I've searched through this forum for help regarding exporting to DVD and I've found "Try Express Burn" posted as an answer in several places. This doesn't help me. I want the software that I paid for to do what it says it can do! I have VPPro v6.1 running on Windows 7 Pro. I export to DVD like this:
Export Video > DVD Movie Disc > Choose Disc Settings > Burner: G:\ > Video Format: NTSC > Video Aspect Ratio: Wide Screen (16:9) > Click Create button > Burn Video DVD dialogue box launches > Burner Drive: G:\ > Write Speed: [MAX] > Copies to burn: 5 > Verify burned content is correct after burning is checked > Name of the Disc: Disc 1 > Click Burn button > Click Create Menu button > Load template > Click Save Menu button > Click Use bookmarks as chapters
The Encoding Title dialog box fires and it takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes to process my 1 hour 3 minutes project. It displays 100% Complete then goes into Writing to Disc VTS_01_1.VOB
My first 3 attempts failed. After all of the above, VPPro began writing to the disc only to fail within minutes with this error message:
“Failed to create your DVD. Error with the write address.”
Today I tried again and I had success! My first DVD was burned and I was prompted for another. I inserted a second disc and it burned, too! I was prompted for another and I inserted a third. This one failed. It stopped writing and threw the error message above. The annoying thing is that after that fail, the process had to be re-started.
What gives?
I’m using brand new Sony 4.7GB DVD+R. When I check the discs for errors – I can’t find any. I’ve spent about 6 hours trying to burn and all I have to show for it are two DVD’s. TWO!
I’m unable to accept “Try Express Burn”! Can anyone explain why VPPro isn’t consistently burning? I was so thrilled to have a software that could “do it all” but now I’m inclined to scrap it and buy something else!