro and Windows 8, I switched over to VSPro X5 and began adding my AVCHD files to a project
with the aim of eventually burning a BD disc in the burning module. I could only get a few files added to the library or timeline
when the program would close with a "VS has stopped working" message, or sometimes no message at all: VS would just disappear.
Now, these are the exact same files I used on a Windows 7 machine in both Movie Factory 7 and VSPro X5, and no problems were encountered.
So, I tired the compatibility mode using both recommended and custom settings. Result: Nothing helped. I know Corel says VSPro X5 is
comapatible with Windows 8, but for me I know this is a lie. The Windows compatibility troubleshooter report even says this here is an "incompatible program"! The last update/patch for VSPro X5 was in June 2012, well before Windows 8 hit the market.
So what gives with Corel products and Windows 8?

[Ken Berry]

Well the fact of the matter is that none of us here -- apart perhaps from Abiel Corel NA -- knows. I don't have Windows 8 and don't imagine I will have it for a long time. A few other users do. But as for compatibility between X5 and Win 8, none of us know since we are not Corel employees but only users like you. You would be better off if you approached Corel directly. But what does this have to do with Movie Factory 7 anyway, where you posted it? MF 7 came out well before X5, X4 and IIRC even X3. So I doubt it is even vaguely compatible with Win 8.