Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Saturday 11.10.2025 / 11:31
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > software specific discussion > dvd shrink forum > getting bad discs?
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
Getting bad discs?
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
lisa32
Junior Member
_ 		23. May 2005 @ 08:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am having lots of problems with burning movies onto on my dvd+r. They r Verbatim dvd+r 8x. It's annoying b/c i burn the movie onto it and it doesnt play in my dvd player. When i try to play it on my laptop too it gives this message: Disk is not formatted: WIndows cannot read from this disk. The disk might be corrupted, or it could be using a format that is not compatiable with windows and says ok. I have lost lots of discs this way. CAn somebody help me with this?
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
Ppower
Senior Member
_ 		23. May 2005 @ 08:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Need more info, what program do you rip, compress and burn with? Computer specs, type of burner, burn speed, specific movies
[ + quote]
lisa32
Junior Member
_ 		23. May 2005 @ 09:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok i have a external plextor PX-712Uf. I am using the DVD Shrink & decrypter to burn onto these dvd+r 8x vertabim. IT's weird b/c out of 5 of these dvd+r 8x vertabim only like 1 has burned successfully. I am trying to burn the movie: Selena the last concert feb 26 1995. BUt like i said b4 one did burn good but the other gave me that message of disk not formmatted. IT's very odd b/c when it is burning the movie onto the disc ( with dvd decrypter) it says successfully completed. THen when i go to play it it gives that error.. Most of the times....ALso i was wondering could i use dvd-r's to backup movies b/c i am seeing on the net there is good price for them on supermedia store?
[ + quote]
Ppower
Senior Member
_ 		23. May 2005 @ 09:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Try slowing your burning to 2x or 4x, see if that helps. There's no reason why you could't try -Rs
[ + quote]
lisa32
Junior Member
_ 		23. May 2005 @ 10:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Could u in detail write to me in regards to How to slow my burning process to either 2 or 4x? i am not sure where i would go to do that at? thx for the other info..
[ + quote]
Ppower
Senior Member
_ 		23. May 2005 @ 12:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
When you click on write a new screen pops up, at the bottom right it says Write Speed. I think default is max, try lowering to 2 or 4x, your burning with Decrypter correct?
[ + quote]
lisa32
Junior Member
_ 		23. May 2005 @ 13:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes i am using dvd decrypter to burn. When u set it to this writing speed how long does it take to burn? Also, do u know if buying the vertabim dvd+r 16x would make it faster for me to burn the movie onto the disc? The reason why i'm asking is b/c best buy has a special going on right now for 9.99 25pk 16x vertabim dvd+r?
[ + quote]

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 23. May 2005 @ 13:06
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
Ppower
Senior Member
_ 		23. May 2005 @ 13:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
4x takes about 17 minutes for a full 4.3Gb burn. 4x is what most people burn movies at. The 16x Verbatim are excellent media and that is a good price but that dosen't necessarily meen you can burn faster. Burn speed is dependent on sereral factors such as amount of ram, processor speed, software, burner, media, and resources you have left after running all your other programs such as your operating system, anti-virus etc. I suggest burning at 2 or 4x till your get good results, then increase the speed
[ + quote]
afterdawn.com > forums > software specific discussion > dvd shrink forum > getting bad discs?
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2025 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork