video clip from pc to disc

[Dajstar]

I need to transfer a video clip from my pc to a blank disc , i have got a CD-R disc and a DVD+RW disc , none of these seems to work am i using the wrong sort of disc ??

Thanks for any replies.

[ajmmac]

which process/program are u using to try the transfer?--also it may be an obvious not to say insulting Q and i apologise but are u sure u have a writeable cd or dvd drive

[Dajstar]

I have a new PC Dell dimension 3100 , it has a dvd+rewritable drive , i have burned cd's (music) no problem , sorry i'm not at all clued up on computers or new technology !!!

[ajmmac]

i have checked your pc model on the dell site and it confirms the dvd + rw--do u get any error messages when u say it doesn't work--also what program are u using to burn ur disc--eg nero? roxio? etc--it is also true some brands of some cd/dvd's don't work so well with some drives--have u changed ur disc brand at all?--keep posting and we'll keep trying

[Dajstar]

I get an error message when putting a CD-R disc in , (it just says 'an error occured' ) i'm using windows media player .

The other disc is a TDK DVD+RW , i get the same error message.
Thankyou for your help.

[LeMarchand]

Try just putting a blank disc in the appropriate drive without opening any programs. You should get a "what do you want to do" box pop up. Does this happen?

[Dajstar]

Yes that window pops up , i've been clicking 'burn to cd via windows media player' .

[LeMarchand]

Try "Open writable CD folder", this will open a window showing the contents of the CD or DVD (which should be nothing at the moment). Then open up wherever the file you want to transfer is. Drag and drop or copy to the CD/DVD window. Then click "Write these files to CD" (or presumably DVD if that's what you have stuck in). This should write the files to your disc.

NB, this will just write the files "as is", ie in the same format that the clip is currently in - this will probably only play on another PC. If you want the file to play in a DVD player, you will have to convert it to a different format, for which you will need some burning software.

This isn't the quickest or best method to durn video files, but is basic and should work on any XP machine!

[ajmmac]

following on from lemarchand (should we be meeting like this so often?)--if u need to convert ur files u can download a trial version of winavi converter at
www.winavi.com
i use it all the time--converts just about anything to anything--u can buy it after trial for about �16