Help me - I have never had luck with burning DVDs

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c.g._eads

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No matter how many times I buy a new computer, or how many times I switch the internal DVD drive or add an external one. No matter what I do, I always seem to have DVD burning issues. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I am constantly trying new DVDs (plus, minus, both, cheap, expensive) and it doesn't seem to matter. I think I may be cursed.

In my newest HP duo-core 4 gb of ram machine, I have tried to use THREE seperate burning programs. All have failed. The files I'm putting on them are basic .avi files. The first program I use is Windows DVD Maker. Strangely, it gets all the way to the 99% point, and then says the burn failed. So I tried Nero (whichever module is used to burn avi files) and the SAME thing happens. It gets all the way to the end and then says it fails. So I tried Sony DVD Architect. That actually "succeeds" (at least that's what the program tells me), but when I try to put it in my XBOX 360 or my HD-DVD player, neither one can recognize it. UGH! What's going on????

And please, no HD-DVD jokes. I'm already depressed.
 
You might actually be worse with computers than I am. I didn't think that was possible. I really blow with computers.

Try rendering to mpeg2 for the video part and I think AC3 for the audio portion then import both files into DVDA and click burn DVD.

I know that DVD's are MPEG2 if that helps. Maybe using avi's screws it all up. And make sure your file isn't too big.
 
these files are coming straight in from my camera. Just old videos that I want to burn on DVDs. So I haven't even put them through an editor. I was thinking of turning them into mpeg2 but I wanted to avoid it if possible since a) it would take a lot longer (I have about 10 hours worth of videos). b)I would lose another generation of quality and c) these programs all claim they can burn .avi. I don't like the fact that I have to go the super complex route to do a workaround that I shouldn't have to do in the first place, you know?
 
Okay but whatever software you use is gonna convert the file to mpeg2 anyhow. Might as well try rendering before importing it.
 
I guess I could try that (and will just to see if it works). But the main thing is time. Just like you said, the 3 items of software are all *supposed* to do that job anyway. You shouldn't have to do it beforehand. Doing so doubles the time and amount of babysitting you have to do. Not fun if you have to do twice the work for something for the next 3 years (or life of your computer).

Sure, I could get rid of spyware from my computer by doing a complete reinstall, but is that the most efficient way to deal with the problem?
 
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