Imgburn only creating data disk (I think)

[sdotremo]

I've burned up about 5 blank DVD's now. I create an image to burn, use write mode but all it seems to me is that its burning the video file to the dvd disk as data and not playable in a dvd player. Don't know what I'm doing wrong. I looked through all the guides and followed the iso format guide and it's not not working. Could it be that the video file I'm trying to burn to dvd is .mp4? Burning with DVDflick works but takes like 5 hours and Imgburn is burning the disk way too quickly to be a DVD disc. I've been burning CD-r's forever but I don't burn too many DVD's. If anyone can help I would really appreciate it. Thanks. Can't really post a log file because I'm using my laptop to burn and my pc drive won't even recognize a blank dvd no matter what brand. I'm using PLAYO 1-16x DVD+r 4.7 gb discs. I saw a topic a few lines down about a similar problem but I can't reply to it.

[sdotremo]

Log file..... forgot about a thumb drive

 

 

 

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; ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 - Log

; Sunday, 22 May 2011, 16:06:52

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I 15:44:54 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started!

I 15:44:54 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 15:44:54 Total Physical Memory: 514,160 KB - Available: 208,652 KB

I 15:44:54 Initialising SPTI...

I 15:44:54 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

E 15:44:55 Failed to check for ImgBurn update!

I 15:44:55 Found 1 DVD±RW!

I 15:45:51 Operation Started!

I 15:45:51 Building Image Tree...

I 15:46:22 Checking Directory Depth...

I 15:46:22 Calculating Totals...

I 15:46:22 Preparing Image...

I 15:46:22 Checking Path Length...

I 15:46:22 Contents: 1 File, 0 Folders

I 15:46:22 Content Type: Data

I 15:46:22 Data Type: MODE1/2048

I 15:46:22 File System(s): ISO9660, Joliet

I 15:46:22 Volume Label: Desktop

I 15:46:22 Size: 1,814,428,277 bytes

I 15:46:22 Sectors: 885,952

I 15:46:22 Image Size: 1,814,495,232 bytes

I 15:46:22 Image Sectors: 885,984

I 15:46:34 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:43

I 15:46:34 Operation Started!

I 15:46:34 Image Contents: 1 File, 0 Folders

I 15:46:34 Image Sectors: 885,984 (MODE1/2048)

I 15:46:34 Image Size: 1,814,495,232 bytes

I 15:46:34 Image Single Layer Profile: DVD-R/RW (Media Capacity: 2,297,888)

I 15:46:34 Image Volume Identifier: Desktop

I 15:46:34 Image Volume Set Identifier: UNDEFINED

I 15:46:34 Image Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!

I 15:46:34 Image Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.0.0

I 15:46:34 Image File System(s): ISO9660, Joliet

I 15:46:34 Destination File: C:\Documents and Settings\Stephen\Desktop\fastfurious1.iso

I 15:46:34 Destination Free Space: 44,806,926,336 Bytes (43,756,764 KB) (42,731 MB) (41 GB)

I 15:46:34 Destination File System: NTFS

I 15:46:34 File Splitting: Auto

I 15:46:34 Writing Image...

I 15:48:44 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:02:10

I 15:48:44 Average Write Rate: 13,630 KB/s (9.8x) - Maximum Write Rate: 20,532 KB/s (14.8x)

I 15:50:36 Operation Started!

I 15:50:36 Source File: C:\Documents and Settings\Stephen\Desktop\fastfurious1.iso

I 15:50:36 Source File Sectors: 885,984 (MODE1/2048)

I 15:50:36 Source File Size: 1,814,495,232 bytes

I 15:50:36 Source File Volume Identifier: Desktop

I 15:50:36 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.0.0 - The Ultimate Image Burner!

I 15:50:36 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.0.0

I 15:50:36 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, Joliet

I 15:50:36 Destination Device: [1:1:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K16D 1.00 (E:) (ATA)

I 15:50:36 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: MCC-004-00) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x)

I 15:50:36 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104

I 15:50:36 Write Mode: DVD

I 15:50:36 Write Type: DAO

I 15:50:36 Write Speed: MAX

I 15:50:36 DVD+R Reserve Track: No

I 15:50:36 Link Size: Auto

I 15:50:36 Lock Volume: Yes

I 15:50:36 Test Mode: No

I 15:50:36 OPC: No

I 15:50:36 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 15:50:36 Advanced Settings - Optimal Writing Speed: No

I 15:50:37 Filling Buffer... (20 MB)

I 15:50:38 Writing LeadIn...

I 15:50:57 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 885983)

I 15:50:57 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 885983)

I 15:57:32 Synchronising Cache...

I 15:57:33 Closing Track...

I 15:57:36 Finalising Disc...

I 15:58:33 Exporting Graph Data...

I 15:58:34 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\Stephen\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-K16D_1.00_SUNDAY-MAY-22-2011_3-50_PM_MCC-004-00_MAX.ibg

I 15:58:34 Export Successfully Completed!

I 15:58:34 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:07:56

I 15:58:34 Average Write Rate: 4,497 KB/s (3.2x) - Maximum Write Rate: 5,590 KB/s (4.0x)

I 15:58:34 Cycling Tray before Verify...

W 15:59:28 Waiting for device to become ready...

I 15:59:50 Device Ready!

I 15:59:50 Operation Started!

I 15:59:50 Source Device: [1:1:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K16D 1.00 (E:) (ATA)

I 15:59:50 Source Media Type: DVD+R (Book Type: DVD+R) (Disc ID: MCC-004-00) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x)

I 15:59:50 Image File: C:\Documents and Settings\Stephen\Desktop\fastfurious1.iso

I 15:59:50 Image File Sectors: 885,984 (MODE1/2048)

I 15:59:50 Image File Size: 1,814,495,232 bytes

I 15:59:50 Image File Volume Identifier: Desktop

I 15:59:50 Image File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.0.0 - The Ultimate Image Burner!

I 15:59:50 Image File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.0.0

I 15:59:50 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, Joliet

I 15:59:50 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX

I 15:59:50 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 885983)

I 15:59:50 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 885983)

I 16:04:39 Exporting Graph Data...

I 16:04:39 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\Stephen\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-K16D_1.00_SUNDAY-MAY-22-2011_3-50_PM_MCC-004-00_MAX.ibg

I 16:04:39 Export Successfully Completed!

I 16:04:39 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:04:49

I 16:04:39 Average Verify Rate: 6,131 KB/s (4.4x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 7,903 KB/s (5.7x)

I 16:06:51 Close Request Acknowledged

I 16:06:51 Closing Down...

I 16:06:52 Shutting down SPTI...

I 16:06:52 ImgBurn closed!

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[Rincewind]

Could it be that the video file I'm trying to burn to dvd is .mp4?

 

If you made an ISO of an mp4 file, and burned that expecting it to play in your dvd player then you wasted a few discs already.

 

Imgburn will not turn your .mp4 file into a DVD-Video disc containing the proper files/directories (VIDEO_TS dir. with IFO,BUP,VOB files).

 

You need to convert your .mp4 file to the proper DVD-Video format with DVDFlick. Once you have finished that and have your VIDEO_TS dir with the appropriate files, imgburn will burn that as a DVD-Video disc.

 

burning the disk way too quickly to be a DVD disc.

 

How fast or how slow you burn the disc is irrelevant. Just remember to verify your burn.

Edited May 22, 2011 by Rincewind

[sdotremo]

When I put in back in the PC and go to my computer and click the disk to open...theres the same .mp4 file I tried to make a DVD out of. Just the one single video file. nothing else. the physical disc is about half "burned". Looks like its just making a data disk to me. Log file helping at all?

[sdotremo]

I thought IMGburn encodes the vid file? Can you suggest any other conversion programs because DVDflick is unbelievably slow.

[Rincewind]

No imgburn burns as is, it is your responsibility to have the files prepared in advance.

 

I don't know of any. Slow? Even on my old 1Ghz AMD Atholon it works rather decently. Recommended processor is a pentium 4, thats quite old. Try not to multitask when encoding though as that does take up resources.

 

If you are using your notebook to encode, perhaps consider doing that on a desktop if available. Thats all I can really say.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

ConvertXtoDVD might be faster - it's not free though.

 

btw, you're using a very old version of ImgBurn there. You should upgrade to the latest one.

[sdotremo]

So I need to convert to DVD so i have the video and audio ts folders... then when i use img burn i select the 2 folders and burn away?

[Rincewind]

You only need the VIDEO_TS folder. AUDIO_TS is only for DVD-Audio discs. Once you have that, look back at the guides on creating a DVD-Video disc.

Edited May 22, 2011 by Rincewind

[sdotremo]

What do you figure is an average time it should take to convert and burn average quality regular dvd, not blu-ray. Hour? 2 hours? is 5-6 hours way too long or normal?

[Rincewind]

It really depends, I don't know what kind of system you have. I am guessing maybe half hour? I'm only basing that though on shrinking a DVD with DVDShrink, maybe an hour at the most I don't think it would be more than that though.

 

You can also speed up the encoding by changing some settings in DVDFlick by going to the project settings, and changing the encoding priority as well as the encoding profile. You can change it to the fastest if quality is not really an issue. Other than that you will just have to wait, or buy ConvertXtoDVD...

[sdotremo]

thank you very much... i just did that with dvdflick and imgburn it took about 3 hrs. i downloaded avs video converter. ive used it before for ipod stuff. im gonna do like you said and encode on my pc... my laptop is older and slow but the dvd burner works. my hp lightscribe sucks ass. thanks alot though for your help. i even set those settings you just posted to fastest and it took 3 hours w/ dvd flick and the a/v is garbage playing with a component cable not hdmi. ill have to pick one up soon. thanks again.

[hollywood]

Log file..... forgot about a thumb drive

 

 

I 15:46:22 Size: 1,814,428,277 bytes

I 15:46:22 Image Size: 1,814,495,232 bytes

I 15:46:34 Destination File: C:\Documents and Settings\Stephen\Desktop\fastfurious1.iso

 

 

Looks like your image file is only about 1.8 gigabytes. I'm not an expert, but from what I seen, the main movie of most commercial quality DVDs that are say 1.5 hours or so take up almost all of a 4.7 gb single layer DVD. Whoever encoded the source you received must have used a setting to save time and disc space. I doubt even with the best equipment on your end, the quality will be anything close to DVD quality most of us are used to.

[sdotremo]

Ehhh still havin trouble when I use a converter. I went to select the vob files and burnt up another 2 discs do i select every file in the video_ts folder?

[sdotremo]

Any fun ideas on what to do with all the burned up useless discs? Also can anyone recommend a good affordable internal dvd rw drive under 300? I was in the drive section but theres just way too much information there for me to wrap my head around. lol. I don't plan on burning large quantities of dvds. just a few here and there.

[hollywood]

Any fun ideas on what to do with all the burned up useless discs? Also can anyone recommend a good affordable internal dvd rw drive under 300? I was in the drive section but theres just way too much information there for me to wrap my head around. lol. I don't plan on burning large quantities of dvds. just a few here and there.

 

I was having a few bad burns with my Pioneer drive and Verbatim DVD-R discs. I googled *DVD burner beige* and a Sony Optric Sata drive came up at Newegg for about $24 + tax and shipping. The total was $31 and I ordered it on Thursday a few days ago. I got it by UPS the next day! (no special extra shipping charge). Took 5 minutes to install. $31 is not much to solve my problems.

[ianymaty]

Another free alternative for encoding is DVDStyler.

[sdotremo]

can anyone help with the VIDEO_TS folder? Do i select all the files?

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Yes, all the files.

 

Or better still, just select the folder itself.