http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Forum: DVD Authoring, Burning & Duplicating - Recent Topics en Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:40:38 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/apple-lion-no-longer-does-idvd-are-discs-toast#post-71121 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:13:52 +0000 mv 71121@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm an event videographer whose clientele, for the most part, still prefer discs to online streaming. Apple, correctly no doubt, believes that the future is in the Cloud. Their latest OS X (Lion) doesn't pack iDVD. Which puts me in a bind just as I am upgrading from pre-intel Mac G5 to Lion-loaded iMac i5. How is one to author dvds. Can you still get iLife 11 off the shelf? Can you buy the latest iDVD iteration separately? Or do you go to a 3rd party provider, like Toast 11 (do they do Themes?) How are you event videographers providing discs to those clients of yours who still prefer the dvd?</p> <p>Thanks,</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/trouble-burning-on-dvd-architect-5#post-73196 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:47:24 +0000 dave 73196@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Having trouble burning dvd's on DVD Architect.  I'm using a mac with a partition so I can boot up in windows to edit on Sony Vegas and then make dvd's on DVD Architect.  I  DVD Architect on the bootcamp C drive which has no more room to store project files.  So yesterday I clicked  "prepare" and I directed the file to a folder on my external drive.  It seems to prepare alright but when I click "burn" I get an error message:  "An error occured openina a file on the system.  Make sure you have permission to access this file."  I've tried to go in and allow permissions both on the pc side and on the mac side but I still get the same error message.  Thanks for any help you!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/trouble-with-dvd-architect-5#post-73177 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:34:24 +0000 dave 73177@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&lt;p id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;"&gt;Thanks for your great videos.  I'm currently having trouble burning dvd's in DVD Achitect 5.  I've prepared the folder to be burned but when I try to burn it I get an error message:  An error occured opening a file on the system.  Make sure that you have permission to acces this file.  I'm not sure what this means or how to fix it.  Thanks for your help!<br /> &lt;p id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;"&gt;Dave</p> <p> Hello Everyone, I'm currently having trouble burning dvd's in DVD Achitect 5.  I've prepared the folder to be burned but when I try to burn it I get an error message:  An error occurred opening a file on the system.  Make sure that you have permission to access this file.  I'm not sure what this means or how to fix it.  Thanks for your help!Dave</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/encore-dvd-pic-viewing#post-73141 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:58:00 +0000 cohenim 73141@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>what's up everybody? I have the Encore DVD EDU version and was wandering if there is a way to do a picture viewer without having to drop 300 pics on to a timeline &amp; export. I would like to have it where the viewer can scroll at their own speed &amp; have various songs playing in the background. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/quality-check-ddp-master#post-72837 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:39:07 +0000 DVD menu 72837@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>I used encore cs5 to export my project in DDP format. But before I send to the replication plant I want to make sure that the DDP file works. </p> <p>When I open the DDP folder there are three files: Main.DAT, DDPID, Conrtrol.DAT. I can only open/play the Main.DAT file using VLC player. The Main.DAT file contains my video but no audio and no menu. Is this normal? Where is the file for my menu and audio?</p> <p>I would really appreciate any help or pointers.</p> <p>Sincerely, </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-architect-doubling-file-size#post-72753 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:22:07 +0000 Shaun 72753@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey all,</p> <p>   I'm putting together my first DVD project using DVD Architect and am finding it a bit confusing.  I've added in my file, which is 1.3gb's (almost an hour of talking head footage), and the "Disc Space Used" is reading 2.6gbs!  </p> <p>Why?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/adding-dvd-menu-after-master-is-made#post-72675 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:42:03 +0000 DVD menu 72675@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>I recently made a DVD master in DDP format using encore cs5. However, I forgot to add my menu to it. Is there anyway that the a menu could be added after the DDP master is made? </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-architect-50-play-an-audio-sound-when-a-button-is-highlighted#post-71937 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 04:53:15 +0000 Joan 71937@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&lt;p class="paragraph"&gt;I run<br /> version 5.0 of DVD Architect Pro, and what I am trying to do is play an audio sound<br /> when a button is highlighted (a voice for example...in wav format) . It<br /> seems that scripting is the way to go here, but still I am unsure that it's<br /> even possible. Help me please </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-authoring-software-for-mac-g5-with#post-71876 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:11:19 +0000 rocio 71876@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hi, I have a G5 still with 1.8 GHz Power PC. Do you know wich version of Adobe Suite could it support? I´m interested specifically in a software for video compression from Quick Time (final´s cut native format) to MPEG-2 for DVD, and i´m interested too in a DVD authoring software like Encore. All of that without having to buy a new mac now. Thankyou</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/inkjet-printable-dvd-printer#post-66198 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:00:24 +0000 doublehamm 66198@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I am looking for a decent printer that can print directly to the white printable DVD/BD discs.  Last year I purchased a HP D7560, but have been disapointed in what it has to offer.  Sure it can print directly to discs, and the printing part it does just fine, HOWEVER you are stuck using a very limited amount of templates - most that look disgustingly generic - mainly because you HAVE to use the software that came with the printer in order to print to DVDs.  </p> <p>Is there a disc printer out there that has more flexibility on what you print?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/sony-dvd-architect-how-to-update-assets#post-71318 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 06:39:18 +0000 gcalin 71318@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello everyone,</p> <p>I create a simple DVD project using Sony DVD Architect Pro 5.0, with some menus and MPG files. Later I reprocessed some of MPGs (using Premiere) and the length of some files where changed. For my surprise, when I reopened DVD Architect to rebuild the DVD, the file lengths were not updated.</p> <p>I searched everywhere for an "update assets" or similar function, however did find any. The only way I managed to rebuild the DVD with the correct video lengths was to actually remove all video files from the project (all links just broke), add everything back in and manually re-link everything.</p> <p>Is there a "cleaner" way to update the assets?</p> <p>Thank you,</p> <p>gcalin</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-burn-dvdcd-through-adobe-media-encore-cs3#post-58593 Sat, 15 May 2010 09:39:53 +0000 vineet_kumar 58593@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>while burning dvds from nero the quality gets lost. so what are the eteps through which we can burn dvd without losing quality while editing the project on adobe premiere pro cs3</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/bd-r-wont-play#post-70698 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:02:39 +0000 Neil 70698@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hi everyone, this is my first post so apologies if I cover an already existing topic. Here goes, I have used Pinnacle studio 8 for years with my Hi-8 camcorder. I have recently dragged myself kicking and screaming into the modern age. I have purchased a Panasonic full HD camcorder and Pinnacle Studio HD v15 and an LG Blu-ray burner. Everything is great, capture, transfer, editing but when I burned to the BD-R my samsung player won't play it. I have updated the Firmware in it (samsung bdp-1500), it plays on my PC. Can I burn the disc with another piece of software rather than using pinnacle. Any advice will be welcome. Thank you. Neil.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/very-fast-dvdblu-ray-duplicator#post-70721 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 21:15:00 +0000 Yanni 70721@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello, I am new to the duplication field, and was hoping you could give me some suggestions on extremely fast DVD/Blu Ray duplicators. I dont need any printing, just burning. I need a machine that can preferably duplicate a ~4GB DVD every 30 seconds or less and the same for a Blu Ray as well. I know these are extremely high standards, but I am willing to look into a machine that can do this that is priced up to $50,000. </p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks, and any help would be very appreciated.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/losing-volume-when-rendering-ac3-in-vegas-pro#post-69831 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:27:37 +0000 Jason Boskey 69831@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>The subject says it all.  I am losing many dbs when rendering my ac3 for a DVD.</p> <p>I'm using Vegas Pro 10, and DVD Architect 5.2  </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/quick-turnaround-dvd-replication#post-68891 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:28:10 +0000 2ten 68891@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&nbsp;Anybody know of an online service that can turn around a DVD duplication job quickly? I mean like 300 DVD's duplicated and printed in no more tan 48 hours?&nbsp; thank</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/cant-find-blu-ray-with-lightscribe-discs#post-68051 Tue, 17 May 2011 19:13:43 +0000 Moab Man 68051@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Considering making the jump to offering Blu-ray for some of my projects. However, I prefer to use Lightscribe to burn the image on the disc rather than a sticky label. Unfortunately I can't seem to locate any discs in say a 25 or 50 pack. Anyone have a source they know of?</p> <p>Thanks</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-case-and-sleeve-paper#post-63580 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:34:04 +0000 rexomus 63580@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have been scouring the internet trying to find the proper paper to print on for my DVD Jackets? I order some paper from amazon but it's just glossy photo paper that has been perforated to become the size of a dvd jacket/sleeve. Anyways, it looks horribly cheap and unprofessional. </p> <p>Can anyone tell me were to find the right paper pre-cut to size for standard 14mm dvd cases? </p> <p>Also, does anyone know about sleevetown.com? they seem to offer better quality 14mm dvd cases than I can find elsewhere. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-is-the-best-freeware-dvd-authoringburning-program-that-burns-subititles#post-64260 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:14:01 +0000 johnphenomenon 64260@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>i usually use dvdflick to author/convert movies then nero express to burn dvd's. i tried authoring a movie with subtitles and i added them just like the guide said, but when i watched the converted files, there were no subtitles. i tried burning them anyway, still no subtitles. tried it again with a different movie, still no subtitles. i'm guessing dvdflick doesn't work well in this department, can someone suggest a different program that burns subtitles well? the subs are .srt files by the way. and they work fine when i watch the movies. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-architect-and-powerdvd-compatibility-issues#post-67231 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:41:50 +0000 doublehamm 67231@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>This past week I started using virtual clone drive.  It allows the playback of ISOs from the hard drive as if they were an optical disc.  My idea was to be able to condense all my weddings onto one hard drive that included the blu-ray disc image to be able to play back and show clients without having to have a bunch of discs on hand.  This is also great for my laptop as my laptop does not have a blu-ray player in it but still plays the mounted images just fine.</p> <p>Now the issue...</p> <p>For the most part most of my early wedding disc images mounted and played perfectly through PowerDVD.  However I have started to really get into customizing the menu, where as before I was using basically the pre-set themes.  The discs that used the pre-set themes all play perfectly.  Most of the newer discs will load to the menu, but the menu is completely unusable.  I cannot click any selections with my mouse, nor can I use the little software remote to select anything.  I tried hitting enter just in case I could not see the highlight for some reason, but that was also a no go and still stayed on the main menu.  I have tried both classic and theater modes with no luck.  </p> <p>These discs all play perfectly fine on my home Blu-Ray player.  Does anyone have an idea what I may have done to the customization that might prevent PowerDVD from working correctly?  Most my new customized menu discs I always build from scratch so I am not copying settings or anything.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-duplication#post-17339 Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:45:19 +0000 Jon 17339@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Does anyone have any recommendations for a stand alone DVD duplication system. I have been looking into the Rimage products, but I could use some practical input. http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-burn-reald-disc-playable-to-3dplayer#post-67014 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:03:24 +0000 Reynand 67014@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>I shot a wedding with a JCV TD1 3D camcorder.  I want to put it on disc so that I can give the bride and groom to play on a 3DTV and 3Dplayer. </p> <p>However I have been unsuccessful with Magix Movie Edit 17 HD pro in making a RealD dvd/bluray (one that plays on a 3D player).  all the discs i made when I went to Bestbuy to test did not work,  It only played sidebyside on the screens.  Does any one know how to do that Magix Movie Edit 17?</p> <p>Or do I need to get Roxio Creator 2011 to create a RealD disc?</p> <p>Or do I need to get Sony Vegas?</p> <p>Thanks.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/can-you-add-audio-selection-menu-to-dvd-architect#post-66978 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:32:00 +0000 doublehamm 66978@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Is there a way to add multiple audio choices in DVD architect per the video you watch?  I would like to have 1 disc made up that could play back my project in 5.1 and also in stereo.  For the most part playing  back a 5.1 disc in a stereo device works OK but it is far from perfect, especially if you isolate the center channel in the 5.1 version - this will not play back if you play it through a stereo device.  </p> <p>Why do I need to do this?  I like to master everything I have in 5.1 - but the show I am working on can only be broadcast in stereo at this time.  Having both versions available would save discs and I would never worry about having the correct versions whenever I wish to share.  </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-settings-from-capture-to-burning#post-66976 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:18:03 +0000 coach_clarke 66976@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hi, not sure the best place to put this question but I'm looking for confirmation that I'm using the best settings at each stage to produce the highest quality DVD. I'm recording hockey games, editing the video, then burning to DVD. Here are the details:</p> <p>Recording using Vixia HF200 HD camcorder. Set to MXP, highest quality, 24 mbps.</p> <p>Copying *.mts files to PC and using Sony Vegas 9.0 to edit.</p> <p>Rendering to *.mpg and using DVD Architect to create/burn DVD. </p> <p>Alternatively, are there more efficient ways to do this and get the same results? Such as using the FXP mode to record and use less memory if it will retain the same quality?</p> <p>Thanks in advance for any advice and guidance!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-authoring-program#post-62375 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:21:13 +0000 poao 62375@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>I am looking for a program to help me author attractive DVD menu for me MPEG-2 vidoes.</p> <p>I don't want to use the very limited programs that offer a predefined templates. I would like the program to give me a freedom to create the menus the way I like with nice transitions, motion menus (from MPEG-2 content) etc...</p> <p>I tried a program called DVD-Lab Pro 2 ( <a href="http://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/dvdlabpro.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/dvdlabpro.html</a> ) and I was very impressed with the options available and the power of program. However, as a newcomer to dvd authoring (although I have extensive knowledge in programming and video editing) I found it very diffecult to use and I simply don't have the time to read the whole manual (over 300 pages).</p> <p>Is there any program that combines the two approachs and offer powerfull options yet easier to use than DVD-Lab Pro?</p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Poao</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dazzle-dvd-recorder-plus-video-capture#post-65311 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:56:39 +0000 nevart 65311@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Has anyone tried <a title="DAZZLE DVD RECORDER PLUS VIDEO CAPTURE" href="http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/Dazzle/Dazzle+Video+Archiving/Dazzle+DVD+Recorder+Plus.htm">this thing</a> and would you recommend it?</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-architect-45#post-58517 Wed, 12 May 2010 13:38:32 +0000 rexomus 58517@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>When I add a video file to a DVD architect project, the file size automatically increases. I can not understand why? The file I am adding to my project is 2.8 gb, however when i add it to the project in DVD architect it suddenly increases to 4.2 gb? It is the only file I have added to my project. The problem is I can not add the audio file to create my DVD.</p> <p>I tried using the, fit to disc option but the result is severe loss of visual quality. It is undeliverable to my client. Please help.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/tips-for-exportingrendering-video-to-be-burned-to-dvd#post-63700 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:49:00 +0000 johnphenomenon 63700@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> i burned a documentary and when i watched it on my dvd player, there were these weird motion blurs that weren't there when i watched it on my laptop. well, they were more like jagged lines that appeared whenever the camera moved. also the titles that i made were also cut off. we used one of those sony handycams DCR-DVD cameras. i used adobe after effects cs3 and i rendered the project to an mpeg-2 file and converted it to video_ts videos with DVDFLICK. then i burned it to a dvd-r with Nero StartSmart. can anyone tell me what I did wrong? or do you need more info?&lt;!-- google_ad_section_end --&gt;</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/is-there-a-way-to-show-two-shots-simultaneously#post-63312 Sun, 07 Nov 2010 07:19:43 +0000 Framesmith 63312@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I want to create a training DVD that would involve two shots , each from a different angle. One would be displayed full screen and the other in a smaller box. The tricky part is that i would like the viewer to be able to swap boxes, increase the smaller box to full screen and vice versa. Any hope for this?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/improving-render-time#post-63259 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:50:03 +0000 rexomus 63259@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I am using Sony Vegas Pro 9. Currently I convert all my AVCHD files with NewBlueFX upshift to .m2ts. When I render in vegas for standard DVD burning it takes forever. Just rendering an hour long video to .mpeg will take my computer about 6-8 hours before  I can out put to DVDArchitect 5 and then burning takes at least another 45minurtes to an hour. Is this just the way it is? Or, Is there something I am doing wrong? Is there a way to improve my render time? </p> <p>My System specs are: AMD Athon X2 Dual Core 3.2 ghrz @ 64 bit, Windows 7 64, 4 gb ddr2 800 ram, and Nvida GT7600 DDR3 256 video card. </p> <p>My other concern is that when I began to render for Blu-Ray it will take my computer a week just to render the file. Thanks for your help.</p>