DVD the Burning question ???
Hi........ I wish to copy some DVD discs of a TV show (recorded from TV) onto another DVD Disc. I know that the G4 wont copy DVD's but I was planning on buying the LaCie 16x DVD ±RW which comes with TOAST to do this.
I don't have iDVD only the DVD player with the G4 pc.
Is this the best buy ? or can anyone advise on the best software solution ?
Many thanks for your help.
Kevmac.
Hey Kevin
Toas should allow you to "copy" a DVD from one drive to another, so I'd put the master into your Mac, and the blank DVD into your new drive, open Toast, click the "Copy" tab, and you should be good to go.
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Double Sided DVD format burning question
Hi,
I have the latest version of DVDSP and wish to know if it is possible to burn a each side of double sided DVD in different formatts. Specifically, I wish to make one side a DVD disc, and the other side a DVD ROM disc that will contain AIFF or MP3 files to be imported into iTunes or simply played, by double clicking on the files, from the DVD disc itself. I would assume to burn the DVD ROM side, I would use the finder, or Toast, correct?
thanks in advance.Ari,
There are a number of places you can get double sided media, here's an example:
http://www.meritline.com/meritline/dvd-r-blank-media-94.html
You can indeed have dvd video on one side, and dvd rom material on the other. I would make a couple of cautionary notes however. One, unless there is great disparity between the size of the content on one side or the other (the larger the content in size, the larger the 'burn' ring on that particular side), then it will be hard to tell which side you have in before playing. There are small, inner ring labels that you can apply, but I'm personally not a big fan of sticky labels. Two, it's easy for the user to damage one side or the other since there is no 'label side' to use when handling the disc. It doesn't take very much in terms of a finger smudge or scratch to make a disc perform poorly on some computers or set top players.
Alternatives would obviously be to have two separate, single sided discs. If the total content (your dvd video and separate audio files) is less than a single sided disc, then you could put them all on a single sided disc and burn it through DVDSP with the added ROM content folder with your audio files. It should play the video content just fine, and the user can just open the folder on the disc and import/use the audio files. If the content would exceed a single layer, single sided disc; then a dual layer, single sided disc would be another option.
Jim -
Hi. [Sorry, I'm new here incase it's in the wrong catagory]
I'm a switcher from PCs to a Mac.
I've got a question; I have some audio files that are in a 6 channel DTS audio format. Is there a way I can burn them on a DVD and preserve the DTS audio? I bought Final Cut Studio 2 with my Mac and it's saying that it doesn't recognize the files.
Any help I can get would be great.
Thanks a lot!Hey Kevin
Toas should allow you to "copy" a DVD from one drive to another, so I'd put the master into your Mac, and the blank DVD into your new drive, open Toast, click the "Copy" tab, and you should be good to go. -
How to I burn to a DVD my project edited on mynew imac with Lion in imovie? I used some HD stills and some video from a non HD sony DCR-SX63..was ready to burn a DVD then saw the haunting question "Where is iDVD?" Please help..this wedding edit is long ovedue.
How to I burn to a DVD my project edited on my new imac
If you are still within your 15 day return period. Call Apple they will sent out iDVD at no charge. (There are no realistic substitutes.)
Nicely explain that you may return the computer without iDVD. You MUST speak to a senior advisor to get a free copy. The first tier people cannot do it.
408-996-1010
800-692-7753
If that doesn't work you can purchase iLife 11 (includes iDVD) on disk.
IDVD is a wonderful piece of software and well worth the low cost of $40.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MC623Z-A-iLife-VERSION/dp/B003XKRZES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=U
http://dealmac.com/lw/artclick.html?1,527850,1872219 -
Pretty basic this, but I'm a beginner. Can anyone tell me (in simple steps!) how I burn a movie I bought in imovies onto a DVD? After I stick the DVD in, what happens then? Do I have to be in my itunes library first? Sorry about the unsophisticated question. Thanks!
Hello Jackie! (My brother lives in Brussels!)
You may find these helpful:
iMovie tutorials:
http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie
and also this:
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/imovie_09_stone.html
A good guide to iDVD 7 can be found here:
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/idvd_07_stone.html
Apple's tutorial on iDVD 07/08 is here:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/idvd_08_getting_started.pdf -
I can not export photos onto DVD. After I click export, close iPhoto, click Finder, At this point I can't find the file to burn. (copy to be used on Windows) Sorry for the lame question....new to mac
So it sounds like you are trying to burn a DVD with photos on it so the photos can be either transferred to or displayed on a Windows PC, is that correct?
For the purposes of this I am going to assume you are using iPhoto '11.
Gather the photos you want to burn to DVD in one album in iPhoto. This is not absolutely necessary but it sure makes things easier for me.
Select that album, then go to the File menu and select Export...
In the dialog that shows up, select the File Export tab. Select the setting you want to use for export. Click the Export button.
Another dialog will show up. Set the location to Desktop and click the New Folder button. Name the folder something nice and descriptive and click the Create button.
Click the OK button. Quit iPhoto as the rest of this work will be done in the Finder.
You will now have a folder on your desktop with that nice descriptive name. Find it and select it. Go to the File menu and from it select Burn "Descriptive folder name" to Disc...
Insert a blank DVD when prompted.
Let the finder complete the work and eject the disc afterwards.
That's it. Best of luck. -
DVD Studio burning problem error message: "remove the VIDEO_TS folder from the Build Location"; where is build location?
Thanks Shane I followed your instructions and it turned out pretty well. One quick question, Im working with DVD Studio Pro 4, how do i implement a theme into my project? I cant even fin where thay are located. Thanks.
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I have elements 9 and just a day ago everything was fine but now all of a sudden any time I try to convert or save my project or even burn it to a DVD the program shuts down on me.
connermac8
Is the crash/shutdown for this one specific project or does it occur in new projects as well?
On what computer operating system are you running Premiere Elements 9 and are you running Premiere Elements as the 9.0.1 Update?
In cases such as these, the first factor to rule in or out are the preferences/setting file. Here you want to delete the Adobe Premiere Elements Prefs file.
The directions to its location will vary with the operating system. So the operating system information is important to post. Some of the many factors
that we need to evaluate
a. does the problem exist with and without antivirus and firewall(s) disabled.
b. are you using a pen and tablet device instead of a mouse.
c. does your computer need a clean up/clear out - is your computer optimized
Your answers to the questions above will help us to customize and plan appropriate troubleshooting strategy. So, let us start with the above and then decide what next.
Thank you.
ATR -
Is this now where to ask DVD Studio Pro questions? If not, please let me know where. Here's my question: Using DVD Studio Pro 3, when trying to burn a disc which is 4.5GB, I get error message "Not eough disk space in target folder". What to do?
Thanks. Unfortunately, I need to make a master DVD that can then be duplicated in bulk as a single layer disc. This surprises me because I tried burning a different DVD project that has worked in the past which is also 4.5 GB and now I could not burn that either. I also reencoded some material to get the new project down to 4.4 GB but it still would not burn. Any ideas are appreciated.
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When i try to burn a playlist to a blank cd it asks me all the right questions and appears to be doing it then the message 'initializing burn' comes up and the cd is ejected it never used to do this but always does it now so i am unable to burn cds. Can anyone help?
When i try to burn a playlist to a blank cd it asks me all the right questions and appears to be doing it then the message 'initializing burn' comes up and the cd is ejected it never used to do this but always does it now so i am unable to burn cds. Can anyone help?
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AS Above. Edited in FCPX. Excellent sound file. Using Compressor 4 to DVD Studio 4. Wanting AIFF or WAVE sound for acurate sound.
Previously DVD Studio 4 has accepted AIFF etc and delivered sound as reuired. Now, during the burn process everything other than ac3 is declined as 'video bit rate too high', but will burn if the AIFF format is replaced with ac3 (which I presume meanss the 'video bit rate too high' is referring to the sound file)
The issue with ac3 format is the huge reduction in original volume and worse, the 'auto volume levelling' that makes a nonsense of the original soundtrack - with simply aweful unwanted variations in volume Throughout the the dvd.
I have tried everything I can think of to get around this. The 'volume gain' in compressor doesn't make any difference. Exporting just AIFF and the Video to DVD 4 doesn't make any difference, it always declines anything but the aweful sound ac3 delivers.
I have customers awaiting a musci DVD, not with thei quality I can't.
Cheers
PhilThe total video bit rate is determined by audio & video. Depending on what rate your video file was encoded at will determine how much room is left for audio. PCM(aiff/wav) audio requires a bigger piece of the pie. Video bit rate too high means your overall(video+audio) rate is going above 9Mbps which the format won't allow. The only way to use aiff would be to lower your video file's data rate. The length of your program is also a factor in all of this.
I had some problems in the past with using aiff instead ac3. Although there shouldn't be any issue I experienced playback issues on some players that couldn't be explained but were cleared up by ac3. I have been using the same specs as Dave's suggestion for almost nine years and have not had any issues with mix, quality, or levels. -
Error message while burning DVD with Premiere Elements 13 with Mac Book Pro i7/7200t/mn with 60GO free space available on gard drive. message: "erreur logicielle interne: DVA/premiere/elements/pre12/pre-mediacoreCS7". can someone help burn my DVD (the file goes very well with chapters and scenes before burning). thanks very much, response appreciated, Alain
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please help i started my project with video format 720HD, resolution 12x720, rate 25p. at last when i finish and burn to dvd the edges are cut off and my logo cut off the screeen aswell any one help please i am really in trouble. thanks
Sorry, but I don't know anything about that app.
I did go to their Web site and I see they have a support link. Perhaps you can get help there or in their forum.
If you are OK with a DVD with a basic menu, you could try the Share>DVD option in FCP.
Good luck.
Russ -
The DVD I burned won't play on my DVD player
I filmed my son playing a concert on my iPhone. It is about an hour long. I was able to make it into a quick time movie. I figured out how to bun it on to a DVD throught Finder, but the DVD won't play on my DVD player or the Mac DVD player. What am I doing wrong?
Did you use iDVD to create the video DVD for playing?
Open iDVD, select a theme and drag the exported QT movie file into the open iDVD window being careful to avoid any drop zones.
Follow this workflow to help assure the best quality video DVD:
Once you have the project as you want it save it as a disk image via the File ➙ Save as Disk Image menu option. This will separate the encoding process from the burn process.
To check the encoding mount the disk image, launch DVD Player and play it. If it plays OK with DVD Player the encoding is good.
Then burn to disk with Disk Utility or Toast at the slowest speed available (2x-4x) to assure the best burn quality. Always use top quality media: Verbatim, Maxell or Taiyo Yuden DVD-R are the most recommended in these forums.
If iDVD was not preinstalled on your Mac you'll have to obtain it by purchasing a copy of the iLife 09 disk from a 3rd party retailer like Amazon.com: ilife 09: Software or eBay.com. Why, because iDVD (and iWeb) was discontinued by Apple over a year ago.
Why iLife 09 instead of 11?
If you have to purchase an iLife disc in order to obtain the iDVD application remember that the iLife 11 disc only provides themes from iDVD 5-7. The Software Update no longer installs the earlier themes when starting from the iLIfe 11 disk nor do any of the iDVD 7 updaters available from the Apple Downloads website contain them.
Currently the only sure fire way to get all themes is to start with the iLife 09 disc:
This shows the iDVD contents in the iLife 09 disc via Pacifist:
You then can upgrade from iDVD 7.0.3 to iDVD 7.1.2 via the updaters at the Apple Downloads webpage.
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No audio from movie on the burned DVD
This is the 5th DVD I've made with the "Chapters" Theme on IDVD 6. All 5 were created as movies from various clips in IMovie and shared with IDVD. The other 4 came out fine, but on this 5th one, everything works fine on the computer in IMovie and IDVD, but when I burn the DVD, there is no audio on the movie. There is audio on all 3 menus, but when I click on the button, no sound on the actual movie. I've read quite a few of the discussions regarding audio problems, but most seem to be regarding loss of audio on menus or slideshows. In a response regarding these menu problems, someone referred to a muted sound icon. I can't find any audio icons for the actual movie. I've been working on this for over a week. Would really appreciate some help. Thanks.
Hi
May be this applies ?
*No audio on DVD disc.*
Most common origin:
1 Imported audio from iTunes:
• In iTunes copy out as an audio-CD .aiff
• Use this in Your movie project
2 Strange audio formats like .mp3, .avi etc.
• Change them to .aiff. Use an audio editor like Audacity (free)
Before burning the DVD:
• Do a DiskImage (File menu and down)
• Double click on the .img file
• Test it with Apple DVD-player
If OK:
• Make Your DVD - or -
• Burn from DiskImage with Apple Disk Util tool - and at an as slow speed as possibly eg x1
• OR burn with Roxio Toast™ if You got it
Yours Bengt W
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