Finalizing DVD-R

[chiyoaiki]

I was given some home burnt dvd-r movies but I cannot play them on my PC or my standalone dvd player. I believe it is because the discs are not finalized. How can I finalize the discs? Which software to use?

Thanks.

[tompika]

[chiyoaiki]

Thank you. I have tried it but I got "I/O Error!". Is there any other way around it?

Thanks.

[tompika]

You sure its not finalized?

Whats DVDInfoPRO say?

[chiyoaiki]

This is what InfoPro said on one of the disc.

Media Information
Region information N/A not a DVD-VIDEO
Media code/Manufacturer ID MEI 00V001
Format Capacity Not Formatted
Free Blocks 3112960
Free Capacity 0.00GB(0.00GB)
Book Type DVD-R
Media Type DVD-R
Media Id Code Speed Unknown
Available Write Descriptor CLV 2.0x 2770KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 1.0x 1385KBps
Write Strategy Speed 1.0x 1385KBps
Data area starting sector 30000h
Linear Density 0.267um/bit
Track Density 0.74um/track
Number of Layers 1

I have no idea what does this mean. Please help.

Thanks.

[tompika]

Try closing the session again.

[dcsos]

are you sure anything is burned to that disc? because

I cannot play them on my PC

either indicates there's nothing on the disc or you
didn't do a DVD VIDEO but a incorrect BURN MODE (iso DATA? maybe)
A non-finalized DVD VIDEO SHOULD PLAY FINE ON THE COMPUTER
(do you have AUDIO & VIDEO_TS's on the disc you didn't say?)
because maybe its just a region thing also

if there really is data burned to the disc try another finalizing tool
Try closing it with the ROXIO TOOL...

[chiyoaiki]

What other softwares can I use to finalse the disc?

I am not sure since I didn't burn the disc myself but I think the movie was recorded using DVD recorder. Does this make any difference?

This is what I get when I tried DVD Decrypter.

Device Information:
Current Profile: DVD-R

Disc Information:
Status: Incomplete
Erasable: No
Free Sectors: 1,520
Free Space: 3,112,960 bytes
Free Time: 00:22:20 (MM:SS:FF)

Pre-recorded Information:
Manufacturer ID: MEI 00V001

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Book Type: DVD-R
Part Version: 5
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 1
Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track

Thanks for all the helps.

[dcsos]

I dunno If you actually read my post ?

Try closing it with the ROXIO TOOL...

[chiyoaiki]

Sorry but what is ROXIO TOOL? I tried the search in tools section but couldn't find it

Thanks once again.

[dcsos]

Roxio Easy CD Creator has such a tool on the DISC PULLDOWN...Labelled "DISC INFORMATION"
note the DISC FINALIZE button under the SESSION VIEW window

[chiyoaiki]

Thanks. I don't have Roxio Easy CD Creator. Can I use Nero? If so, how?

Thanks so much for all the helps.

[tompika]

I'm not sure about Nero but RMN has an option to close too.



http://downloads.stompinc.com/support/stprnm450v.exe
http://patches.sonic.com/downloads/engine/pxEngine507.exe

[chiyoaiki]

Thanks but I can't use the download software because it's an upgrade version. I ran to patch one (the 2nd link) without realising, do I need to uninstall it?

Thanks.

[ice-berg]

to finalize with nero you simply open a new compilation (do not use the wizard, use the classical interface). then go to the multisession header and choose continue multisession disk. then go to the burn header and choose write and finalize dvd options.
finally press write and all should be good.

i hope this answered your question

[streetskater]

to finalize with nero you simply open a new compilation (do not use the wizard, use the classical interface). then go to the multisession header and choose continue multisession disk. then go to the burn header and choose write and finalize dvd options.
finally press write and all should be good.

i hope this answered your question

Hhmmm,
I'm not so sure about that solution.
First of all. I'm having a bitch of a problem getting Nero to finalize any DVD-R burns--MultiMeda, Data, Backup or otherwise. I don't have this problem with DVD-RW media. Once I burn to DVD-R not only will Nero not verify anything successfully but NOTHING will read that media.

Anyway, I'm not sure what version of Nero the above solution would work with. In Version 6.3.16--which is what I'm using--You first of all can only choose to continue a multisession for certain ISO type DATA burns. Secondly, near as I can tell, NERO will not let you "continue" a multisession out of thin air. It wants to know what session you're continuing FROM and it wants proof in the form of the previous multisession media.

As a matter of fact, NERO is SUPPOSED to finalize all DVD burns that are NOT Multisession. I'm not sure if this "failure to finalize" thing is a bug specific to NERO and specific to NERO with DVD-R media but if anyone has any more information please share it.

In the meantime I'll delve into ULEAD, SONY, Pinnacle, and a bunch of other burning software Apps I have to see if how they handle the situation.

Edited to ADD:
This does NOT seem to be a problem specific to NERO. No DVD burning software that I possess is working any better. I guess I'll sacrifice one more DVD-R blank Disk and open my XP partition --I've been using Win2000. That should rule an OS gone bad.