Solve : Using Convertxtodvd with nothing getting written to disk?

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Answer» Windows XP SP3 - CD/DVD Drive - TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S182D SB03 (ATA) Disks used - Phillips DVD+R/W and Verbatim DVD+R/W Haven't used it for ages, but use Convertxtodvd 3 to convert and burn avi files to dvd. Now, when l fire the program up, it recognises the disk and formats/initialises it, does the convert (2hrs) and writes it out. When l do an explore of the disk, there's nothing on it! Convertx also creates the Audio_TS and Video_TS files and l've tried burning these as well, but nothing is written onto the disk. Tried out Neros dvd checker, and it says the disks are invalid. Tried out ImgBurn and it says the disks are empty, erasable, and not formatted. Checked with Microsoft and l have the latest drivers. The drive plays CD'S and Videos with no problem, and also burns CD -R's with no problems. I've heard that you may get a batch of blank dvd's that could be faulty, but l've got 45 Phillips dvd's and 25 Verbatim dvd's sitting here - Surely they all can't be duff! I don't really know what else l can try. Anyone have any ideas? RegardsIt looks like writing laser is out.Ooh err, thanks Broni! One thing l didn't try is to send a couple of suspect disks to a friend for them to try out, but that would take a couple of days. Didn't realise about the read/write "laser" thingy. Interesting fact that. Unless anyone else has any suggestions, for the sake of a couple of days, which is no problem, l'll get the Phillips and Verbatim disks checked on another machine, but it looks like a new drive then! Bu33er, it's all spend, spend, spend! Thanks Oh, and a PS Broni. At the moment l just burn bulk standard movies. Will NEVER have to burn blu ray movies as l haven't got the external player for these, but may have to burn HD movies. Any good/cheap recommendations (in case l get a new drive)? Thanks again Quote Any good/cheap recommendations (in case l get a new drive)? For?I think the OP means for a new recorder.Ah, with those prices, almost anyone will do. Avoid Matshushita (cheap Panasonic), though.Hi Broni and Quantos, Yes, sorry, l MEANT a new recorder. It was past two in the morning when I tried it again on one of the same disks. Same thing, no output files. However, when you have a LOOK at the back of the disk, there are DIFFERENT shades as if something has been burned on there? Now l've had a kip, and a bit of a clearer head, l've had another thought. It burns cd's with no problem (as l said originally). It's just dvd's that are the problem. Do you still think it's the drive? ThanksRecordable disks use a light activated dye. If the laser is wacked it could still be hitting the surface and activating the dye, but it would be gibberish that's on the disk.Thanks for quick reply Quantos. Do you EVER sleep? Sorry to be a pain, and l understand what you are saying, but why would it write cd-r's with no problem, but not dvd-r/w's if the "write" laser is screwed? Thanks2 different lasers... Quote from: willythecat on June 29, 2009, 01:47:51 AM Thanks for quick reply Quantos. Do you ever sleep? Sorry to be a pain, and l understand what you are saying, but why would it write cd-r's with no problem, but not dvd-r/w's if the "write" laser is screwed? Thanks What's that?

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Windows XP SP3 - CD/DVD Drive - TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S182D SB03 (ATA)
Disks used - Phillips DVD+R/W and Verbatim DVD+R/W

Haven't used it for ages, but use Convertxtodvd 3 to convert and burn avi files to dvd.
Now, when l fire the program up, it recognises the disk and formats/initialises it, does the convert (2hrs) and writes it out. When l do an explore of the disk, there's nothing on it! Convertx also creates the Audio_TS and Video_TS files and l've tried burning these as well, but nothing is written onto the disk.
Tried out Neros dvd checker, and it says the disks are invalid.
Tried out ImgBurn and it says the disks are empty, erasable, and not formatted.
Checked with Microsoft and l have the latest drivers.
The drive plays CD'S and Videos with no problem, and also burns CD -R's with no problems.
I've heard that you may get a batch of blank dvd's that could be faulty, but l've got 45 Phillips dvd's and 25 Verbatim dvd's sitting here - Surely they all can't be duff!
I don't really know what else l can try.
Anyone have any ideas?
RegardsIt looks like writing laser is out.Ooh err, thanks Broni!
One thing l didn't try is to send a couple of suspect disks to a friend for them to try out, but that would take a couple of days.
Didn't realise about the read/write "laser" thingy. Interesting fact that.
Unless anyone else has any suggestions, for the sake of a couple of days, which is no problem, l'll get the Phillips and Verbatim disks checked on another machine, but it looks like a new drive then!
Bu33er, it's all spend, spend, spend!
Thanks
Oh, and a PS Broni.
At the moment l just burn bulk standard movies. Will NEVER have to burn blu ray movies as l haven't got the external player for these, but may have to burn HD movies.
Any good/cheap recommendations (in case l get a new drive)?
Thanks again Quote

Any good/cheap recommendations (in case l get a new drive)?

For?I think the OP means for a new recorder.Ah, with those prices, almost anyone will do.
Avoid Matshushita (cheap Panasonic), though.Hi Broni and Quantos,
Yes, sorry, l MEANT a new recorder.
It was past two in the morning when I tried it again on one of the same disks. Same thing, no output files. However, when you have a LOOK at the back of the disk, there are DIFFERENT shades as if something has been burned on there?
Now l've had a kip, and a bit of a clearer head, l've had another thought. It burns cd's with no problem (as l said originally). It's just dvd's that are the problem.
Do you still think it's the drive?
ThanksRecordable disks use a light activated dye. If the laser is wacked it could still be hitting the surface and activating the dye, but it would be gibberish that's on the disk.Thanks for quick reply Quantos. Do you EVER sleep?
Sorry to be a pain, and l understand what you are saying, but why would it write cd-r's with no problem, but not dvd-r/w's if the "write" laser is screwed?
Thanks2 different lasers... Quote from: willythecat on June 29, 2009, 01:47:51 AM

Thanks for quick reply Quantos. Do you ever sleep?
Sorry to be a pain, and l understand what you are saying, but why would it write cd-r's with no problem, but not dvd-r/w's if the "write" laser is screwed?
Thanks

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