Dvd-ram

[PACH1]

I have a WMV file that I want to store it on a DVD-RAM but I am unable to do it. I am using NCH burning software. Where I am going wrong? Any help will be appreciated. Thank you

[Splash]

What happens when you try to burn the disc? Any error messages? Does this NCH software even support DVDRAM? What OS are you using?

[PACH1]

What happens when you try to burn the disc? Any error messages? Does this NCH software even support DVDRAM? What OS are you using?

Thank you for your quick reply. The error message that I get is :
The disc type being burned is a video DVD and you have no disc loaded. Please insert a disc. ( strange as I have the DVD-RAM disc in the drive)
Next it tells me this: You can also get this error if the disc loaded is not supported by your drive.
I am running Win 8.1 64Bit O.S.

[kalniel]

Next question is what is your DVD drive (make, exact model/version)?

[PACH1]

Next question is what is your DVD drive (make, exact model/version)?

Model no. TSST corp CDDVDW SH-216BB

[kalniel]

Could try these steps then:
http://en.community.dell.com/support.../19509346.aspx

[watercooled]

DVD-RAM disks don't work the same as normal recordable discs, data is arranged into concentric tracks like HDDs rather than a spiral, and they're treated and accessed more like HDDs. By extension they're also formatted differently, so conventional iso images can't be burned to a DVD-RAM. Moreover, DVD players may not support DVD-RAM, so while you could use an alternate method to prepare the disc e.g. copying the video files, it still may not play.

DVD-RAM are designed to be randomly accessed (hence the name) and for far greater writer endurance than RW discs, however they're not a direct replacement.

[kalniel]

The SH-216 can write to DVD-RAM, and Windows 8 can write to DVD-RAM, so either the third-party software isn't helping, or there's some other problem which might be a faulty drive or software setting, the link above might help.

[PACH1]

The SH-216 can write to DVD-RAM, and Windows 8 can write to DVD-RAM, so either the third-party software isn't helping, or there's some other problem which might be a faulty drive or software setting, the link above might help.

Thank you for all your replies. I bought these DVDs thinking that I will be able to reuse them. I will look into the above web site. Can you recommend any free burning software so I could try it?

[Splash]

Thank you for all your replies. I bought these DVDs thinking that I will be able to reuse them. I will look into the above web site. Can you recommend any free burning software so I could try it?

You could try CDBurnerXP - has always been pretty reliable for me (though I've not downloaded a copy in a couple of years, so it may have gone all rubbish in the meantime).

Have you tried alternative media, or do you just have a single disc?

[PACH1]

You could try CDBurnerXP - has always been pretty reliable for me (though I've not downloaded a copy in a couple of years, so it may have gone all rubbish in the meantime).

Have you tried alternative media, or do you just have a single disc?

I will try and burn a normal DVD+R disc. Something else puzzles me: if this RAM disc works like a hard drive, has the information got to be burned onto it or just copy to it?

[PACH1]

Thank you for all your replies. I bought these DVDs thinking that I will be able to reuse them. I will look into the above web site. Can you recommend any free burning software so I could try it?

Just tried to copy onto the DVD some pictures;document and a small video and it all was copied. So it looks like that I will be able to store different files on these DVDs but they will not play on a DVD player.What do you all think? Has anybody any experience with these DVD-RAMs.?

[kalniel]

Just tried to copy onto the DVD some pictures;document and a small video and it all was copied. So it looks like that I will be able to store different files on these DVDs but they will not play on a DVD player.What do you all think? Has anybody any experience with these DVD-RAMs.?

That's correct. Storing files on optical media is different from creating a film that will play on a DVD player.

[watercooled]

I use a few DVD-RAMs for smaller backups - they're more durable than standard optical discs and cope better with random writes/updates/etc. I think windows treats them a bit like a HDD by default e.g. they're formatted so you can copy/delete files etc. Turn the disc over and have a look at the recording surface - you can see the physical sectors laid out on the surface.

Yes, Windows and software do support DVD-RAMs, and I'm not debating that, but they work differently to normal DVD+/-R discs, and in general you can't just burn disc images to them. Mastering a DVD-video tends to output an iso, maybe just to a temp folder, so that is probably where it's failing for the OP.

[wasabi]

Can you write anything at all to the disk? If not, have you checked this? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826510

You might not be able to write a file that a std. DVD drive will recognise as video - but at least if you have the VOB files etc you can play it on a PC.

[kalniel]

Yes, Windows and software do support DVD-RAMs, and I'm not debating that, but they work differently to normal DVD+/-R discs, and in general you can't just burn disc images to them. Mastering a DVD-video tends to output an iso, maybe just to a temp folder, so that is probably where it's failing for the OP.

Sounds like he's just writing a wmv file and hoping it will play when put into a DVD player. For that to work the DVD player has to be able to read DVD-RAM and also to read computer files and play computer video media. Some can, many can't.