Burning a DVD

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Doug Mc

Here's a weird one!

I've created several AVI files - small (.5Gig) and large ( 9.0Gig).
I've used Nero to burn to a DVD.
In ALL cases except the 9.0Gig AVI I've been successful in creating the DVD.

However, on the big one, I got a "Calibration Error."
I contacted Nero and they told me that it could be due to a number of
things - most probably a bad burner.
I asked them why I was successful on the small AVIs and not on the large
one.
They had no answer.

I called Emprex, the burner manufacturer and told them about the error.
They also said it was probably the drive.

I took the PC back to Fry's Electronics, who built it for me, and they
agreed and replaced the drive.
I tried to re-create the large AVI to DVD there and it worked!

I brought the PC home and tried it here.
It bombed again! Same error!

The only difference between burning it at Fry's and here is that I had been
connected to the Net here and not at Fry's.
So, I disconnected from the Net and tried again.
Same Error.

I reloaded Nero and tried. Same error.
I split the AVI into two equal parts and ran it again.
It worked on both but the motion pictures were jerky and shaky.

Does ANYBODY have any ideas?

Thanks,
Doug

(Nero has given up.... I downloaded their new version (7) on a trial basis
and it gives the same error.)
 
I tried it with the anti-virus dead but I haven't tried it after killing the
fire wall....
 
I finally got a response from Nero that helps.
Here's what they said:
"Double Layer technology supports files up to 8,56 GB. So please use files
in this range and update your firmware"

So my file is too big! I told them the size when I first contacted them
and, I guess, nobody caught it.
 
This shouldn't be the problem, uinless you are just trying to burn a data
dvd of your avi file, are you?
When you make a dvd you encode the avi file to mpeg, and author to vob which
the dvd player will play. The conversion of avi to mpeg compresses it quite
a bit, so a 13gb avi is about 4gb mpeg.

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
 
Leave it to customer service (Nero) and their scripted responses to not
state that to the op in the first place.
Geez gotta love customer service reps.
-Wojo
 
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