burning dvd-rw's

[labouas]

i have the audio_ts and video_ts folders,how can i burn them on a dvd-rw?? thks.

[galactica]

a little reading of the forum posts would help...

but
1. whats the total size of the VIDEO_TS folder?
2. if its less than 4.4 gigs all you have to do is open Toast 6, click DATA then DVD-ROM (UDF) then NEW DISC and drag the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders to the toast window.

then click burn.

easy isnt it

[labouas]

do u mean that toast6 will burn on dvd-rw's? i suppose it works only with toast6 cauz i have toast5 and it is not possible with it? and yes the video folder is less than 4gb.

[Frobozz]

Are you certain Toast 5 doesn't burn to DVD-RW? You choose DVD under the Other tab, click new disc and drag in your VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folder and burn. Many Apple Superdrives have the DVD-RW ability disabled by the rom, so are you sure your burner allows DVD-RW burning?

[galactica]

toast 5 will burn to dvd-rw using the method described above

what type of drive do you have?
have you successfully burned -r disks because its the same way you just use a -rw disk instead

keep us posted

[labouas]

thks for the help guys,here's my superdrive
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-816:

Manufacturer: MATSHITA
Model: MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-816
Revision: DXJ3
Serial Number:
Drive Type: CD-RW/DVD-RW
Disc Burning: Apple Supported/Shipped
Removable Media: Yes
Detachable Drive: No
Protocol: ATAPI
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
it has to burn dvd-rw;s ,no?
i'll give a try again,i burned successfully dvd-r's before but not using toast so i have not yet burn a dvd with toast.
i'll be back if i succeed or not.
thks.

[galactica]

you will....

just make it look like this

[labouas]

well,i dont mean to be insisting but i tried and it didn't work,actually itried frm the finder too,just for basic data files with no luck,so til now i have not burn yet a dvd-rw,the media is memorex,could it be a bad brand,or a bad disc?? thks for any help.

[galactica]

most likely yes... memorex's are not t he best.

what typee of error do you get when you try?
or does it just do nothing at all.....

[MikieV]

I did a Google search, since this site's DVD Writer database had no listing for the UJ-816:

Still found no info on the UJ-816, but some on the UJ-815 - which is not capable of DVD-RW (until the firmware is "upgraded").

The UJ-815/816 seem to be the drives Apple is putting in Powerbooks??

There is a firmware upgrade for the UJ-815, to improve the read/write speeds and restore DVD-RW capability - which Apple "degraded" in their version of the firmware. A version for the UJ-816 is "in testing".

Link is: http://superdrive.cynikal.net/

There is an interesting Q & A section at the above link:

Q: Apple says their powerbooks support 2x dvd-r and 16x cd-r though
A: Actually, this is only a recent capability. As of September 16th, 2003, all new powerbooks shipping with superdrives, now use a drive model UJ-816, which I haven't actually heard of before anywhere. There has been speculation that they're really just using my firmware, but I find this hard to be true.
The new UJ-816 drive has a different firmware, revision DXJ3, which i've tried on my drive but haven't tested fully. It change my drive model to UJ-816 making me feel rather special, other than that, it seems to be similar to the available D101 at the bottom of the page (but with a slightly newer drive model number).

-- UPDATE - Dec 12th, 2003 --

It's confirmed that the UJ-816 is really a UJ-815 in sheep's clothing, so to speak. Please don't ask me for the UJ-816 firmware, I am not at liberty to release it at this time.

If the Apple firmware (revision DXJ3) in the UJ-816 is "basically the same" as the above-author's "D101" upgrade - your UJ-816 should be able to burn DVD-RW.

But, who knows for sure???

Also, if the UJ-816 model number is unique to Apple's DXJ3 firmware version - which has only been released since Sept 2003? - it would explain the dearth of information available regarding the UJ-816.


Edit: I was reading more of the above-linked site's FAQ, and found this:

Q: What about the Powerbook's released after September 2003? (the Aluminum 15" and the newer 1 ghz 12" and 1.33 ghz 17" pb)?
A: This drive comes with the UJ-816, which already supports 2x dvd-r and 1x dvd-rw, as well as 16x cd-r. Therefore, this firmware is unnecessary on this version of the powerbook superdrive.

It appears you should be able to burn DVD-RW at 1x.

Mike

[MikieV]

... itried frm the finder too,just for basic data files with no luck,so til now i have not burn yet a dvd-rw...

EDIT on 1/1/04 at 14:26 West-coast time, since I confused "-RW" with "+RW". As the original post is regarding "-RW" - this post is probably not of any help.

I don't remember seeing any reference to which version of OS X you are using, but Jaguar (10.2.x) does not support DVD+RW from the Finder. You need Panther (10.3.x) for Finder-level support of DVD+RW.

If you are running with 10.3.x - the problem lies elsewhere.

Mike

[labouas]

most likely yes... memorex's are not t he best.

what typee of error do you get when you try?
or does it just do nothing at all.....

here is the message i get

the drive reported an error:
Sense Key = HARDWARE ERROR
Sense Code = 0x03, 0x01

hardware error means that my superdrive cannot burn dvd-rw's??

[labouas]

It appears you should be able to burn DVD-RW at 1x.

Mike

yes,i know,i've been to another similar web site and found out that it is almost the same as the UJ815 but with different firmware and it is suppose to burn dvd-rw's,i might go to apple discussion forums and ask about it.thks for the link.

[labouas]

[quote="MikieV"]

I don't remember seeing any reference to which version of OS X you are using, but Jaguar (10.2.x) does not support DVD+RW from the Finder. You need Panther (10.3.x) for Finder-level support of DVD+RW.

If you are running with 10.3.x - the problem lies elsewhere.

Mike

i am running 10.3.x but i dont think any apple dvd burner will write to dvd+rw,all the apple superdrive write only the dvd-r and -rw format.

[labouas]

me agin,i found out at apple discussion forums that the superdrive does not like memorex dvd-rw's and that is maybe my problem,people say to use verbatim dvd-rw's,i'll try to buy one and se if that helps.

[galactica]

i am running 10.3.x but i dont think any apple dvd burner will write to dvd+rw,all the apple superdrive write only the dvd-r and -rw format.

For the Pre G5 models the "apple" installed superdrive only does - media. It can however if you install a -/+ drive yourself.

But as I understand the G5 comes with a drive that can do BOTH - and + media types

[MikieV]

For the Pre G5 models the "apple" installed superdrive only does - media. It can however if you install a -/+ drive yourself.

Sorry for my confusing post about +RW on 10.2/10.3, see my edit in that post.

The previous mention of "RW" copying from the finder had struck a cord, since I had installed a Sony U10A in my G4 450 specifically to get -/+ capability - and have burned +RW from Toast 6, and the Finder, in 10.3

I'll have to make a New Year's resolution to "Think before Posting".

Mike

[labouas]

hei all,
i finally successfully burned a dvd-rw,a verbatim,so the superdrive didnt like the memorex dvd-rw.good to know,and also memorex dvd-r burn just fine,only the dvd-rw is problematic.thks for the help.