Posted: 5/31/2007 11:23:34 AM EDT
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Relp! I have some non-copy protected DVDs stored as files on my HD. I would like to burn them to DVD-R discs. But something is wrong. Every time I try and drag the file folders (using Windoze Explorer) over to the DVD burner drive (E:) it gives me an error message. It says something like "error encountered trying to copy [file folder], do you want to try again?" Hitting "retry" does nothing, ad infinitum. I don't understand what is going on, given that this material is not copy protected. My suspicion is that Roxio (which is on my PC) may be blocking my attempt to burn the DVD using Windoze Explorer. I think it thinks I am trying to make an illegal copy of a DVD but this is non-copy protected stuff. I am half tempted to uninstall Roxio just to see if this does the trick but I thought I'd ask first. I am running Windoze Home XP. The system is self-built. AMD Athlon 64 3700+ single core, 1 GB Corsair RAM, ASUS A8N-SLI mobo, LITEON DVD-ROM, NEC DVD/RW, XFX GeForce 7800GT video card, Antec case and power supply (400W). Again, these are NON-copy protected DVDs that were copied to my HD. Thanks for your help. Justin |
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I cannot find any utility in Roxio that allows me to burn the DVD from files on my HD. The files are not home movie type files, they are video files like you would find on a commercial DVD so it's not the same procedure. My cousin made the DVDs. She does this professionally so it's not like a regular home movie. The files are the same as I've seen with commercial DVDs ... there is a folder called AUDIO_TS and one called VIDEO_TS. I cannot use Roxio to burn it in this fashion (or maybe I'm being dumb and there is a way?). Basically I don't think I can use Roxio. I just want to drag and drop and burn. |
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Can you try "DVD+R" discs? Just a thought. My machine prefers DVD-Rs but I suppose another machine would prefer a different disc. I'm trying to figure out how to burn a couple of discs myself.  Just like yours, they're NON-copy protected, but I just swiped the contents to my hard drive without thinking. I need to make a disc image of them to properly restore them, but now it says I can't. 
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I'm in the same boat ... anxiously await a response. |
There is NO difference in the files on a commercial DVD, they're just in another format. Traditionally, the video portion is a .vob file, the audio is the .aob, .ifo files are menus and other stuff and .bup files are backup copies of the .ifo files on the disc. There also may be others, depending on what content the DVD has and what DVD standard is used in mastering (creation of) the disc. You're going to need to tell what kind of files YOU have copied onto your hard drive, FOR anyone to be able to help you get them burnt onto a DVD-/+R/RW disc. If they're .avi files, .mpg, etc etc etc. Depending on WHAT you have, Roxio SHOULD be able to burn them to the disc as a data file only. Roxio DVD burning software CAN master a DVD disc, but it's not a drag-n-drop operation. You need to point it at your audio and/or video file components as well as create any kind of menu for the disc before it CAN burn anything. You're probably better off asking this at a dedicated DVD forum. There are a number of them online, but a few are particularly good and full of helpful people. Which ones though, escape me right now as I don't go there much and rarely ever do more than data backups on DVD discs. Someone will surely be along soon who can throw up a few links. Hope that helps some. |
| You need to burn using the right options in Roxio. On my Mac version, there's a video-DVD option using video-TS files (which are the muxed files resident on a formatted DVD). The process is different than a data DVD, and different than a videoDVD where you have to convert (mux) from a more recognizable video format. If you don't see the video-TS option, look for advanced options. If you still don't see it, you may have a version of Roxio that doesn't offer it, and need to upgrade. |