Allocation length incorrect - Can't burn any discs

[bfallona]

I have a Khypermedia 8x drive ( Benq) and ripped a DVD to my hard drive. That seems to work okay as I can play the movie from the HD. But can't burn any dvds. Any I put in the drive DVD Info shows Allocation Length incorrect when I go to format the disc. I have 2 questions:

1. On all discs do you have to format them first?

2. Should I try new media first or new drive?

I have tried many programs to burn and can't burn anything ( DVD Shrink, DVD Decrypter etc. HELP!

[louv68]

It seems to me that you need to compress the files down to 4.3 GB's otherwise your burner software won't let you proceed. Set DVDShrink to a size limit of 4464MB.

[bfallona]

I did shrink it and I think correctly. It shows 4.35 gig on my drive and when I go to shrink it again ( from movie disk) it shows my shrink ration at 57%. So I don't think that's my problem.

[louv68]

Is there a setting on your software which specifies what media you are
burning to and the size for it? Also, make sure to copy the movie as data
files. Copy both folders: VIDEO_TS & AUDIO_TS in their entirety
(meaning, don't copy the contents inside them) Actually, only the
VIDEO_TS folder will hold files. The AUDIO_TS folder will be empty, but
make sure to also copy it. This is for compatibility with older players.

[bfallona]

I went out and bought some brand name DVD's Memorex and Sony and they work fine. I guess I just got a bad batch. Now to burn some DVD's. Thanks for trying to help.