CREATE DVD

[LeAnne]

I am using Windows Movie Maker to make slide shows and movies. I would like
to put the movies on a DVD to share w/family so we can watch them on a TV w/a
DVD player.

I have just added a Philips DVD+-RW DVD8801 to my tower. I can save the
slide shows or movies I make w/Windows Movie Maker to my computer as a .WMV
file or a DV-AVI file.

I need the most simple instructions to put these movies on a DVD. No
instructions at all came w/the DVD burner. I did get it installed okay, I
guess I just need some simple software to add to computer to do the actual
burning of the DVD.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. The more simple the better.
Thanks in advance.

 

[John Inzer]

I am using Windows Movie Maker to make slide shows and movies. I
would like to put the movies on a DVD to share w/family so we can
watch them on a TV w/a DVD player.

I have just added a Philips DVD+-RW DVD8801 to my tower. I can save
the slide shows or movies I make w/Windows Movie Maker to my computer
as a .WMV file or a DV-AVI file.

I need the most simple instructions to put these movies on a DVD. No
instructions at all came w/the DVD burner. I did get it installed
okay, I guess I just need some simple software to add to computer to
do the actual burning of the DVD.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. The more simple the
better. Thanks in advance.

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The following freeware may be worth a try.
(scroll down for instructions)

DVD Flick
http://www.dvdflick.net/

Be sure to read the Guide:
http://www.dvdflick.net/guide.php

If you have problems downloading DVD Flick...
try the following direct link:

http://tinyurl.com/6gt7p2
or...
http://voxel.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/dvdflick/dvdflick_setup_1.3.0.4.exe

Save the file to a folder on your hard drive and
install from there.

Tutorials:

DVD Flick Tutorial
http://beginwithsoftware.com/videoguides/dvd-flick-guide.html

Burn Any PC Video Format into DVD
http://www.freevideoworkshop.com/dvdflicktutorial.htm

To create a basic Video DVD that should play in a free
standing DVD player...try the following...

Good luck.

First...read the DVD Flick Guide to familiarize yourself
with the program.

Open DVD Flick and insert a blank DVD in your burner.

If your computer's Autoplay window opens....just close it.

Click the Project Settings button and go to...Video /
Target format...residents of USA...choose...NTSC /
Accept.

Left click the Add title button and browse to your
Movie Clips and select the ones you want on the DVD.

You can arrange them by selecting one and then use
the Move Up and Move Down buttons.

Left click the Create DVD button / OK / Yes / Yes.

Wait while the DVD is created.

When the text "Finished Successfully" appears you
may close DVD Flick. Now you can eject your DVD
and play it in your DVD player.

At some point you may wish to purchase more
advanced software like Nero, Roxio, Ulead, etc...but
at least this is a start.

--

John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[LeAnne]

I appreciate the assistance - however - I am having trouble with the program.
I go through all the "motions" and it seems to be working well until the
very end. I have several windows open

1. ImgBurn
2. ImgBurn Log

Then ImgBurn

I/O Error

Device:[1:0:0] PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD 88001 4D28 (D (ATA)

ScsiStatus: 0x02
Interpretation: Check Condition

CDB: 2A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00
Interpretation: Write (10) - Sectors: 0 - 31

Sense Area: 70 00 03 00 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 00 0C 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 02
03 04 05
Interpretation: Write Error

Retry Or Cancel

Any idea what I am doing wrong or any setting I need to check - I have
fooled with this all afternoon - it's making me a little crazy. Any adivce
will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[John Inzer]

I appreciate the assistance - however - I am having trouble with the
program. I go through all the "motions" and it seems to be working
well until the very end. I have several windows open

1. ImgBurn
2. ImgBurn Log

Then ImgBurn

I/O Error

Device:[1:0:0] PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD 88001 4D28 (D (ATA)

ScsiStatus: 0x02
Interpretation: Check Condition

CDB: 2A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00
Interpretation: Write (10) - Sectors: 0 - 31

Sense Area: 70 00 03 00 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 00 0C 00 00 00 00 00 00
01 02 03 04 05
Interpretation: Write Error

Retry Or Cancel

Any idea what I am doing wrong or any setting I need to check - I have
fooled with this all afternoon - it's making me a little crazy. Any
adivce will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Sorry but I've never encountered this issue.

Maybe there's a problem with the DVD blank
or possibly the DVD Burner.

I'm guessing you carefully followed the steps I
posted for you?

What's the duration of the project?

If it was saved as .wmv...did you also try .avi?
(or vice-versa)

Did you try a slower burn speed?

Maybe the DVD Flick forums would be worth a try:
http://www.dvdflick.net/forums/

And if you wish to try another option...here's another
freebie and a tutorial. (Even though the tutorial was
written with PhotoStory in mind...it still works for a
Movie Maker file)

Free Videos To DVD
http://www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html

Burn Your Photo Stories to DVD for Free
using Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows
http://pctoby.com/DVDPhotoStory.aspx
(scroll down to Step 1)

Good luck.

--

John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk