Fantom

My film is 2 hours 11 minutes long. I set Pinnacle to burn the film to dvd at around 7pm last night. It's still going now 11 hours later and I've had hardly any sleep due to the computer being in my bedroom. Is it really supposed to take this long to burn one dvd? A few hours must have been taken rendering the project, but its definately been writing the dvd at 8x since before midnight. I've had nothing but problems with pinnalce............

Steve

jhdee

Steve

I regularly use Pinnacle for DVDs about 1.5 hours long. This usually takes about 2 ~ 3 hours to render and about 15 ~ 20 minutes to burn the DVD. From the time you quote it sounds like Pinnacle has hung up - which I find it does regularly.
To avoid "hang ups" I now render the video without burning directly to DVD and then burn the DVD "from a previously created file".
Seriously thinking about trying Adobe.

jhdee

lightning101

At 8 speed, a DVD movie would burn in 7-8 minutes at the most.

It sounds like you need to upgrade the firmware on your DVD writer to allow it to burn the media.

Have you had problems burning to the same make of blank DVD in the past ?

NWMark

Unless you have a really slow machine and its still rendering the movie, i think its hung.

do what jhdee does and pre-render the movie and then burn from a previous file. i.e. the one you just rendered.

Mark

Iain Young

Pinanacle studio 10 is a bug ridden piece of software and frequently hangs. Their tech support is laughable and each new patch they bring out just seems to introduce new problems. Just look at the pinnacle forums to see how many people have problems with it. I'd avoid that software like the plague...

I definitely sounds as though it has hung on your machine. Even on my older (slow) machine, I can encode and burn a 2 hour dvd in around 3-4 hours.

I switched from Studio 9 to Premiere Pro / Encore dvd etc a while ago. Not only does it render a lot faster, but I've never had it crash, have synching problems or any of the myriad of other problems I had with the Pinnacle stuff. It's more expensive, but you get what you pay for...

Fantom

ok guys. after nearly 12 hours the bloody thing finished what it was doing. It definately didnt hang as the progress bar was active and the dvd drive was writing. anyway, the dvd its written doesnt work. my dvd drive and cd drive say its unreadable.
After having millions of problems with pinnacle creating the film, it got so bad that opening the project was too much for it. Eventually I had to re-create the whole film in another software Ulead Mediastudio pro 8 which luckily i got for free. However, ulead doesnt allow you to burn str8 to dvd like pinnacle. so i created a video file from ulead, then put it in pinnacle and thats where im up to now. I already tried to make a 20 second dvd with pinnacle just to make sure it works and guess what, the disk was unreadable. So it appears that my dvd drive is causing the problem. Its a new drive and has never been used before. I've just downloaded the auto firmware update but once the program is running it crashes almost instantly saying its out of memory. Cant get it to work
Another thing is, I got nero 6 with the dvd writer which is an LG multi format does everything jobby. However, in nero, I only have the option of creating a data dvd. It doesnt mention video dvd anywhere. So basically I must have a dvd drive problem.........but I'm just totally stuck now
I can waste another 3 hours by letting pinnacle create a file. Please can you give me the exact options I need to choose Iain. However, its obviously not going to create the dvd properly so thats what I need to fix first.
So guys, what kinda tests and stuff can i do?
I'm currently running panda software free virus scan. I have spywareblaster and spybot, no spyware found, however panda says 37 spywares found so far?!
Why wont the LG auto firmware update work???
Its not like i have a **** machine either. Its 3ghz pentium 4 with 2gb of ram. Its kicks *** with everything I use execpt I cant write a bloody dvd

Thanks for your help
Steve

Iain Young

I never managed to get Studio 9 to write a dvd. I always got it to create a dvd image instead, and then I burnt that to dvd using roxio easy cd creator.

Have you tried writing any data dvds instead of video dvds?

Fantom

not yet mate. I need to write something to dvd just to prove it works. I'll waste another dvd by putting on a load of big files and see what happens.

FASTER MIKE!!

i always use vso dvix to dvd to make the image and burn with nero, usually takes about an hour to make the image and about 10min to burn to dvd

mike

Fantom

ok more news. I updated nero bigtime. 4 large updates and now I have the option to burn video dvds which i didnt have before. Also have nero vision. Then i found that I have a dvd burning software called cyberlink dvd solution - power producer gold. used this and did the same as i did in pinnacle last night. This time however it did it in a much quicker time but failed to write to the dvd. So then i just tried to write a simple data dvd from nero. added lots of mp3 and then burnt. Burn process failed. It cant write to a dvd for some reason. Can someone decipher this log??? this is what it said:

Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: File 'Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=4.60 (1021), size=45056 bytes, created 10/09/1999 11:06:00
ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Ahead\nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 02/11/2004 12:54:32

NT-SPTI used
Nero Version: 6.6.1.4
Internal Version: 6, 6, 1, 4d
(Nero Express)
Recorder: <HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4167B>Version: DL11 - HA 1 TA 0 - 6.6.1.4
Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1
Drive buffer : 2048kB
Bus Type : default (0) -> ATAPI, detected: ?
CD-ROM: <HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4167B>Version: DL11 - HA 1 TA 0 - 6.6.1.4
Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : ST380011A atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On
DiskPeripheral : ST320413A atapi Port 0 ID 1 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4167B atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : CD-RW CDR-7S52 atapi Port 1 ID 1 DMA: On

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
CD-RW CDR-7S52 D: CDRom1
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4167B I: CDRom0
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte
ShowDrvBufStat : 0
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 2047MB (2096620kB)
Free physical memory: 1365MB (1398324kB)
Memory in use : 33 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

1.2.2006
ISO compilation
21:55:29 #1 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6475
Iso document burn settings
------------------------------------------
Determine maximum speed : FALSE
Simulate : FALSE
Write : TRUE
Finalize CD : TRUE
Multisession : FALSE
Burning mode : DAO
Mode : 1
ISO Level : 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 char)
Character set : ISO 9660
Joliet : TRUE
Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : FALSE
Allow more than 255 characters in path : FALSE
Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE

21:55:30 #2 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 531
ReadBuffer-Pipe got 262144KB of Memory

21:55:30 #3 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 124
Reader running

21:55:30 #4 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 122
Writer HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4167B running

21:55:30 #5 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3312
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

21:55:30 #6 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3305
Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media

21:55:30 #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 281
Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB)
Last address to be written: 1776479 (394:46.29, 3469MB)

21:55:30 #8 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 293
Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD)

21:55:30 #9 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2612
Recorder: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4167B, Media type: DVD-R
Disc Manufacturer: TTG02 -
Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193

21:55:30 #10 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 459
>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
=========================================

21:55:30 #11 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 847
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 ()
2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
original disc pos #0 + 1776480 (1776480) = #1776480/394:46.30
relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/ required, no patch infos
-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 1776480 blocks [HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4167B]
--------------------------------------------------------------

21:55:30 #12 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1059
Prepare recorder [HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4167B] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO
DAO infos:
==========
MCN: ""
TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated
Tracks 1 to 1:
1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 3638231040, ISRC ""
DAO layout:
===========
__Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_RecDep_______ ___
0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00
1776480 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00

21:55:30 #13 Text 0 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 38
SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FCTL_LOCK_VOLUME

21:55:30 #14 Text 0 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 83
SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME

21:55:30 #15 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1685
Caching of files started

21:55:31 #16 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4145
Cache writing successful.

21:55:31 #17 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1685
Caching of files completed

21:55:31 #18 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1685
Burn process started at 8x (11,080 KB/s)

21:55:31 #19 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2685
Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

21:55:31 #20 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2707
Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode

21:55:31 #21 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2863
Start write address at LBA 0
DVD high compatibility mode: Yes

21:55:31 #22 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 8647
---- DVD Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ----
Media Type: 0, Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050
Book Type: DVD-R (2), Part Version: 2.0x (5), Extended Part Version: 0.0 (0)
Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Rate: <not specified> (F h)
Number of Layers: 1, Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP), Layer Type: recordable
Linear Density: 0,267 um/bit, Track Density: 0,74 um/track
Starting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW)
End Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 26127F h
End Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 h (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB)
Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist
Start sector number of the current Border-Out: 2FE10 h
Start sector number of the next Border-In: 2FFA0 h
Media Specific [16..63]:
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 02 FE 10 00 02 FF A0 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

21:57:29 #23 SPTI -1064 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 289
I: CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1064)
Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST)
Sense Code: 0x21
Sense Qual: 0x02
CDB Data: 0x2A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00
Sense Area: 0x70 00 05 00 00 00 00 10 2A 00 00 0C 21 02
Buffer x073e0000: Len x10000
0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

21:57:29 #24 CDR -1064 File Writer.cpp, Line 311
Invalid block address
I: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4167B

21:57:29 #25 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 228
all writers idle, stopping conversion

21:57:29 #26 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 222
conversion idle, stopping reader

21:57:29 #27 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3103
EndDAO: Last written address was -1

21:57:31 #28 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1685
Burn process failed at 8x (11,080 KB/s)


Existing drivers:
File 'Drivers\ASPI32.SYS': Ver=4.60 (1021), size=25244 bytes, created 10/09/1999 11:06:00
File 'Drivers\InCDfs.SYS': Ver=4, 3, 20, 1, size=101504 bytes, created 25/07/2005 11:53:28 (InCD4 driver for win NT/2K/XP)
File 'Drivers\InCDpass.SYS': Ver=4, 3, 20, 1, size=29696 bytes, created 25/07/2005 11:53:04 (InCD4 driver for win NT/2K/XP)
File 'Drivers\InCDrec.SYS': Ver=4, 3, 20, 1, size=8704 bytes, created 25/07/2005 11:53:30 (InCD4 driver for win NT/2K/XP)

Registry Keys:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)

What do I do now?? I have bought a dvd writer that cant write a dvd!!!!

InvisibleMan

i last used pinnacle when it was v2 win95 & it was great, good results & easy to use. They seem to get worse with every release. I suppose i be patient & learn premiere

Fantom

just updated the firmware for the dvd drive. It mentioned the tdk 8x dvd -r's that I am using!!!! so hopefully its fine now. gonna try writing another dvd

Fantom

i cannot believe it. firmware updated. tried another data dvd from nero. got further than before, disc was spinning up and light flashing for a while, then it came up with the burn process failed again.
I'm at my wits end with this thing. All i want to do is write a bloody dvd
there is simply now no explanation of why it wont work