Hi - I am new to burning discs but have read your guides, which is how I have managed to actually burn a disc, but it is only recognised by my PC and not my standalone dvd player. I also read your FAQs and forum, and have made a few changes and retried with the info I had found there. I started trying to burn to Panasonic DVD+R's but turned them into a great set of coasters, so changed to Verbatum DVD+RW to solve the prob. Basically I have created a VIDEO_TS file containing my .IFO and .VOB files. I have then used ImgBurn to create an .ISO file in the BUILD mode, and then used the WRITE mode to burn it to disc. I have now got this far with the +RW's but the +R is a non starter. However, my problem (after this longwinded ramble) is that once I stick the disc in my DVD player it just hums and then says 'no disc'. What have I done wrong or is it just that my DVD player (SONY DVP-S525D) is to old to realise that homemade discs could ever become a reality. BElow is the log created the last time I tried, this starts from building the .ISO through to burning. Do you need any other info...???
Disc info ?
PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631 CD21 (ATA)
Current Profile: DVD+RW
Disc Information:
Status: Complete
Erasable: Yes
Formatted: Yes
Supported Write Speeds: 2.4x, 4x
Physical Format Information (ADIP):
Disc ID: MKM-A02-00
Book Type: DVD+RW
Part Version: 2
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 1
Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,491,711
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0
Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Disc ID: MKM-A02-00
Book Type: DVD-ROM
Part Version: 1
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 1
Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,491,711
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0
Current Format Capacity:
Sectors: 2,295,104
Size: 4,700,372,992 bytes
Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF)
Maximum Format Capacity:
Sectors: 2,295,104
Size: 4,700,372,992 bytes
Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF)
Burn Log ?
I 22:34:59 ImgBurn Version 2.1.0.0 started!
I 22:34:59 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
I 22:34:59 Initialising SPTI...
I 22:34:59 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 22:35:00 Found 1 DVD?RW!
I 22:38:22 Operation Started!
I 22:38:22 Building Image Tree...
I 22:38:23 Checking Directory Depth...
I 22:38:23 Calculating Totals...
I 22:38:23 Preparing Image...
I 22:38:23 Checking Path Length...
I 22:38:23 Image Size: 2,891,218,944 bytes
I 22:38:23 Image Sectors: 1,411,728
I 22:38:23 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00
I 22:44:36 Operation Started!
I 22:44:36 Building Image Tree...
I 22:44:36 Checking Directory Depth...
I 22:44:36 Calculating Totals...
I 22:44:36 Preparing Image...
I 22:44:37 Checking Path Length...
I 22:44:37 Image Size: 2,891,218,944 bytes
I 22:44:37 Image Sectors: 1,411,728
I 22:44:37 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00
I 22:48:31 Operation Started!
I 22:48:31 Building Image Tree...
I 22:48:31 Checking Directory Depth...
I 22:48:31 Calculating Totals...
I 22:48:31 Preparing Image...
I 22:48:32 Checking Path Length...
I 22:48:32 Image Size: 2,891,218,944 bytes
I 22:48:32 Image Sectors: 1,411,728
I 22:49:22 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:50
I 22:49:22 Operation Started!
I 22:49:22 Image Contents: 7 Files, 2 Folders
I 22:49:22 Image Sectors: 1,411,728
I 22:49:22 Image Size: 2,891,218,944 bytes
I 22:49:22 Image Single Layer Profile: DVD+R/RW (Media Capacity: 2,295,104)
I 22:49:22 Image Volume Identifier: MONSTERS_INC
I 22:49:22 Image Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.1.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!
I 22:49:22 Image Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn
I 22:49:22 Image File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)
I 22:49:22 Destination File: E:\TV Recording Archive\Finished TV programs\TO BURN TO DISC\DVD ISO\MONSTERS_INC.iso
I 22:49:22 Destination Free Space: 149,329,412,096 bytes (145,829,504 KB) (142,411 MB) (139 GB)
I 22:49:22 Destination File System: NTFS
I 22:49:22 File Splitting: Auto
I 22:49:22 Writing Image...
I 22:54:00 Image MD5: 8eab794a70cfd30edc68a8af81fc9331
I 22:54:00 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:04:37
I 22:54:00 Average Write Rate: 10,192 KB/s (7.4x) - Maximum Write Rate: 16,744 KB/s (12.1x)
I 22:59:15 Operation Started!
I 22:59:15 Source File: E:\TV Recording Archive\Finished TV programs\TO BURN TO DISC\DVD ISO\MONSTERS_INC.iso
I 22:59:15 Source File Sectors: 1,411,728 (MODE1/2048)
I 22:59:15 Source File Size: 2,891,218,944 bytes
I 22:59:15 Source File Volume Identifier: MONSTERS_INC
I 22:59:15 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.1.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!
I 22:59:15 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn
I 22:59:15 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)
I 22:59:15 Destination Device: [1:0:0] PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631 CD21 (D:) (ATA)
I 22:59:15 Destination Media Type: DVD+RW (Disc ID: MKM-A02-00) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x)
I 22:59:15 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104
I 22:59:15 Write Mode: DVD
I 22:59:15 Write Type: DAO
I 22:59:15 Write Speed: MAX
I 22:59:15 Link Size: Auto
I 22:59:15 Test Mode: No
I 22:59:15 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 22:59:16 Filling Buffer...
I 22:59:17 Writing LeadIn...
I 22:59:18 Writing Image...
I 23:08:08 Synchronising Cache...
I 23:08:09 Closing Session...
I 23:08:10 Image MD5: 8eab794a70cfd30edc68a8af81fc9331
I 23:08:11 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:08:55
I 23:08:11 Average Write Rate: 5,327 KB/s (3.8x) - Maximum Write Rate: 5,566 KB/s (4.0x)
I 23:08:11 Cycling Tray before Verify...
W 23:08:17 Waiting for device to become ready...
I 23:08:22 Device Ready!
I 23:08:22 Operation Started!
I 23:08:22 Source Device: [1:0:0] PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631 CD21 (D:) (ATA)
I 23:08:22 Source Media Type: DVD+RW (Book Type: DVD-ROM) (Disc ID: MKM-A02-00) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x)
I 23:08:22 Image File: E:\TV Recording Archive\Finished TV programs\TO BURN TO DISC\DVD ISO\MONSTERS_INC.iso
I 23:08:22 Image File Sectors: 1,411,728 (MODE1/2048)
I 23:08:22 Image File Size: 2,891,218,944 bytes
I 23:08:22 Image File Volume Identifier: MONSTERS_INC
I 23:08:22 Image File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.1.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!
I 23:08:22 Image File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn
I 23:08:22 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)
I 23:08:22 Verifying Sectors...
I 23:15:07 Device MD5: 8eab794a70cfd30edc68a8af81fc9331
I 23:15:07 Image MD5: 8eab794a70cfd30edc68a8af81fc9331
I 23:15:07 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:06:45
I 23:15:07 Average Verify Rate: 6,988 KB/s (5.0x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 9,553 KB/s (6.9x)
Please help - V frustrated......