Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

General discussion

Does the DVD Maker included with Vista...

Sep 9, 2007 8:47AM PDT

actually work?

I get to about 15% and get errors using both R and RW disks. The computer just arrived yesterday and I put together a nice presentation of my recent vacation only to discover that I can't burn it to DVD on my new computer...

(My apologies if this is in the wrong forum)

Discussion is locked

- Collapse -
I have a pair of Vista machines.
Sep 9, 2007 9:28AM PDT

Both seem fine. Make the call and ask "what next?"

Or if you got it from a store, just go back and return it as defective.

Bob

- Collapse -
I thought it might be defective...
Sep 9, 2007 10:21AM PDT

but now I am not sure.

I downloaded Ashampoo Burning Suite based on the good Cnet reviews. It also failed when trying to burn a video DVD. It did however burn a data DVD/CD and music CD without any problems.

I am wondering if it is some kind of video compatibility issue or missing codecs... I wouldn't think so being a new computer but I'm open to suggestions. I googled "Windows DVD Maker errors" and found a lot of threads about similar issues.

TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H653B appears to be the model. I'm sure it's an offbrand but that's what I get for buying a Dell and not building it myself.

- Collapse -
Video work can be tricky.
Sep 9, 2007 12:41PM PDT

For that I can make it fail, but I know why so I didn't consider that a failure.

Bob

- Collapse -
Problem solved.
Sep 12, 2007 12:41PM PDT

I don't know why I didn't think of this before... Tech support suggested I try MPEG2 format.

I burned a test DVD with a handful of pictures and movies and it worked great with Windows DVD Maker. I can't explain why it didn't like WMV...

Now I just have to go back and convert all my MOV videos from my camera over to MPEG2. It's a fast process with this new PC.

Thanks again for the input.

- Collapse -
DVD maker in Vista
Sep 15, 2007 4:34AM PDT

You must remember that if what you are trying to burn has a copywright, then you cant burn it.

- Collapse -
I wasn't trying to burn anything....
Sep 15, 2007 5:01AM PDT

that was copyrighted.

I went on a recent vacation and had a ton of videos in MOV format. I converted them to WMV and for whatever reason I was unable to burn them using Windows DVD Maker or Nero and another program.

I converted them to MPEG2 and it worked great so I guess that's the format that I will be using for home video DVD's.