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Where online to buy hardware for quickly making identical copies of DVDs.

JamesJD — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:28:16 -0800

Burnflixing — I want to make be able to quickly make identical copies of DVDs. I have an old MacBook Pro. What's the best burning hardware? Where can I buy it online? I'd like something that doesn't require me to de-encrypt or decode anything. It need not involve downloading the DVD to my hard-drive. I hear that's a slower method and involves encryption, so if possible, I'd like to avoid that.

Which is screwed up, my DVD burner or my laptop?

anthropomorphic — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:25:20 -0800

I'm using Windows XP, and a 3 yr old external DVD+RW/-RW burner. Pacific Digital, NEC 2500a. I've been burning avis to DVD using Roxio 6 Drag to Disk. I have a great many dvds that aren't closed - partially burned, unformatted to work in any drive, they'll only work in the dvd burner with drag to disk. My dvd burner has suddenly stopped recognizing both THESE dvds, and also BLANK dvds, though it will read dvds I have burned before. The partially burned dvds and blank dvds give me a CD icon in My Computer, and will not open. It says something like "Incorrect function" when I try. This is also the error I used to get when I burned coasters. In my research on this topic, I've now been schooled on the evils of packet burning, so if you can help me solve this problem, I will switch to Nero, I swear.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled Roxio 6 twice, to no avail. I decI also uninstalled Roxio completely and installed an older version of Nero - Nero 6. With Nero 6, the Nero Burning ROM program attempts to open and then freezes. I have to shut it down in the task manager. This happens even when I disconnect the external drive. This makes me suspect that it may not be the burner's problem.

I have tried many solutions. These include installing Roxio's updates to the software, and reinstalling the ASPI (driver?). Nothing works. I'm occasionally also getting a BSOD when a program tries to reboot my computer itself. (I don't get the error when I restart). The error message on the BSOD is: "driver unloaded without canceling pending operations" Please help.

How to split a.iso into 2 .iso?

wile e — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:34:45 -0800

Can you split an .iso (DVD burn image) file in two? I've been ripping all of my Netflix movies into .iso files before realizing that my burning software (Nero burning rom) doesn't split an image file (.iso) that is larger than 4.7gig into two smaller files. All of these movies require dual layer blank DVDs, but since I have a 100 pack of blank DVDs I would like to try to see if I could split the movies to 2 different discs rather than buy the larger blanks. That was my full question. Any help is appreciated!

Help me win over the mother through piracy!

yellowbinder — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:36:12 -0800

Need to burn a DVD from Avi files to impress my boyfriend's mother! Help! My boyfriend's mother is in town, and I know she doesn't fully approve of our gay relationship. I've met her briefly a few times, but that was before she knew about us.

I want to get in her good graces (or at least do something thoughtful for her) by burning her a copy of a season one of her favourite television series. I know, I know, I'm an evil downloader.

Anyway, I now have a bunch of avi files and have no idea how to burn them properly to a DVD. I want to make it nice, with a menu and all that.

There is a similar post on AskMe from about a year ago, but it was centred on a Mac system. I've tried the PC solutions in there, but with no luck. There was reference to a DIKO program, but it was way too confusing for a newbie like me. I've tried google searches, but all the free trial programs I've found either put a registration reminder in the middle of the video, only converted part of the video, or something lame like that.

So the question (finally) is: Where can I get a simple, free, and easy to use program to convert these files? Or is there a program that can write them directly to a playable DVD (with I guess a menu feature so I can make it all purdy)?

My DVD burner suddenly stopped working. Is it a hardware or software issue?

Paul KC — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:15:59 -0800

My DVD burner suddenly stopped working. Is it a hardware or software issue? Very long Error log inside. I bought a DVD burner from newegg.com a few months ago and I backed up about 20 DVD's and made a few data DVD's with no problem. A few days ago, I tried to back up another DVD and got a burn error. It has since happened every time I've tried to back up a DVD since.

The data from the source DVD is copied fine, and the DVD is even burned. At the end (or nearly at the end anyway), it says that the burn process was not successful. Here is the DVD Shrink error log. I can't make heads or tails of it; is it possible to determine what's going wrong from the error log? Hopefully there isn't any personal information in it...

1C80-4099-8182-0000-1909-3490-4848

Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: -
ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero 7\Core\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 11/2/2004 1:54:32 PM

NT-SPTI used
Nero API version: 7.0.1.4
Using interface version: 6.3.1.4
Installed in: C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero 7\Core\
Application: ahead\Nero - Burning Rom
Internal Version: 7, 0, 1, 4

Recorder: < _nec dvd_rw nd-3550a> Version: 1.05 - HA 1 TA 1 - 7.0.1.4
Adapter driver: HA 1
Drive buffer : 2048kB
Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ?

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : IC35L090AVV207-0 atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4480B atapi Port 3 ID 0 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : _NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A atapi Port 3 ID 1 DMA: Off
CdRomPeripheral : Generic DVD-ROM 1.0 d347prt Port 4 ID 0 DMA: Off

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4480B D: CDRom0
_NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A E: CDRom1
Generic DVD-ROM F: CDRom2
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte
ShowDrvBufStat : 0
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 766MB (785404kB)
Free physical memory: 184MB (189376kB)
Memory in use : 75 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

11.4.2006
NeroAPI
10:04:37 PM #1 Phase 112 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 278
DVD-Video files reallocation started

10:04:37 PM #2 Phase 114 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 278
DVD-Video files reallocation completed (no file modified)

10:04:37 PM #3 Phase 111 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 278
DVD-Video files sorted

10:04:37 PM #4 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 6597
Book Type counter: 500, Book Type selected in EEPROM, command version 2

10:04:37 PM #5 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 6597
Book Type counter: 500, Book Type selected in EEPROM, command version 2

10:04:37 PM #6 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 525
ReadBuffer-Pipe got 262144KB of Memory

10:04:37 PM #7 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 124
Reader running

10:04:37 PM #8 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 113
Writer E: _NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A running

10:04:37 PM #9 Text 0 File AudioCompilationImpl.cpp, Line 842
DRM: StartDrmRecording(RealRec:1, ImageRec:0, Copies:1)
DRM: Beginning burn process.

10:04:37 PM #10 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3312
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

10:04:37 PM #11 ISO9660GEN -11 File Geniso.cpp, Line 3312
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

10:04:37 PM #12 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3342
Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media

10:04:37 PM #13 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 279
Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB)
Last address to be written: 2286095 (508:01.20, 4465MB)

10:04:37 PM #14 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 291
Write in overburning mode: NO

10:04:37 PM #15 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2578
Recorder: _NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A, Media type: DVD-R
Disc Manufacturer: CMC MA - G. AE1
Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193

10:04:37 PM #16 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 458
>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: < =10:04:37 pm #17 text 0 file threadedtransferinterface.cpp, line 847 setup items (after recorder preparation) 0: trm_data_mode1 () 2 indices, index0 (150) not provided original disc pos #0 + 2286096 (2286096)=#2286096/508:1.21 relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/ required, no patch infos -> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2286096 blocks [E: _NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A]
--------------------------------------------------------------

10:04:37 PM #18 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1059
Prepare recorder [E: _NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO
DAO infos:
==========
MCN: ""
TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated
Tracks 1 to 1:
1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 4681924608, ISRC ""
DAO layout:
===========
__Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_RecDep__________
0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00
2286096 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00

10:04:37 PM #19 Text 0 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 36
SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FCTL_LOCK_VOLUME

10:04:37 PM #20 Phase 24 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 278
Caching of files started

10:04:37 PM #21 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4176
Cache writing successful.

10:04:37 PM #22 Phase 25 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 278
Caching of files completed

10:04:37 PM #23 Phase 36 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 278
Burn process started at 8x (11,080 KB/s)

10:04:37 PM #24 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2685
Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

10:04:37 PM #25 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2580
Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode

10:04:38 PM #26 Text 0 File MMC.cpp, Line 21611
Set BUFE: Buffer underrun protection -> ON

10:04:38 PM #27 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2735
Start write address at LBA 0
DVD high compatibility mode: Yes

10:04:38 PM #28 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 8411
---- DVD Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----
Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050
Book Type: DVD-R (2), Part Version: 2.0x (5), Extended Part Version: 0.0 (0)
Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Rate: (F h)
Number of Layers: 1, Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP), Layer Type: recordable
Linear Density: 0,267 um/bit, Track Density: 0,74 um/track
Starting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW)
End Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 26127F h
End Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 h (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB)
Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist
Start sector number of the current Border-Out: 2FE10 h
Start sector number of the next Border-In: 2FFA0 h
Media Specific [16..63]:
00 30 00 10 20 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .0..............
00 02 FE 10 00 02 FF A0 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

10:04:50 PM #29 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1197
22:04:50.984 - E: _NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A : Queue again later

10:33:41 PM #30 SPTI -1093 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 323
E: CdRom1: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1093)
Sense Key: 0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR)
Sense Code: 0x02
Sense Qual: 0x00
CDB Data: 0x2A 00 00 19 B0 E0 00 00 20 00 00 00
Sense Area: 0x70 00 03 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 02
Buffer x00bd0000: Len x10000
0x00 00 01 BA 44 09 C5 F6 55 23 01 89 C3 F8 00 00
0x01 BD 07 EC 81 80 05 21 02 71 D3 A7 83 03 01 21
0x1B 36 D1 AE 37 92 69 9A 2A B3 5E 10 5B 4C 06 46

10:33:41 PM #31 CDR -1093 File Writer.cpp, Line 302
No seek complete
E: _NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A

10:33:41 PM #32 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 228
all writers idle, stopping conversion

10:33:41 PM #33 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 222
conversion idle, stopping reader

10:33:41 PM #34 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2978
EndDAO: Last written address was 1683679

10:33:41 PM #35 Phase 38 File APIProgress.cpp, Line 278
Burn process failed at 8x (11,080 KB/s)

10:33:41 PM #36 Text 0 File AudioCompilationImpl.cpp, Line 867
DRM: DRM burn session terminated.

10:33:41 PM #37 Text 0 File AudioCompilationImpl.cpp, Line 896
DRM: Closing entire DRM handling. Bye.

10:33:44 PM #38 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 6597
Book Type counter: 500, Book Type selected in EEPROM, command version 2

10:33:44 PM #39 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 6597
Book Type counter: 500, Book Type selected in EEPROM, command version 2

Existing drivers:
File 'Drivers\CDRALW2K.SYS': Ver=5.3.4.21, size=23436 bytes, created 12/17/2002 1:32:46 PM

Registry Keys:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)

WMP Playlist to DVD burning

srboisvert — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 03:50:16 -0800

How can I easily burn a long Windows Media Player playlist to a dvd? If that isn't possible how can I export only the desired files from my overly large media collection to another directory so I can then just burn those files using another program without having to individually select all the files ? I don't have an ipod or another external device that i could easily copy to using wmp's sync feature

Slow DVD burning

synecdoche — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 16:37:00 -0800

I have two dvd burners in my computer. One is an old(er) LG that is capable of burning (with the right media) at 4x. Last week, I picked up a new one that is capable of burning at 8x. However, the burn times seem to be the same. Now, the media I am using is capable of being burned at 8x. In fact, Nero tells me it is burning at 8x, and estimates the burn time at about 8 or 9 minutes for a full (4.7GB) disc. However, it counts down that 8 or 9 minutes and then just keeps burning, and it is taking closer to a half hour.

This is how long it took the old burner to burn things at 4x. Furthermore, I tried burning things at 2x, and got the same result. This happens regardless of the DVD media I am using.

Is there some setting I have wrong? The only thing that looks strange to me is that, when I burn, the buffer level hops around a LOT.

The resulting discs are perfect, but it'd be nice they came out as fast as they are supposed to!

For reference, the new burner is a Pioneer DVR 109. It is capable of going as high as 16x, but I have no 16x blanks. A friend has an identical burner and has no such problems.

How can I convert a MAC AVI file to MPEG?

shotsy — Tue, 01 Feb 2005 22:48:39 -0800

I have an AVI file on a mac. I would like to convert it for use in After Effects and eventual burn onto DVD. I can handle the second part, but I'm having trouble converting the AVI to MPEG. (More Inside) My stumbling seems to come from the way the audio is encoded. with the divx plugin I can get video in QT but no audio. I have the pro version of Quicktime, and access to a PC, so if it would be easier there (though I don't have any video software on that), it is an option as well. Many thanks.

What kind of DVD burner should I get?

dobbs — Tue, 21 Sep 2004 18:34:06 -0800

Copying DVDs. A friend of mine was recently burgled and lost his rather pricey DVD collection. I now fear for my own. At present, I do not have a DVD burner of any type. What are best? Computer kinds or TV kinds (ie, those double dvd decks I sometimes see on eBay)? Is there a reason to avoid either? I would for the most part just be copying DVDs and really not backing computer shit up. However, I'd like to copy the entire DVD (menus, extras, etc.). Thanks! With those double decks, is it as easy at it seems? The computer method seems to be more hands on/time intensive. Yes? No?

Also, if you have comments or links on DVD+R vs. -R, I'd appreciate it. Googling gives me nothing but blank media sales.

And I have OS X if that affects your answer.