CD burning software?

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Can someone recommend a good software for burning photos to CD's? I have Nero
but ever since I've installed my DVD software and the program for
transferring my VHS tapes to DVD my Nero only lets me burn vidoes and not my
snapshots or still pictures. I've tried reading some of the older posts but
can not get to them. I get an 'error on page' when trying to access the
answers to those posts. That's the only reason I'm asking the same question
that I know has been asked and answered before. I'm hoping I can get to
answers to this post since I can't get to those. Please send replies to my
email address as will just in case I can't access them here.
Thanks in advance for any help provided.
 
my_realtor said:
Can someone recommend a good software for burning photos
to CD's? I have Nero but ever since I've installed my DVD
software and the program for transferring my VHS tapes to
DVD my Nero only lets me burn vidoes and not my snapshots
or still pictures. I've tried reading some of the older
posts but can not get to them. I get an 'error on page'
when trying to access the answers to those posts. That's
the only reason I'm asking the same question that I know
has been asked and answered before. I'm hoping I can get
to answers to this post since I can't get to those.
Please send replies to my email address as will just in
case I can't access them here.
Thanks in advance for any help provided.
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Are you trying to create a simple
Data CD?

What part of Nero are you using?

Do you have Nero StartSmart?
Nero Express?

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me may not work for you.

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I'm using Nero SmartStart and I'm trying to burn a photo CD which I was able
to do quite easily before installing the programs to copy DVD's and the
transfer my VHS tapes to DVD. I don't know if that changed something in Nero,
which it shouldn't have, or not. I can't seem to get it to open without the
file I created to store my ripped DVD's. I don't understand what you're
asking about what part of Nero I'm using?
Should I get a different CD burning program? I'm not sure if I have another
CD burning program or not and don't know how to find out.
 
my_realtor said:
I'm using Nero SmartStart and I'm trying to burn a photo
CD which I was able to do quite easily before installing
the programs to copy DVD's and the transfer my VHS tapes
to DVD. I don't know if that changed something in Nero,
which it shouldn't have, or not. I can't seem to get it
to open without the file I created to store my ripped
DVD's. I don't understand what you're asking about what
part of Nero I'm using?
Should I get a different CD burning program? I'm not sure
if I have another CD burning program or not and don't
know how to find out.
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Just to clarify, are you trying to create a VCD that
will play in a DVD player or just a simple Data CD
for archival backup of your image files? And...BTW
some DVD players have a JPEG feature that will
recognize JPEGs on a Data CD and allow you to
view them.

Anyway...try these steps and report back what happens.

Go to...Start / All Programs / Nero / Nero StartSmart
(this should launch StartSmart)

Click "CD" in the upper right corner of the Nero screen.

Place your pointer on the various icons to find the
option you are seeking.

==

Another possibility would be...go to...Start / All Programs /
Nero / Nero OEM / Nero Express

Choose an option under: "What would you like to burn?"

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*********Notice**********
This is not tech support.
....I am only a volunteer...

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you.

Proceed at your own risk.

John Inzer
Picture It! MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
 
Difficult to say but all these burning (CD/DVD) softwares seem to want to
get a hold of the CD/DVD drive and keep it once they have it. The suggestion
from John Inzer may get Nero back on track to burn photos to a CD and I
would try it first..
However, you do not need any software to copy photos to a CD. Just use XP.
The steps are given below. Since you have used other software to copy to CD
or DVD, you will probably have to restore the "Enable..." feature described
below. But this is not a big deal.

To copy photos to CD-R or CD-RW using XP. (01-01-05)



1.. Insert a blank CD-R (or CD-RW) into your CD drive. Wait about 15-20
seconds for XP to recognize that a CD-R has been inserted. A window may
open, with a variety of options in it or no option in it. You don't need any
of the options in this window to copy to a CD-R. There is a Cancel button at
the bottom of this window. Click on it to close this window or click on the
red X square at the top right. If this window does not open, this is fine
just go to step 2.
2.. Click on My Computer and navigate to the folder where your pictures
are located. Open the folder so you can see the files you want to copy.
3.. You now need to select the files you want to copy. Do you want to copy
all the files in the folder? If so, hold the Ctrl key down and press the
letter A. This will select (highlight in blue) all the files in the folder.
If you want to select only some of the files, click on the first file you
want to select. Remove your finger from your mouse and move the mouse
pointer over the second file, hold the Ctrl key down and click on the second
file you want to select. Continue doing this until all the files you want to
copy are selected. Each time a file is selected it will be highlighted in
blue. If the files you want to select are listed in a row, you can do it
this way. Click on the first file, remove your finger from the mouse and
move the mouse pointer over the last file. Hold the Shift key down and click
on the last file you want. All the files between the first and last file you
clicked on will be highlighted in blue.
4.. Once you have selected the files you want to copy, look at the menu on
the left of the selected files. The top menu should be "Picture Tasks". The
last item listed under "Picture Tasks" is "Copy to CD". Click on it. The
other way is to right click on one of the selected pictures. A menu will
open. Click on Send To. Click on your CD drive on the opening list.
5.. The copying process will start (a small window opening at the top of
your screen indicating the progress, wait until completed, also you may not
see this window if you are copying just a few files because the operation is
too fast) and you will get a message, right hand corner bottom of your
screen, "You have files waiting." Click on it.
6.. A window will open. It will show you the photo files you just selected
to copy. Look at the menu on the left and click on "Write these files to CD".
7.. A Wizard box will open. Just follow the directions on the screen to
complete the job.
8.. Once you have copied the photos to the CD you may want to copy more to
it in the future. Just insert it instead of inserting a blank CD and follow
the same directions. Just make sure you have enough space on it to add more
photo files. A CD will hold 700 MB but with photo files, don't try to fill
it. Limit to about 200 - 300 photo files per CD and not more than a total of
600 MB. Otherwise it can take a long time to open this CD to view the files,
but if you don't mind the time you can fill it.
9.. During copying, you may get the following messages "File XXXX.jpg has
extra information..." or "The thumbnails information will be lost..." In
both cases, click on YES, not on Skip, in the message box.


Some problems with the above:



1.. You looked for the command "Copy to CD", but it is not there. If so,
repair this way.
Click on Start, click on Run and type the following in the opening textbox:

REGSVR32 SHIMGVW.DLL

And press the Enter key.

Note that there is a space between .32 and SHI..

You did the above, but still no "Copy to CD" command available. Go to step 2
below and check if your drive is set to recording.



2.. You can find the "Copy to CD" command but it still does not work.
Check if your drive is set for recording. Open My Computer, look under
Devices with removable storage and right click on your CD drive. Click on
Properties. A window will open. Click on the Recording tab at the top of
this window. Then check, Enable recording box. Also, check the box "Eject
after recording" .

You tried this, but you can't find a Recording tab when the window opens. If
so, update the CD driver so it is compatible with XP (particularly if you
upgraded to XP from 98 or ME) or something else is wrong as under items 3 or
4 below.



3.. You may have installed some CD copying software to copy music CDs. If
so, this may be interfering with XP. If you use Roxio, update your version
to at least 5.3 or above. If you have Roxio 7, use this to copy photo files.
Use the option Copy data files instead of copy music. If you have other
music CD copying software make sure you upgrade to a version that will not
interfere with XP or use this software to copy your photo files to CD.
4.. You may have purchased a new computer with a CD/DVD burner. If so, don't
use XP to copy to CD, use the software supplied by the manufacturer and
select the copy data files option if there is no specific copy photo files
option.
5.. Instead of using the Copy to CD command you used the Send to command
and no CD drive is listed there. If you upgraded to XP you should check that
you have a driver for your CD drive compatible with XP or first check that
your drive is Enable for recording as given above. Sometimes you get the
instruction to send to a writable CD drive on the list but you don't get
writable, you get drag and drop or simply the CD drive letter. Click on it,
provided you have checked that the drive is Enabled for recording.
6.. If none of the above works, check the manufacturer of the CD drive web
site for a driver compatible with XP, particularly if you upgraded to XP.
 
We don't have your e-mail address.

Some CD writing software has a problem when there is more than one software
package installed. You might have to uninstall your VHS to DVD software and
then see if Nero works.
 
my_realtor said:
Can someone recommend a good software for burning photos to CD's? I have Nero
but ever since I've installed my DVD software and the program for
transferring my VHS tapes to DVD my Nero only lets me burn vidoes and not my
snapshots or still pictures. I've tried reading some of the older posts but
can not get to them. I get an 'error on page' when trying to access the
answers to those posts. That's the only reason I'm asking the same question
that I know has been asked and answered before. I'm hoping I can get to
answers to this post since I can't get to those. Please send replies to my
email address as will just in case I can't access them here.
Thanks in advance for any help provided.
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Are you getting an error message when trying to open Nero Burning ROM?
That is a nagging problem with Nero 7, especially if you bought the
first release in the silver retail box. There have been numerous
solutions to fixing this. The simplest seems to be changing the
compatibility mode for Nero Burning ROM to Windows 2000:

Start > All Programs > Nero 7 Ultra Edition > Audio (or Data) > Float
cursor over Nero Burning ROM, then right-click. Select Properties from
the menu, then Compatibility. Check the box next to "Run this program
in compatibility mode for...", then select Windows 2000 in the
drop-down menu. That should clear things up.

Also, in the Nero Start Smart splash screen, you can select which
sub-program will be used for a given application:

Open Nero Start Smart, select a burning mode (say, Data) and float the
cursor over the type of disc you want. To the left you'll see a box
that says "Open with:" and a drop-down menu. Change the program to
Nero Express.

These solutions may work...let us know!

--Randy B.
 
Thanks! I appreciate all of the help and suggestions. I had forgotten that I
could use that feature in XP. It's been so long since that window opened when
I insert a disc that I had forgotten the choices I had. I'll see if I can do
it that way. You guys sure know your stuff huh? Thanks for being so helpful.
It's not that I've never learned how to do these things, it's that I don't do
them often enough any longer to remember how it's done. You know what they
say, "If you don't use it you'll lose it". It's true. Especially with
computers and all of the things that can be done with them. It's impossible
to remember it all and thanks to all of you helpfull people no one has to.
This is the place to turn to when help is needed. Thank you all and have a
great day.
 
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