Pioneer DVR-110

It's supposed to do:
CD-R
CD-RW
DVD-RAM
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD-R-DL
DVD+R-DL

Win XP Pro SP2
Direct X 9.0c
All up dates.


Using one of three DVD applications I have, I am converting avi files to
mpeg2 and making movie disks. In all three aplications, when I use DVD+R,
there is no problem. However, every time in every application, when I use
DVD-R, I get some kind of error during the process; from 'Insert Blank
Media' to 'The Burn Process has Failed.'

The three applications are:

Nero Vision Express
Sonic My DVD LE
Win DVD Creator

I've heard something somewhere about applications conflicting, or problems
with packet writing applications.... but I have no idea.

Thanks.

Then you need to ask tech support at Nero or Sonic or Win DVD - this is the
MovieMaker newsgroup; not DVD burner newsgroup.

"James E Middleton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Pioneer DVR-110
>
> It's supposed to do:
> CD-R
> CD-RW
> DVD-RAM
> DVD-R
> DVD-RW
> DVD+R
> DVD+RW
> DVD-R-DL
> DVD+R-DL
>
> Win XP Pro SP2
> Direct X 9.0c
> All up dates.
>
>
> Using one of three DVD applications I have, I am converting avi files to
> mpeg2 and making movie disks. In all three aplications, when I use DVD+R,
> there is no problem. However, every time in every application, when I use
> DVD-R, I get some kind of error during the process; from 'Insert Blank
> Media' to 'The Burn Process has Failed.'
>
> The three applications are:
>
> Nero Vision Express
> Sonic My DVD LE
> Win DVD Creator
>
> I've heard something somewhere about applications conflicting, or problems
> with packet writing applications.... but I have no idea.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>

Since about half of the post in this group are about burning avi files to
DVDs, I don't see the harm.

Not to mention that someone may have already encountered a similar problem
while authoring DVDs.

If two applications worked and one didn't, or one worked and two didn't, the
problem would be obvious; software.

And since the hardware is functional and will burn DVD-R data, but not
mpeg, it's not a hardware issue.


"Jerry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Then you need to ask tech support at Nero or Sonic or Win DVD - this is
> the MovieMaker newsgroup; not DVD burner newsgroup.
>
> "James E Middleton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:O%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Pioneer DVR-110
>>
>> It's supposed to do:
>> CD-R
>> CD-RW
>> DVD-RAM
>> DVD-R
>> DVD-RW
>> DVD+R
>> DVD+RW
>> DVD-R-DL
>> DVD+R-DL
>>
>> Win XP Pro SP2
>> Direct X 9.0c
>> All up dates.
>>
>>
>> Using one of three DVD applications I have, I am converting avi files to
>> mpeg2 and making movie disks. In all three aplications, when I use DVD+R,
>> there is no problem. However, every time in every application, when I use
>> DVD-R, I get some kind of error during the process; from 'Insert Blank
>> Media' to 'The Burn Process has Failed.'
>>
>> The three applications are:
>>
>> Nero Vision Express
>> Sonic My DVD LE
>> Win DVD Creator
>>
>> I've heard something somewhere about applications conflicting, or
>> problems
>> with packet writing applications.... but I have no idea.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Usually it is recommended to save Movie Maker movies in DV-AVI to retain
quality if you are going to burn it to dvd. I usually do that, and also save
the movie in High Quality-NTSC which will be a much smaller file size to play
on the computer. Most often, you can't tell any quality difference. The
DV-AVI files are generally very large and take up a lot of disk space, and I
late go back and delete it off my drive, but retain the NTSC one. The
reason I am saying all this, is that I have a problem burning the NTSC format
when I use my Movie Factory program, but it works fine in my Sonic program.
Maybe you could give High Quality NTSC a try and see if that will work in
your programs to burn a DVD-R. Just a thought, and if you do slideshow
videos of pics, my suggestion is to get PapaJohn's high def emulations from
the HD section of his website...its the best. Good luck.

"James E Middleton" wrote:

> Since about half of the post in this group are about burning avi files to
> DVDs, I don't see the harm.
>
> Not to mention that someone may have already encountered a similar problem
> while authoring DVDs.
>
> If two applications worked and one didn't, or one worked and two didn't, the
> problem would be obvious; software.
>
> And since the hardware is functional and will burn DVD-R data, but not
> mpeg, it's not a hardware issue.
>
>
> "Jerry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Then you need to ask tech support at Nero or Sonic or Win DVD - this is
> > the MovieMaker newsgroup; not DVD burner newsgroup.
> >
> > "James E Middleton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:O%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Pioneer DVR-110
> >>
> >> It's supposed to do:
> >> CD-R
> >> CD-RW
> >> DVD-RAM
> >> DVD-R
> >> DVD-RW
> >> DVD+R
> >> DVD+RW
> >> DVD-R-DL
> >> DVD+R-DL
> >>
> >> Win XP Pro SP2
> >> Direct X 9.0c
> >> All up dates.
> >>
> >>
> >> Using one of three DVD applications I have, I am converting avi files to
> >> mpeg2 and making movie disks. In all three aplications, when I use DVD+R,
> >> there is no problem. However, every time in every application, when I use
> >> DVD-R, I get some kind of error during the process; from 'Insert Blank
> >> Media' to 'The Burn Process has Failed.'
> >>
> >> The three applications are:
> >>
> >> Nero Vision Express
> >> Sonic My DVD LE
> >> Win DVD Creator
> >>
> >> I've heard something somewhere about applications conflicting, or
> >> problems
> >> with packet writing applications.... but I have no idea.
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>

<snip>| If two applications worked and one didn't, or one worked and two
didn't, the
>problem would be obvious; software.


and since all three programs will not burn I would suggest Pioneer support
as it sounds like a hardware issue.

As mentioned in a previous post, the drives (I have two on two identical
systems) will burn data to DVD-R but not mpeg, so is it really hardware?


"KDE" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> <snip>| If two applications worked and one didn't, or one worked and two
> didn't, the
>>problem would be obvious; software.
>
>
> and since all three programs will not burn I would suggest Pioneer support
> as it sounds like a hardware issue.
>
>
>

"James E Middleton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> As mentioned in a previous post, the drives (I have two on two identical
> systems) will burn data to DVD-R but not mpeg, so is it really hardware?
>

But have you updated the firmware?
http://wwwbsc.pioneer.co.jp/product-...v00001r_e.html

This update version for the 110 is dated Jan 26 2006, (scroll down page)
This will solve your problem

Why didn't I think of that!? ;-)

I though the drives we're new enough to have the latest firmware...

I updated the firmware, 'only' six months difference.

Wish me luck, I'll post after I try to burn som disks.

Thanks very much.


"decoder" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "James E Middleton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> As mentioned in a previous post, the drives (I have two on two identical
>> systems) will burn data to DVD-R but not mpeg, so is it really hardware?
>>
>
> But have you updated the firmware?
> http://wwwbsc.pioneer.co.jp/product-...v00001r_e.html
>
> This update version for the 110 is dated Jan 26 2006, (scroll down page)
> This will solve your problem
>
>
>

It worked!!

Both drives are all set, thanks a million!

"James E Middleton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Why didn't I think of that!? ;-)
>
> I though the drives we're new enough to have the latest firmware...
>
> I updated the firmware, 'only' six months difference.
>
> Wish me luck, I'll post after I try to burn som disks.
>
> Thanks very much.
>
>
> "decoder" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "James E Middleton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> As mentioned in a previous post, the drives (I have two on two identical
>>> systems) will burn data to DVD-R but not mpeg, so is it really hardware?
>>>
>>
>> But have you updated the firmware?
>> http://wwwbsc.pioneer.co.jp/product-...v00001r_e.html
>>
>> This update version for the 110 is dated Jan 26 2006, (scroll down page)
>> This will solve your problem
>>
>>
>>
>
>

"James E Middleton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> It worked!!
>
> Both drives are all set, thanks a million!
>

Excellent news!!!
Have fun!