Yellow-monkey
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Hi guys,
Any help/advice you provide would be greatly appreciated, I'm gonna start with my (relevent) system specs:
Asus A7N8X Deluxe MB
AMD XP 2800+
1 Gig dual ddr
LITE-ON 451S Burner <==new
Software:
DVD Shrink 3
Nero Express 5.5.10.13
Nero Ultra 6.3
Ok, so I got my new burner this x-mas and like everybody else I was all pumped to try it out, the 451S Bundle I recieved came with Sonic MyDvD, which as far as I could tell seemed no good, I had already been here and decided Nero was the choice for me, as it had done me good things in CD burning as well.
I should note that the 451S was able to succesfully burn Data DVD's using Sonic MyDVD's RecordNow, that I had no problem with.
My problem came when I wanted to backup a DVD I have, using DVD Shrink my system ripped it into VIDEO_TS files in 16 short minutes. So I was feeling good about this, and I opened Nero Express 5.5 and loaded in all the files using the Dvd Video feature. However when I went to burn the same files, there was simply no option to burn, it was greyed out, and very much unavailble.
So I figured since my dvd burner was new...nero 5 was sorta old, I grabed my roomates copy of nero 6, updated it to 6.3 according to thier site, and went to burn again. However now once I have loaded in ALL of the provided video_ts files(by dvd shrink 3), both nero rom and nero express 6.3(same thing right?) complain something that the backup data is corrupt, and that the resulting dvd might not be compatible with video players....this is wierd because I just ripped the data from a fresh install of dvd shrink.
So I hit continue anywasy to see what happens, and it thorws some more errors about missing the Video_ts.BUP file as well as the video_ts.iso file. However both exist in the directory, and both WERE included in my selection(I repeated it several times to make sure).
At this point I'm flustered, I dont know what to think, so I let it burn anywasy and the result is basicly a coaster.
Trying not to let this get to long, basicly, I tried sending another roomate of mine the ripped files over our network, and he burned them with Nero Express 5.something(not the same ver as my express), and his new pioneer a06. It worked flawlessly for him, and I am very jealous.
so heres my questions, answer any or all if you can, I would appreciate it:
1- Is the problem my burner? The exact same files burned on two seperate comparable computers, with different burners, one worked the other not?
2- Is the problem my Nero? I checked on thier site and they do not have the 451S listed as officially being supported, however they do have the 401S which I read somewhere here is basicly identical to the 451S in almost everyway.
3- Is there any other software I can use for my burner to test it some more before I demand a refund and get a A06? SonicMyDVD cant seem to burn the resultant files from DVD Shrink.
4- Failing that, is there anyway for me to convert the Video_TS files into an image file that sonic, or say Alchoo %120 will recognize, I havent really looked into this one yet so I appologise if it is a stupid question.
Thats it I guess, sorry for the long post, and thanks for all who take the time to try to help out! I'm just really flustered.
Any help/advice you provide would be greatly appreciated, I'm gonna start with my (relevent) system specs:
Asus A7N8X Deluxe MB
AMD XP 2800+
1 Gig dual ddr
LITE-ON 451S Burner <==new
Software:
DVD Shrink 3
Nero Express 5.5.10.13
Nero Ultra 6.3
Ok, so I got my new burner this x-mas and like everybody else I was all pumped to try it out, the 451S Bundle I recieved came with Sonic MyDvD, which as far as I could tell seemed no good, I had already been here and decided Nero was the choice for me, as it had done me good things in CD burning as well.
I should note that the 451S was able to succesfully burn Data DVD's using Sonic MyDVD's RecordNow, that I had no problem with.
My problem came when I wanted to backup a DVD I have, using DVD Shrink my system ripped it into VIDEO_TS files in 16 short minutes. So I was feeling good about this, and I opened Nero Express 5.5 and loaded in all the files using the Dvd Video feature. However when I went to burn the same files, there was simply no option to burn, it was greyed out, and very much unavailble.
So I figured since my dvd burner was new...nero 5 was sorta old, I grabed my roomates copy of nero 6, updated it to 6.3 according to thier site, and went to burn again. However now once I have loaded in ALL of the provided video_ts files(by dvd shrink 3), both nero rom and nero express 6.3(same thing right?) complain something that the backup data is corrupt, and that the resulting dvd might not be compatible with video players....this is wierd because I just ripped the data from a fresh install of dvd shrink.
So I hit continue anywasy to see what happens, and it thorws some more errors about missing the Video_ts.BUP file as well as the video_ts.iso file. However both exist in the directory, and both WERE included in my selection(I repeated it several times to make sure).
At this point I'm flustered, I dont know what to think, so I let it burn anywasy and the result is basicly a coaster.
Trying not to let this get to long, basicly, I tried sending another roomate of mine the ripped files over our network, and he burned them with Nero Express 5.something(not the same ver as my express), and his new pioneer a06. It worked flawlessly for him, and I am very jealous.
so heres my questions, answer any or all if you can, I would appreciate it:
1- Is the problem my burner? The exact same files burned on two seperate comparable computers, with different burners, one worked the other not?
2- Is the problem my Nero? I checked on thier site and they do not have the 451S listed as officially being supported, however they do have the 401S which I read somewhere here is basicly identical to the 451S in almost everyway.
3- Is there any other software I can use for my burner to test it some more before I demand a refund and get a A06? SonicMyDVD cant seem to burn the resultant files from DVD Shrink.
4- Failing that, is there anyway for me to convert the Video_TS files into an image file that sonic, or say Alchoo %120 will recognize, I havent really looked into this one yet so I appologise if it is a stupid question.
Thats it I guess, sorry for the long post, and thanks for all who take the time to try to help out! I'm just really flustered.