Windows DVD Maker Question ...

[shegotya]

Made a DVD and I saved the Movie Project. It seems the only way to get a copy is to go to the project and make the DVD over again. It takes a long time. I was looking to make a copy of the one I made originally instead of new ones from the project itself since I have so many to copy.

Suggestions?

[100Coogn]

Made a DVD and I saved the Movie Project. It seems the only way to get a copy is to go to the project and make the DVD over again. It takes a long time. I was looking to make a copy of the one I made originally instead of new ones from the project itself since I have so many to copy.

Suggestions?

Only the first DVD will be slow, because it has to be encoded.  After the initial encoding I would select yes, when Windows DVD Maker asks if you would like to make another copy.
Or if you have the DVD that you already burnt, you could just make copies of that DVD.
Someone with more knowledge of this will be along I'm sure.

Good luck
Coogan

[shegotya]

I did see it ask me that and I said no ... I was not ready to make copies at that time and I need to make 50 plus copies so I was hoping to go back in and see an option to make one already encoded but, I see nothing.

I have does this twice before and picked a day I had nothing to do but change DVD discs and it was ok for then but, much more busy now-a-days and don't have the time.

[100Coogn]

I did see it ask me that and I said no ... I was not ready to make copies at that time and I need to make 50 plus copies so I was hoping to go back in and see an option to make one already encoded but, I see nothing.

I have does this twice before and picked a day I had nothing to do but change DVD discs and it was ok for then but, much more busy now-a-days and don't have the time.

Yeah, just the first DVD will take a long time, but the rest will go quite fast after that.

Coogan

[RTHolmes]

Use ImgBurn.

Create Image File From Disc, then burn as many copies as you like from the Image File

[Shuffler]

Create an image (iso) and whenever you have time you can burn that image to a disc.

Windows DVD is pretty basic. I never use it but I'm surprised it does not save a copy of your burn to make further copies later.

[Kermit de frog]

Use ImgBurn.

Create Image File From Disc, then burn as many copies as you like from the Image File

This is great advice.

[shegotya]

Ok downloaded the program you suggested. Simple enough to create image to desktop then burn the image.

Won't play on pc dvd player or in my blu-ray/dvd player.



Any clue on what I did wrong? I just went through the two hour encoding again today to make a few more copies. 

[Shuffler]

Ok downloaded the program you suggested. Simple enough to create image to desktop then burn the image.

Won't play on pc dvd player or in my blu-ray/dvd player.



Any clue on what I did wrong? I just went through the two hour encoding again today to make a few more copies. 

If you can play them on your pc but not on any other device you need to be sure the setting is ticked to close the disc so it can play on other devices.

[shegotya]

If you can play them on your pc but not on any other device you need to be sure the setting is ticked to close the disc so it can play on other devices.

Won't play on pc either.

[Shuffler]

Won't play on pc either.

OK you are not just copying the ISo to the cd/dvd are you? It has to be burned using the software.

[shegotya]

OK you are not just copying the ISo to the cd/dvd are you? It has to be burned using the software.

Yeah ... ummm in English? 

I created an image using the software onto my desktop of the DVD I want copied and I took that image from the desktop in the same software and burnt it on a blank DVD. I am in unknown territory here. After three hours the encoding is done and I am officially burning copies quicker but, I wanted to avoid this in the future.

[100Coogn]

 

Coogan

[Shuffler]

Yeah ... ummm in English? 

I created an image using the software onto my desktop of the DVD I want copied and I took that image from the desktop in the same software and burnt it on a blank DVD. I am in unknown territory here. After three hours the encoding is done and I am officially burning copies quicker but, I wanted to avoid this in the future.

The ISO is the image. That is a standard extension for images (moviename.iso). You figured out that you use the software to burn the image to the DVD and not just copy the ISO onto the DVD. You also need to be sure that the DVD is closed properly so that it can be read on a multitude of other machines, DVD, BluRay, other PCs.

I used Pinnacle software for movie making for years. I now use Avid now which is even more powerful. It is not expensive either.