Disk failed to burn because of "media write error"

I've been trying to burn CDs on itunes and three times I have gotten an error message saying that the process filed because of a media write error. I've tried slowing down the writing to 16, but that didn't help.
macbook Mac OS X (10.4.8)

i am having the same problem.. did you try making sure you're not burning from the main library???
Jay

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What is going on? I have tried 3 types of DVD's, my dvd player plays movies (assuming this means its o.k.) and yet I am unable to copy my photos to a DVD. Will not burn and ejects dvd and says "medium write error" whatever that is. Help.

my dvd player plays movies (assuming this means its o.k.)
Not necessarily. It indicates that it can read but can't write, at least not from iPhoto. Can you burn anything from the Finder? If not then you might consider using a drive cleaning disk.
If you can burn from the Finder log into another account, as see if iPhoto can successfully burn from there. Report back with the results.
Have you rebooted lately? Have you repaired permissions with Disk Utility? If you haven't run the maintenance scripts recently you might try the following: run OnyX and run the Auto mode to clean out the various caches and run the maintenance scripts as shown in this screenshot:
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TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier versions) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. There are versions that are compatible with iPhoto 5, 6, 7 and 8 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
NOTE: iPhoto 8's new option in the library rebuild pane, "Rebuild the iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup" may make this tip obsolete. We'll know when users have occasion to use it and see if that's the case.

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Mac SuperDrives are notoriously picky about the discs they'll play nicely with. Looks like your's is one of those. FWIW, I've had many more problems with RW discs than regular ones. I'd try another brand of regular disc.

I got a message while burning a CD. "The Attempt to Burn the disc failed because of medium write error"..what does this mean?

i got this message while buring a CD on itunes. "The Attemp to burn the disc failed because of medium write error"..what do you make of this?
i think the CD was bad. i took the machine to the Apple store and they said the Optical Drive was OK. so it must be the CD's i'm using... i use Verbatim type. let me know.

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Hello there Chamie7,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities
I would recommend this troubleshooting from the article OS X Mountain Lion: If an error message appears while you’re burning a CD or DVD found here http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10868
Use blank discs that are rated for the burn speed of your drive, or consider using a different brand of disc.
Specify a burn speed that is lower than the maximum speed rating for your optical drive.
Quit all open apps you’re not using.
Restart your computer and try burning the disc again.
If your startup disk is nearly full, try to free up space on it. The amount of free space on the startup disk needs to be greater than the amount of data you’re burning. Erase unnecessary files. Back up files you don’t use often, and then remove them.
Repair your startup disk with Disk Utility. For more information, see this topic in Disk Utility Help:Repair a disk
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Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
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Burn failed because of "Medium Write Error."

I've got a early '08 Macbook Pro running OSX 10.5.8 and iLife '09.
I'm trying to burn a tracked podcast to a CD, and after getting through all the mixdowns and normalizing, it will burn for a short while and will "finish" the burn, eject the CD and come up with a "Burn Failed" message that says,
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I know dust can do weird things, I took the blank part of the disc container, you know, usually solid color or clear and cut it into a gun shape and wrapped it in one of my fiber fine lens cloth.
I gently inserted it to knock some dust loose, (think optical eye) be careful not to twist or shove to hard if resistance is met. did the old nintendo blow in the drive fromt the side and prayed.
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It sounds like a media (burning) error, not related with your project design. Try first building your project to your hard drive , or even better, * Creating Disc Image in DVDSP * that you can mount and test with DVD Player. If it works fine, try burning using Toast or Disk Utility like the tutorial shows. DVDSP uses to be too much sensitive to media and you cannot change buyrning speed.
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Can't burn a cd, "medium write error"

So I have a 2.2GHz Macbook Pro 15", and I just tried to burn a cd this morning for my car, and I got this error:
http://i29.tinypic.com/e1f952.jpg
I restarted and tried again, same thing. So I turned it off and went to work, and tried it again when I got home, and same error again. I really doubt it's the disks, since I've tried several from the spindle, and its the same disks I've used many, many times. (Memorex CD-R)
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Can anyone help with this error msg "The disc can't be burned because an unexpected error occurred (error code 0x8002006E)." ?

I was also getting the message telling me it is a medium problem however that has changed more to the latest 0x8002006E one.
I use to be able to record all the time on DVD-R, then all of a sudden that has stopped and get
The dic can't be burned because of a unexpected error 0x8002006E.
I have looked at most of the discussions on this subject, I have also done most of what people have suggested, nothing has worked so far.
I am able to record music on cd's, I am able to record on DVD-RW, I can't however record on DVD -R anymore and have tried three different brands.
I have gone through about 30 or more discs trying to fix this problem so any help right now would be great.

http://www.apple.com/support/mac/app-store/contact.html?form=account

TNS Packet Writer Error

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Disk Utility: "The burn failed because of a medium write error."

I am attempting to use disk utility to burn a disc image to DVD. I am getting the following error. I am using Apple branded DVD-Rs. I can burn to CD-R, but not to DVD-R. I can burn to CD out of itunes, but I can't burn to DVD out of iDVD, or with disk utility.
I get this message:
"The attempt to burn disc failed. The burn failed because of a medium write error."
Here is the info on my DVD-R from System Profiler:
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-857:
Model: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-857
Revision: HAEA
Serial Number:
Detachable Drive: No
Protocol: ATAPI
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
Low Power Polling: Yes
Power Off: Yes
And here is what is says under 'Disc Burning':
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857:
Firmware Revision: HAEA
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media:
Type: DVD-R
ID: RITEKF1
Blank: Yes
Erasable: No
Overwritable: Yes
Appendable: Yes
Write Speeds: 1x, 2x, 4x
This is an original 2006 2 ghz Core Duo 15" MacBook Pro.
i've tried TDK, Pioneer, Maxell and Generic DVD-R andT DVD-RW media, but always get this same error.
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Disk Utility: Burn started, Thu May 7 09:26:15 2009
Disk Utility: Burning to DVD-R (AN32) media with DAO strategy in MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857 HAEA via ATAPI.
Disk Utility: Requested burn speed was 2x, actual burn speed is 2x.
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Disk Utility: Burn sense: 3/11/00 Medium Error, Unrecovered read error
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