Re: Burning DVDs and Sound
From: Karen (woolie1_at_nocomcast.net)
Date: 01/11/05
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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 06:21:58 -0600
I just downloaded the lasted nVIDIA decoder and will see if that helps.
"Karen" <woolie1@nocomcast.net> wrote in message
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> Thank you so much for taking the time to give me such a detailed reply. I
> am going to try to answer some of your questions about the problems I am
> having. First of all, I checked the device manager using your
> instructions and in the primary link under IDE DMA if available is
> selected. Device 0 shows transfer mode as some type of DMA but device 1
> shows "not applicable" under DMA transfer. Hmmmm. Under secondary, both
> device 0 and device 1 show DMA transfer. Could that be something?
>
> I have upgraded the firmware thru HP some time back. The movie files I am
> trying to burn are on my hard drive, downloaded from my digital camcorder.
> I am not running programs in the background, except for antivirus, which I
> believe I had even closed it out during one burn try. All the errors come
> during the burning process. Rendering and preparing goes without a hitch.
> I have tried Showbiz (1 successful try to about 4 failed) and I have also
> tried Sony DVD Architect which did burn one try successfully. I have
> tried different brands of media - Maxell and Liquid Video. Both have 1
> success and many failures. I do not get underun errors with the dvd (only
> trying to burn a cd with musicmatch). The errors I get with the dvd is
> "unrecognized media" after 2/3 of the disk is burned. It has suggested I
> try a blank disk or different media. On the two tries that the burn was
> successful - the quality was just fine when played back on my TV. This is
> really frustrating and confusing. I have wasted sooooo many dvds, I can't
> begin to tell you. Makes me not want to try to use the burner anymore, but
> that is precisely why I bought this machine. Am really thinking of giving
> this one to my daughter to take to college and getting me a new one. I
> have been having this problem for 6 months and finally did a destructive
> format and installed MC 2005 and was hoping that would fix it to no avail.
> Just can't understand why it would burn 2/3 of the disk and then quit. On
> music cds - it will show say 17 tracks, but only the first 5 or 6 will
> play.
> Thanks again for all your input. If you have any other ideas.....
>
> "Woody U." <WoodyU@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DB752039-60B6-45F8-A6C4-6DF13F1B307C@microsoft.com...
>> Karen,
>>
>> I've never worked with ShowBiz, but the problem you are having may not be
>> specific to that program. The 873n is a fairly powerful machine that
>> should
>> not (when functioning correctly) run into buffer underrun errors. What
>> might
>> cause a buffer underrun is if you have many programs running in the
>> background while you are burning a CD or DVD. Another possibility is that
>> DMA
>> mode somehow got disabled for your hard drive controller. You can check
>> this
>> by going to the Control Panel (select "Classic View" if necessary) and
>> Choose
>> System, Hardware, Device Manager. Next click the "+" next to IDE
>> ATA/ATAPI
>> Controllers. Next double click on both the primary, and then the
>> secondary
>> IDE channel and choose advanced settings. Ensure that "DMA if available"
>> is
>> selected, and that Current Transfer Mode is some type of DMA. If "DMA if
>> available" is selected but the Current Transfer Mode is PIO, you will
>> need to
>> change this setting in your computer's BIOS. This varies a lot by
>> manufacturer so I may not be much help there. A third possibility for
>> buffer
>> underrun errors is if the files you are burning are stored on a computer
>> on a
>> network rather than on the drive of the computer that is burning the
>> disc.
>>
>> You didn't mention what messages you received when burning a DVD failed.
>> Does the problem occur while the disc is burning, or while ShowBiz is
>> "compiling" or "rendering"? If it happens during burning, try the things
>> I
>> suggested above for buffer underruns. Another possibility especially with
>> DVDs is defective DVD media. Because of the complexity of a DVD disc, the
>> quality control of the media must be much higher than with CDs, and sadly
>> many disc manufacturers fail in this respect. I recommend either Verbatim
>> DataLifePlus discs, or genuine Ritek/Ridata discs. Poor quality media can
>> lead to errors during burn. Check www.NewEgg.com for good prices on those
>> media.
>>
>> If the problem happens while compiling or rendering, try reinstalling
>> ShowBiz. If the movie you are making is based on an MPEG-2 source, like
>> Recorded TV, or video captured as MPEG-2 from a camcorder, then your
>> decoder
>> may be the problem. The latest nVIDIA decoder has given me the most luck
>> for
>> use in XP Media Center Edition. You can find a trial version by doing a
>> Google search for "nVIDIA decoder". You can get the full version for
>> $20ish
>> for the basic package.
>>
>> Another possibility is that the firmware for your DVD-burner is out of
>> date.
>> Check with HP or the manufacturer of the drive (found by looking under
>> its
>> properties in the Device Manager) for updated firmware. This is a very
>> common
>> cause of burning problems, especially when using poor quality media.
>>
>> Hope this helps, and post a reply if you can get me more info about the
>> errors you are receiving.
>>
>> Woody U.
>>
>> "Karen" wrote:
>>
>>> How do you know which decoder to use and where to get it? I am having
>>> problems with my dvd burner too. I have an 873n which I did a
>>> destructive
>>> format on and installed mc 2005 no problem. Trying to use Showbiz2 to
>>> burn
>>> a homemade movie, I get errors after 60% or more is burned. Actually it
>>> burned correctly 1 out of the 4 times I have tried. I got an underrun
>>> buffer error while trying to burn a CD, but then another program burned
>>> it
>>> fine. Will slowing the write speed fix this? I have an extended
>>> warranty
>>> on this machine with Best Buy and have taken it in twice, but they SAY
>>> nothing is wrong.
>>> Karen
>>>
>>
>
>
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