DVD burning Help

[unofficialPete]

Just spent ages putting together a DVD, menu's the works. (Sony DVD Architect 2.0)

Click to burn and it then spends an hour Rendering then when it goes to prepare get the images below. Doing my head in, can't work out, could it be a physically busted DVD recorder, really can't bo bothered to send my Pc back to Acer for the 6th time :S

 

[biojo]

erm , u can try resetting pc , or try upgradingt he firmware of the dvd writer

 

[unofficialPete]

hmm its all recently been installed, will try and upgrade stuff though not sure how though lol

 

[unofficialPete]

Have updated to Verion 2.0b and still have:

'SFMMCX'-(17)
'atapi'-(1)
-'HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4082B A201'-(1)
Module sfmmcx.cpp Line 418
The drive is not ready.
The drive is not ready for an unknown reason.

Status: 00020202
Command: 00 00 00 00 00 00
Sense: 02 04 00

 

[unofficialPete]

Have updated formware from
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4082B A201
to
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4082B A206

Still no luck

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Is it dvd from ur camcorder or a collection of photos ?? I've never heard of sony dvd architect , but do you have the option to save the project and burn it with a different program , somethin' simple like nero maybe !

You could always try taking the dvd writer apart and clean the lens with a cotton bud dipped in a bit of methylated spirit . Commercial dvd lens cleaners are crap at removing dirt off the lens , especially if your a smoker , nicotine soon coats the lens and stops it working .

MrBillyUK !

 

[Woodentop]

save data as a image and burn using nero.

 

[Woodentop]

also what media you using?

 

[unofficialPete]

Its a collection of home made vids, track stuff btw lol, wma pmeg, its a good enough programme to handle the formatts


Will only let me save as a .dar file

 

[Brasseye]

Try using some different software..

 

[unofficialPete]

Easier said than done, was hard enough getting this one, guess i'll try to find a copy of Nero Vision and start again...

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Sounds like ur a bit fcuked . Wouldn't it have been easier just to use windows moviemaker . I've used it to transfer from my camcorder , piece of p*ss . Sorry , can't seem to find any more info on dar. files other than that they are used for backing up data . Sounds like you might have to start again .

Like woodentop says " what media are ya using " False economy using cheap dvd's . I only ever use disks with the ritek Go5 dye .

Have you got a m8 with a dvd writer ? If so put his writer in your pc to eliminate your writer being at fault .

MrBillyUK !

 

[unofficialPete]

I used Windows Movie Maker to create most the videos just need the software that can cope with the formatts and create nice pretty menu's.. all I can say and do now is...

and wait a few months till I find the energy to try again on another PC..

 

[Dink]

TMPGEnc DVD Author

can handle nearly all formats of vid/pic/audio and is faily easy to use

 

[unofficialPete]

/\/\/\

Can't handle the formatts d'oh

 

[Dink]

are you using dvd RAM discs? and the drive can write them can't it?

i normally use tmpgenc to convert most vids to mpeg 2 and make the menu and s**t with dvd author

 

[unofficialPete]

Lost all the packeging, they are TDK DVD-R, 1-16x 4.7GB Data/Video disks..

tmpgenc doesn't even like the videos in the right formatt due to their resolutions

 

[Dink]

well thats me stumped lol

 

[unofficialPete]

cheers for trying, just gonna have to transfer over to my dads uber slow pc sat next to mine which also has dvd/r

 

[unofficialPete]

Right i've found the rendered files and now created an ISO image with the TMP software cheers!, although its just a trial and won't burn, now hunting/downloading software to burn the ISO lol...

 

[MRBILLYUK]

You can burn the iso with nero m8 !
If you use the wizard , just close it , then click on recorder along the top inbetween " view " and " extras " then click " burn image " , choose the folder your image file is in and off ya go .

MrBillyUK !

 

[unofficialPete]

Cheers used Nero, never thought my first DVD would be so darn hard lol
Now its time to tweek and improve lol

 

[unofficialPete]

ok time has gone on, I've since tweeked the DVD and created a new ISO now is won't f*cking burn. Nothing seems to be working, not sure what I can do to check to see if the drive is working, I burned a CD the other nite, its very weird! grrr!


As it goes I load up Nero Burning ROM, open up the ISO and click burn, it then wants me to save an image file somewhere, so don't think its actually burning to disc! I can't seem to find anything on there and other free programmes i've tried just seem to be crashing lol, i hate pc's

At worst I'm just gonna stick the ISO on my external HDD and brun it on my dads!

 

[unofficialPete]

...its just sticking on the waiting for drive to be ready screen, grrr!

 

[hitharder]

the first pic says that whatever ur burning the software too is too small, in space wise. the later i dunno. just turn it off and try a different thing using a disc like copying a music cd. if that doesnt work its ur dvd drive.

 

[RB_172]

The first pic actually says your drive is reporting the following error:

'Logical Unit Not Ready, Cause Not Reportable'

That's what it means by 'Sense 02 04 00'

Your drive is unable to initialise the discs you're using. Get some other decent ones that it DOES support.