Any help would be appreciated - I just bought a Norwood DVD burner which came w/Nero software. All I want to do is burn MPEG files I downloaded onto a DVD( I iused a TDK DVD+R disc) to watch in my DVD player. I selected the files and selected where I want to burn and Nero went through the whole burn process (about 10 min. for 3 short videos) but DVD burner did nothing. Can I even burn MPEG downloaded files onto to a DVD+R and watch in my DVD player? Thanks.
Nero is just not very good at encoding. Try encode with e.g. VSO DivxToDVD (free version), then burn with Nero Recode: http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_encoders/vso_divxtodvd_free.cfm Good luck!
Many thanks - do you think it's strictly a software problem? I just had the feeling that since DVD burner was not making any noise that maybe my computer wasn't recognizing the new burner (Frive).
Burner are usually pretty quiet when working properly. I can tell it's burning when the light comes one. Did you try playing the dvd in any standalone?
Thanks. no - light didn't come on and when it was done I checked the disc and it was empty. I'm pretty sure the burner was not doing anything. I did play an audio CD in the new burner and it worked. When Nero asked me which where to burn it gave me 2 choices 1."16X12 Dual Layer" and the generic "Recordable Device". I tried both and everything else I could think of and the DVD burner just would not start up. Do I need a different type of disc (tried only DVD+R)? Transferring downloaded MPEG videos to DVD is possible with Nero, right?
Yes Nero can do this. It seems your problem is w/ your drive though. What's the make and model of it? If it's a dual format it will accept the - and + formats. Can you post your Nero log? It can be found here: crogram files>ahead>nero>nerohistory.log. Make sure yiu edit out the serial # - begins w/ 1A
Perhaps the log may be empty if the burner has never burned? Nero Toolkit/ Infotool/ Drive Ifo, might give some information about the drive.
