Output Type - newbie question

btesnar · Post by **btesnar** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:33 pm

I've never been able to get VS7.0 to burn a DVD (using 2 different burners - always hangs when starting the burning). I have been able to get Nero to burn DVDs everytime I use it (and no, I have not installed InCD). My question is, if I produce something in VS7.0, what type of file should I output the project to in order to then go and burn the completed VS7.0 project using Nero? Is it this .iso file I have read about?

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:02 pm

Yes, an ISO file would be a complete disk image of the DVD you want to burn. It contains the video, audio, menus etc.

Be aware that it is likely Nero's InCD feature that is preventing UVS from burning a disk in the first place -- do a search on InCD in this forum, and you'll see why.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:08 pm

I am not sure that Torsten read your message properly since you made it clear you _don't_ have InCD installed. But otherwise, as he says, you can produce an ISO which includes the menus and chapters which are inserted once you open the burning module. But that of course assumes that you have a version of VS7 which has a fully functional burning module. Does your VS7, for instance, have something like SE or 'SE VCD' or 'SE Basic' or 'SE DVD' after it?

Otherwise, you can produce a DVD-compatible mpeg-2 (Share > Create Video File > DVD) and then author it with Nero. However, be aware that this mpeg-2 will not have menus or chapters when it leaves VS, but that Nero will allow you to insert menus and chapters with its 'Make Your Own DVD Video' function. IMHO these are only fairly basic (though they are probably no worse than what you have in VS 7 anyway)...

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:25 pm

IMHO, to fiddle around, trying to find a work around, is ok, if you have exhausted all other possibilities. After all, VS should be able to create a DVD and it may only be as simple as a different piece of software interfering with VS.
What are the system spec's? What other software is installed/running in the background? What are the error messages, if any, or the symptoms indicating that a DVD cannot be created?
I would remove any other burning software from the system, reinstall VS and try again. Make sure no virus scanner is running in the background nwhen installing.

btesnar · Post by **btesnar** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 3:04 pm

Thanks for the replies.

THoff wrote:Yes, an ISO file would be a complete disk image of the DVD you want to burn. It contains the video, audio, menus etc.

Be aware that it is likely Nero's InCD feature that is preventing UVS from burning a disk in the first place -- do a search on InCD in this forum, and you'll see why.

THoff, I went home and tried this approach of authoring a video in VS7, then outputting the results to ISO, then using NERO to burn. It worked, but actually, I noted another problem that has been written about on this web board elsewhere. I seem to get flickering of some straight lines and edges on the screen. I will tackle this issue once I finalize my DVD burning solution. Also, as Ken mentioned, I have not installed InCD after reading the web board which advised against it.

Ken Berry wrote:I am not sure that Torsten read your message properly since you made it clear you _don't_ have InCD installed. But otherwise, as he says, you can produce an ISO which includes the menus and chapters which are inserted once you open the burning module. But that of course assumes that you have a version of VS7 which has a fully functional burning module. Does your VS7, for instance, have something like SE or 'SE VCD' or 'SE Basic' or 'SE DVD' after it?

Otherwise, you can produce a DVD-compatible mpeg-2 (Share > Create Video File > DVD) and then author it with Nero. However, be aware that this mpeg-2 will not have menus or chapters when it leaves VS, but that Nero will allow you to insert menus and chapters with its 'Make Your Own DVD Video' function. IMHO these are only fairly basic (though they are probably no worse than what you have in VS 7 anyway)...

My VS7.0 does not include any other description after the name. It says "Ulead VideoStudio 7.01.0000". So I assume I have the appropriate version of VS7 to burn DVD's. I have even installed the updates from the Ulead web site for this software.

heinz-oz wrote:IMHO, to fiddle around, trying to find a work around, is ok, if you have exhausted all other possibilities. After all, VS should be able to create a DVD and it may only be as simple as a different piece of software interfering with VS.
What are the system spec's? What other software is installed/running in the background? What are the error messages, if any, or the symptoms indicating that a DVD cannot be created?
I would remove any other burning software from the system, reinstall VS and try again. Make sure no virus scanner is running in the background nwhen installing.

I sort of feel like I have exhausted all possibilities. I have tried two different burners, etc. The only thing that you mentioned that I haven't tried is closing the virus scanning app (Norton). I have closed all other apps running in the background. My computer specs are far from impressive and may not meet the minimum requirements. However, when I see Nero work so well on both of my computers, and VS not work on either of them, I sort of point to VS as the issue. Maybe this is incorrect thinking on my part.

I also need to try re-installing the VS software, however, my installation CD is in storage right now, meaning I don't have access to it. Is there any other (free) way to reinstall without the CD?

My system specs (taken directly from the system properties window):
Dell Inspiron Laptop
Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 2
Intel Pentium III Processor
897 MHz
256 MB of RAM

Sharp Laptop
Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 2
AMD Athlon XP 1800+
256 MB of RAM

Burners -
I/O Magic 16x USB 2.0 DVD+/- (this one didn't work even with Nero)
Memorex 16x USB 2.0 DVD+/- (this one works with Nero)

I have installed a dual USB 2.0 (2 ports)/Firewire laptop card in both computers.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:38 pm

While your two laptops, particularly the Dell, are, as you say, not overly endowed with resources, they should still work. Certainly, when I started out doing video editing, I had the full version of VS7 (as you appear to have), and only had one computer, which coincidentally was a Dell laptop Inspiron 8000 -- albeit it had a PIII 1 GHz processor and 512 MB RAM. It worked just fine, and I used it with an external burner connected via Firewire.

Which brings me to my next point: I see both your burners are connected via USB 2.0 but that you have installed a 'dual USB 2.0 (2 ports)/Firewire laptop card' in both laptops. What I wanted to know is whether indeed this is an internally installed card, or is it a PCMCIA card which you insert into an existing open PCMCIA slot in the case of the laptop? I ask because I have one of these PCMCIA USB 2.0 cards (and a separate PCMCIA Firewire card), and I get curious results with the USB 2.0 card in particular. Simply put, some external devices, including burning drives, work fine with it and some do not, and this is regardless of whether they have their own power source or somehow use the USB connection to use some of the computer's power (such as a USB flash drive)...

btesnar · Post by **btesnar** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:19 pm

Ken Berry wrote:What I wanted to know is whether indeed this is an internally installed card, or is it a PCMCIA card which you insert into an existing open PCMCIA slot in the case of the laptop?

Ken,

This is a PCMCIA card which I insert into an open PCMCIA slot. I have noticed that transferring data to external devices through the card is much slower than if I plug the devices into the regular usb ports. Which, if I am correct, USB 2.0 is supposed to be much faster. Anyway, that being said, I have tried burning VS projects with my regular usb ports and have the same issues.

Also, do you know how to solve the flickering problem? Sometimes when I create movies, I get a wierd flickering or bouncing within some of the video clips. For example, the countdown avi that comes with VS (5-4-3-2-1) flickers when I put it in my projects. Whats wierd is that this happens when I create a video file or an iso file which I then burn with Nero and play on the tv. Either way, the clip seems to flicker or bounce. Any idea on this one?

Post by **Ken Berry** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:06 pm

AsI said in my earlier post, I have found erratic behaviour in PCMCIA cards, but unfortunately, I am not aware of any way to cure it.

As for yr other question, I saw the seaparate thread you started on it, and would have answered it there if I had had anything useful to say. My only thought was that sometimes you get a sort o flicker when you have selected a wrobg field order. You might want to check the files you are using to make sure they are all consistent.