Error While burning CDs

I have mp3 and m4p songs (bought from iTunes stores) on my PC. I have also completed the authorization process for the non registered songs.
When I try to burn an Audio CD using iTunes, it gives the following error with respect to iTunes music store files.
Please let me know how can one burning iTunes music store files (Protected AAC audio files) to MP3 CDs.

This can be caused by poor quality media ( = poor quality coating).
Not recommended: Memorex, Sony, cheap supermarket offerings
Recomended: Verbatim, Fuji, Maxell, Taiyo Yuden.
Also, use a slow burn speed like 2x or 4x.

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Errors while burning?

I just put together a pretty simple, one-track video on iDVD and while it was burning, I got a message saying something like "errors while burning" - I did not save the exact message, but I'm wondering what the cause for this might be. I actually closed out of the DVD project, took it to the trash, and recreated a new DVD project out of the iMovie project. I thught this would fix the problem, but there were still errors while burning the second time. I tried to play the DVD and the system would not read the DVD, there was no picture at all. Any suggestions? (I have more then 25GB of free space on my hard drive - about 35 I believe)

You're welcome. Here's a bit of background:
a) I use MacJanitor to trigger the Mac's maintenance scripts (download it from VersionTracker.com), and then use Apple's Disk Utility (look in Applications-Utilities) to repair permissions on your main hard drive. Your Mac would do maintenance tasks by itself if it was turned on continuously, but MacJanitor lets you run daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance tasks (I run it before I do something big, or when my Mac seems slow or goofy). Disk Utility can do first aid on hard disks, and on your main hard drive (boot drive), it can Repair Permissions (It's important that permissions are correct).
b) Creating an image file is often recommended in these forums because it gives you more control over the burning process, and it creates a virtual DVD that reliably can be tested. In iDVD, choose Save As Disc Image and iDVD will go through the encoding and other processes, except the DVD is created on your Desktop. You can use Apple's DVD Player to play the virtual DVD and make sure it works like you want. When you're satisfied, Disk Utility can be used to copy the virtual DVD to an actual disk. To do this, choose the image file in DU and click Burn (you'll have some options for burn speed -- I'd choose something slow to reduce burning errors -- perhaps 1x or 2x but wouldn't go faster than half the rated speed of the burner).
Shout if you need clarification.
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Error 4261 issue while burning CDs.

Hi... I have unfortunately received error 4261 while burning iTunes music onto a CD. Fortunately, others have shared some great information through venues like this. I have gotten through some of the suggestions on my own, including reducing the burn speed, trying different brands of CDs, and running diagnostics and updates. My CD-ROM diagnostic did not reveal any problems nor did it indicate any software updates were necessary. I did install a JAVA update and ran the "microsoft updates." After I did this, iTunes was no longer working and I had to repair my iTunes installation. Regardless of the updates and slower burning speeds, I am still having problems.
Others seem to have cited anti-virus and firewall issues as the source to this problem. I haven't gone there yet because I don't want to compromise the integrity of the system since I don't exactly know what to "fix" there.
Here are my iTunes diagnostics for the CD/DVD drive connections. Any help would be appreciated.
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600)
Dell Inc. Dell DM051
iTunes 10.2.2.14
QuickTime 7.6.9
FairPlay 1.11.17
Apple Application Support 1.5.1
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 3.4.0.25
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.52.0.0
Bonjour 2.0.5.0 (214.3)
Gracenote SDK 1.8.2.457
Gracenote MusicID 1.8.2.89
Gracenote Submit 1.8.2.123
Gracenote DSP 1.8.2.34
iTunes Serial Number 0012AB300D8C6E00
Current user is an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2011-06-02 07:21:22.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is not supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
RADEON X300 SE 128MB HyperMemory
RADEON X300 SE 128MB HyperMemory Secondary
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
Genius ID: ba8c7108ba2443fe4d99c912dc1cd2ef
iPodService 10.2.2.14 is currently running.
iTunesHelper 10.2.2.14 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
**** CD/DVD Drive Tests ****
LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.0.1),
F: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H21N, Rev A105
Media in drive is blank.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are:   16 24 40 48.
The drive CDRW speeds are:   16.
The drive DVDR speeds are:   16.
The drive DVDRW speeds are:   16.
Force Optical Power Calibration before burn is turned on in the preferences.
The last failed audio CD burn had error code 4261(0x000010a5). It happened on drive F: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H21N on CDR media at speed 16X.

This can be caused by poor quality media ( = poor quality coating).
Not recommended: Memorex, Sony, cheap supermarket offerings
Recomended: Verbatim, Fuji, Maxell, Taiyo Yuden.
Also, use a slow burn speed like 2x or 4x.

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iTunes checks the disc, then burns 3-4 songs, then cancels the CD burn wasting yet another disc. Also, I cannot backup my purchased songs with the backup feature. I get the same error 4000 when attempting to make a backup disc. These problems only began after installing iTunes 7.0. How can these problems be fixed? TIA.
BTW, other CD/DVD burning applications continue to function fine.
Here are the iTunes 7.1 diagnostics results:
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Compaq Presario 061 DQ181A-ABA S6500NX NA410
iTunes 7.1.0.59
CD Driver 2.0.6.1
CD Driver DLL 2.0.6.2
LowerFilters: PxHelp20 (2.0.0.0), AFS2K (3.1.21.0),
UpperFilters: pwd_2k (7.0.0.162), GEARAspiWDM (2.0.6.1),
Current user is an administrator.
Video Display Information:
VIA/S3G UniChrome IGP
Connected Device Information:
DiskDrive, ST3160021A
Could not get bus type for CD, 50. Problem with installation of drive in Windows.
, Bus Address [0,0]
CDROM, HP DVD Writer 300c, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
CDROM, SAMSUNG CD-ROM SC-148C, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [1,0]
Some computers need an update to the ATA or IDE bus driver, or Intel chipset. If iTunes has problems recognizing CDs or hanging or crashing while importing or burning CDs, check the support site for the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard.
E: HP DVD Writer 300c, Rev 9h04
Audio CD in drive.
Found 14 songs on CD, playing time 56:11 on Audio CD.
Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 03:26:34
Track 3, start time 07:49:60
Track 4, start time 12:18:51
Track 5, start time 16:56:41
Track 6, start time 19:33:10
Track 7, start time 24:03:41
Track 8, start time 28:36:25
Track 9, start time 32:52:61
Track 10, start time 36:26:19
Track 11, start time 40:53:66
Track 12, start time 44:55:32
Track 13, start time 49:39:37
Track 14, start time 53:09:12
Audio CD reading succeeded.
Get drive speed succeeded.
The drive CDR speeds are: 8 12 16.
The drive CDRW speeds are: 8 12 16 0.
The drive DVDR speeds are: 8.
The drive DVDRW speeds are: 8.
F: SAMSUNG CD-ROM SC-148C, Rev B100
Drive is empty.
The last failed audio CD burn had error code 4000(0x00000fa0). It happened on drive E: HP DVD Writer 300c on CDR media at speed 16X.
Compaq Presario Windows XP

Same problems here. I have 2 different computers and tries 2 different CD-Rs and I found out that it has soemthing to do with the new "Protected AAC audio file" format.
Open iTunes, click on music, on the listing side of the screen right click on name, and then click on "kind".
I bet you can't burn anything with the "Protected AAC audio file."
No solutions yet, so just don't buy anything else from iTunes for now.

TS1424 now getting diff errors while burning cd just started

getting errors while tring to burn cd in itunes just started never any problem b4

Hi pimpinawheelchair,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. This article has some steps you can try for trouble burning CDs in iTunes 11:
iTunes 11 for Windows: If you have trouble burning a disc
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12349
If these suggestions do not help, please reply with any additional information such as the exact error messages or behaviors you see.
Cheers,
- Ari

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This can be caused by poor quality media ( = poor quality coating).
Not recommended: Memorex, Sony, cheap supermarket offerings
Recomended: Verbatim, Fuji, Maxell, Taiyo Yuden.
Also, use a slow burn speed like 2x or 4x.

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I've tried to burn two separate DVD files to disc using iDVD 5.0.1. Both times a dialogue box came up saying "Burning Finished. Errors were found during the burning process" The recording device reported the illegal request: Cannot write medium – incompatible format. (0x30, 0x05.)"
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I've used Memorex a couple times and it was okay, but others have reported problems. Never have used Staples, but even the best brands regularly go on sale around here at good prices. If it's something important, I'd recommend buying a top brand on sale (very little price penalty).
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Do something small first; get some experience before you need to do a big project.
Lots of memory helps; and you'll need 10-15 gigs of free space on your main hard drive for scratch space while iDVD is working.
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Turn off your screen savers and energy savers; don't let your hard drive go to sleep.
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I keep my projects under 60 minutes (for highest resolution).
Try testers; you can use DVD-RW.
I import into iDVD rather than export from iMovie (fewer errors).
No other apps open.
Let it encode and burn while you go to bed; it can take awhile, esp. on older Macs.
If you use iDVD for burning the DVD (and don't make a disk image), don't quit iDVD even when the DVD is burned, until you've played the DVD in a regular player (it's much easier to burn another disk and check to see if the problem was a bad disk, than to go back through all that encoding again by quitting iDVD).
John

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The disc can’t be burned, because the device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media.
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I can't try that one I'm delivering my photographic work to a client and it as to be organized as files in folders.
I've seen lot of posts of the same issue since 2005 and no one is really giving a relieving answer.
I've checked every single proposal to sort this, but...
It was working perfectly well on my macbook pro, until some months ago, as it was still working with CD,
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Every time I try to run the CD Burner, the disk seems to finalize then I get this error message:
*This disc could not be verified and might be unreliable. Try again using a new, blank disc. (Error code 0x80020063).*
I have tried with many blank disks and different data (text files, music files, etc). The CDs I am using are blank Memorex CD-RWs.
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MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-845:
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All good suggestions...thanks to all of you weighing in. I have had no issues buring DVDs or CDs (7 months) until this week and am a bit puzzled. Since this verify issue popped up, I've tried buring data from various sources and had some success. As such, I suspect it's not a hardware problem.
I was able to review 1500 JPEGS burned to 1 DVD one-by-one until I found the single file that was an issue. I did this on an XP machine and got a 'cyclic redundancy' error which leads me to believe that I've got a software problem tied to a recent update.
That file is not corrupted at the source and can be copied individually without issue. I've varied burn speeds, media types, file types and data sources and have not been able to identify why 3 of 11 have worked.
The first DVD I burned using dic utility at 4x worked. I felt good that I had a workaround to burning via finder but 3 subsequent attempts with disc utility have failed, too.

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Multiplexer Error
The was an error during building. The discs is still untouched and may be reused later.
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I had that problem until I remove a good deal of stuff from my 500 GB drive and left about 100. I hear from this forum you need at least 25 GB free. Try it...see if that works....also, burn at the slowest speed possible.

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I assume that you are using Encore CS4 for this Project. Is that correct?
Now, let's look at your SlideShows. Is there any chance that the Audio is longer than the Video (the slides and their Duration), by even one Audio Unit? If so, then extend the Duration of the Video by a tiny amount. I do my SlideShows in PrPro, and always have about 2-3 Frames more Video, than Audio. I find Encore's SlideShow feature to be rudimentary at best. Also, make sure that your still images have been resized to the Project's Frame Size, outside of Encore. This would be true if you were doing SlideShows in PrPro too.
Last thing, Encore can have issues with MPEG Audio. This can either be in muxed AV files, or Audio streams, like MP3. In general terms, MPEG is not even an optional Audio stream for DVD-Video. In PAL-land, it is "optional," but that is falling out of favor. The exception is the DD AC3 Audio stream, but it is unique. If I had MP3's, I would convert to PCM/WAV 48KHz 16-bit outside of Encore, and NOT use anything MP3. If I am doing the Transcoding in PrPro, prior to Import into Encore, I always do so as elemental/elementary streams, i.e. one Audio-only and one Video-only file. I then Import the Video-only file as a Timeline, and the Audio-only file as an Asset. Once into Encore, I just drag the Audio-only file to the appropriate Timeline, where it snaps into place.
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Good luck, and hope that this helps.
Hunt
PS - if this is related to Encore, there is a great forum for that program, with some excellent subscribers, like Jeff Bellune and Neil Wilkes. You can get some very good and specific responses from them. Here is the Encore Forum link - see you there.

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