VideoStudio 9 creating disk

[mathewsd001]

While DV to DVD works, I cannot create a disk from project. Once I go to burning it just says it's creating titles and nothing happens. I have re-intstalled and have the same problem.

[Ken Berry]

If you had read the Recommended Procedure in the top sticky message, you would find that it is a no-no to try burning a disc from a project. I am not sure what you mean by "DV to DVD works", but what you should be doing, with your project in the timeline, is going to Share > Create Video File > DVD and NOT (repeat NOT) going Share > Create Disc > DVD. Using the recommended procedure will produce a DVD-compliant mpeg-2 file which you can then insert into the burning module, creating menus and chapters etc, and burning to disc.

While it is, of course, theoretically possible (at least in Ulead's collective mind) to burn a disc from a project, it has been the hard-learned experience of many of us here over several years that it is more than likely to produce the sort of problem that you are experiencing. This is because it lumps more than one complex process into one, and the poor old computer has to do everything on the fly, rather than devote its resources to one process at a time and doing each step well. While some of the most modern, highly resourced 'super' computers now available might be able to do everything together on the fly, an average computer is more than likely to simply spit the dummy/pacifier and refuse to move on.

[rdenny]

Once I switched to a 2GHz Pentium (not Celeron!) with 512MB RAM and XP Pro (SP2), I have experienced no problems burning from a project with UVS9 (plus the recent patch), with stuff in the timeline, etc. In fact, I've had no problems at all, before or after the patch. Oh, and I quit trying to capthre to MPEG and edit with same. The results from 2-pass encoding ar so much better, that I now just capture as DV/AVI. What a difference! Disk space? I just got a 160GB disk at BestBuy for $39 (after rebate)!!

Bob

[GeorgeK]

UVS7, 8, or 9:

I always burn a DVD straight from my project and never had any issues (when creating from a single UVS project file, DV or MPEG2 projects).
Yes, it sure takes a very long time, but after an hour or two or a few more, the product is great.

And yes, I do like the two pass VBR, much better quality.

And yes, I am using a 2GHz P4, with 512KB RAM, and 120GB HD 7200 RPM.

I did find a problem with Video and Audio Sync when I created a DVD from an MPEG2 project, and added another MPEG2 project, created Chapters for both projects. Looked good, but the second project that I added has Video and Audio Sync. So like the many suggestions on this board, I created a MPEG2, DVD complient video file and added this to the Create Disk for the second "project". This time all was OK. Strange happenings....

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi
I have always created a video file prior to burning a Dvd.

Never have I burned a Dvd from the project timeline, so I cannot comment on the best method.

By creating a video file first I have a complete mpeg of my work which I can play on my pc to check the quality.
My original captured Avi’s can be removed from my pc freeing disc space.

When working on small projects of the same type, each can be saved individually until I have enough to fill a dvd.

I think its just personal preference, diversity, call it what you like.
If it works for you that’s all that counts.

As far as Variable and Constant Bitrate assuming up to 80 minutes of video which is the best?

I tend to use constant for settings above 6000.

Trevor