Questions specific to writing to DVDs

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Burners freezing the PC when starting lead write in

am having trouble with new pioneer dvdr-219l dual layer burners ,have replaced old burners with these dual layer ones . they are sata attached ,have tried img burn, xbox360 cookie burner, dvd ...
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Can't boot from SATA dvd, seen as SerialCH1_Master

Here's the problem: I have an old computer based on an AsRock motherbord, the p4vt8+. I have 2 IDE HDs , one per each channel (IDE0 and IDE1) and I have a SATA dvd LG GH22N550. When I go into the BIOS ...
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Why won't AVI2DVD load the audio stream?

Windows XP SP3 I have an .avi file. It is in a folder on my "C:" drive. There are no disallowed characters in either the folder or file name. It has audio as I have watched it on my computer. I want ...
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How can I get my T60 to write a cd/dvd faster than 2xs?

XP SP3 IBM T60. I have been informed that the dvd ram in my computer will write faster than 2xs only on one specific manufacturers media. All other media is restricted to 2xs. How can I change this? ...
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Burn AVI with embedded subtitles to DVD on a Mac?

I have anĀ AVI file that has subtitles within the file itself (no .srt) that I need to burn to DVD on a Mac for a presentation at work. How do I accomplish this?
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If I am going to burn a DVD with some family movies, what type of media works in the most dvd players?

If I am going to burn a DVD with some family movies to send out, what type of DVD media works in the most dvd players? That is in a typical DVD player connected to a TV, not one in a computer. Should ...
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Free software that will allow me to burn a .mov video directly to DVD

Is there an easy way for me to burn a .mov file to a video DVD without having to convert it? Either a free burning app that's capable or some kind of patch that will allow me to use Windows DVD Maker ...
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Is there any way to check the “history” of burned CDs on Win 7?

I was wondering if there is any way to check what files where burned to what CD/DVD from a Windows 7 computer? In other words, is there a log function which records what files where burned to disk? ...
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DVD/CD burning .zip: is it more reliable, faster, longer lasting to burn a zip of files rather than the files as a folder?

Is it more reliable, faster, longer lasting to burn to CD/DVD a zip (or a few large zips) of files rather than the files as a folder? Just thinking if 1000s of small files would not be as efficiently ...
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Where is the serial number of the DVD/CD writer stored on the CD?

I was reading the Wikileaks FAQ (archived here), it says: Many CD and DVD writers will include the serial number of the DVD or CD writer onto the CD/DVDs they write. If the post is ...
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PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112D cant burn dvd [closed]

here is a log 1K22-0867-0795-66M4-5576-9812-**** Windows XP 6.1 IA32 WinAspi: - NT-SPTI used Nero Version: 8.1.1.3 Internal Version: 8, 1, 1, 3 (Nero Express) Recorder: <PIONEER ...
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filename checker

Is there a software that can check for filenames in a certain folder. So that there wouldn't be any error when trying to burn those files into a dvd or any optical media. I always burn different kinds ...
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can a finalized/closed dvd be modified?

Is there a method to change data or burn new data to a dvd that is already closed/finalized? My question is only about the iso9660 format.
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Retrieve data on multi-zone DVD?

I had some data on a DVD. I wanted to add a file to it. I opened up Roxio Creator DE and it said that it was Appendable. I appended the file and now all the old data doesn't show up when reading ...
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How can I speed up dvd burning/encoding in windows dvd maker?

I'm using windows DVD maker to burn a DVD so it can be played on my DVD player. However, its taking a very long time in the encoding phase (over an hour). Is there any way to speed it up?
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Free commandline CD/DVD burner for Windows working without installation

I'm looking for a freeware CD/DVD, command-line burner for Windows without installation requirement. Found CommandBurner, but unfortunately it needs to be installed. Is there any portable alternative? ...
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Any professional software to help me burn my AVI movie to DVD? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Best free AVI to DVD converter I want to burn a movie to a dvd but the problem is that this movie is in the .avi format. Is it possible to burn a .avi file to a dvd. ...
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Burn many .avi and .mpg files to a DVD?

I have a few hundred AVI and MPG files that need to be burned to a DVD. Each of these files is only 5 to 15 seconds or so, and all of them combined will easily fit on a DVD. I haven't managed to find ...
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How to restore/view DVD UDF burned session

I have to recover 1.8GB of pictures from a multisession DVD (Session 2from4). Now when I try to continue a multisession disc Nero says that this file format is not compliant with ISO9660 Joliet, and ...
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Software for burning multiple dvds when 1 dvd is not big enough

Consider the scenario where one has 10Gb of pictures they want to backup to DVD. Obviously, this will not fit on one DVD. However, 3 DVDs would do the trick just fine. Is there software that will ...
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file exceeds the file system size limitation

I have an ~4.5GB file and am trying to burn it onto a DVD using power2go software on Win7 PC. When I trigger it to start burning, it stops with the following message: file exceeds the file system ...
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LG GH22NS50 Super Multi DVD Writer doesn't read DVD-R dvd's

I have my old data on backups now these are atleast 2-3 years old and we used to use DVD-R disks then, I burn using Nero and always verify my disks after burning. Now I have a new LG GH22NS50 Super ...
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Is there a free program to emulate a DVD writer?

I have a Sony P-Series netbook (VGN-P11Z) with no optical drive. It has an option to burn recovery DVDs with an external DVD drive. I don't have an external DVD drive but would like these DVDs just ...
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I burned a DVD-R, but after it finished, some files in the DVD cannot be opened. Why?

I burned a DVD-R by using Nero BurnLite 10. When the burning process finished, I receive some notification messages about files that cannot be opened. I tried to open them myself and they can't be ...
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Would 64-bit DVD burning software be much faster at transcoding files on a 64-bit machine?

I'm currently running Nero DVD buring software that I had on my old 32 bit machine. I wonder if it would make much of a difference in terms of speed if I upgraded this software to 64 bit? update: I ...
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Can my DVD burner write “Dual Layer” disks?

Is there a generic way to find out if a dvd-burner can burn dual layer dvd's without trying and potential waste a disk? Right now it's this drive I'm wondering about but I'd like a solution that ...
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DVD re-writable problem?

I copied 3.62 GB of data on to a re-writable DVD instead of erasing it. Now there is no data on the disc but it shows used space as 3.62 GB and 690 MB of free space. Now I am unable to erase my disc. ...

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