I am using DVD X Copy Xpress Platinum 3.2.1 and after the program asks me to insert blank media(after it has read the disc) I recieve an "error writing to blank media, check log file" or something along those lines. Anyway, when I go into the log file, it says something about the files being to big for the medi. Now Im kinda new to all of this, but shouldnt that size, take care of itself when I compress the movie? I am including the log file, in the hope that you guys will know what is wrong. Oh BTW I am also using a Lite-on DVD+R burner, and it hasnt ever given me problems before. VDXCopy Platinum 3.2.1 _____________________________________________________________________ Build Date : Oct 28 2003 15:29:02 Current Date: Thu 1-29-2004 7:2:55 PM Windows Version: 5.1 DLL Versions: asyncflt.dll 3.10 bouducon.dll 1.2.1.83 english.dll 1.0.0.0 platinum.exe 3.2.1 resdll.dll 1.0.0.1 vso_hwe.dll 1.3.6.98 xpress.exe 3.2.1 _____________________________________________________________________ Setting up resource for DVDAPI Loading Resource Available Drive : 1:1:0 - HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8481B C102 [E] (Ide) Selected Drive : 1:0:0 - LITE-ON DVD+RW LDW-401S ES0J [D] (Ide) Using Selected Drive: 1:0:0 - LITE-ON DVD+RW LDW-401S ES0J [D] (Ide) Using Selected Drive Index: 1 _____________________________________________________________________ Generating Compression Settings for 1 titlesets. Total Sectors: 9121 Overall Compression Pct: 100 Titleset 6: 100 % Size: 9121 Compressed Titleset 6: 100 % Size: 9121 (18,679,808) Total Compressed Sectors: 9121 (18,679,808) Generating Compression Settings for 2 titlesets. Total Sectors: 558875 Overall Compression Pct: 100 Titleset 5: 100 % Size: 549754 Compressed Titleset 5: 100 % Size: 549754 (1,125,896,192) Titleset 6: 100 % Size: 9121 Compressed Titleset 6: 100 % Size: 9121 (18,679,808) Total Compressed Sectors: 558875 (1,144,576,000) Generating Compression Settings for 3 titlesets. Total Sectors: 1250114 Overall Compression Pct: 100 Titleset 4: 100 % Size: 691239 Compressed Titleset 4: 100 % Size: 691239 (1,415,657,472) Titleset 5: 100 % Size: 549754 Compressed Titleset 5: 100 % Size: 549754 (1,125,896,192) Titleset 6: 100 % Size: 9121 Compressed Titleset 6: 100 % Size: 9121 (18,679,808) Total Compressed Sectors: 1250114 (2,560,233,472) Generating Compression Settings for 4 titlesets. Total Sectors: 1435019 Overall Compression Pct: 100 Titleset 3: 100 % Size: 184905 Compressed Titleset 3: 100 % Size: 184905 (378,685,440) Titleset 4: 100 % Size: 691239 Compressed Titleset 4: 100 % Size: 691239 (1,415,657,472) Titleset 5: 100 % Size: 549754 Compressed Titleset 5: 100 % Size: 549754 (1,125,896,192) Titleset 6: 100 % Size: 9121 Compressed Titleset 6: 100 % Size: 9121 (18,679,808) Total Compressed Sectors: 1435019 (2,938,918,912) Generating Compression Settings for 5 titlesets. Total Sectors: 1546021 Overall Compression Pct: 100 Titleset 2: 100 % Size: 111002 Compressed Titleset 2: 100 % Size: 111002 (227,332,096) Titleset 3: 100 % Size: 184905 Compressed Titleset 3: 100 % Size: 184905 (378,685,440) Titleset 4: 100 % Size: 691239 Compressed Titleset 4: 100 % Size: 691239 (1,415,657,472) Titleset 5: 100 % Size: 549754 Compressed Titleset 5: 100 % Size: 549754 (1,125,896,192) Titleset 6: 100 % Size: 9121 Compressed Titleset 6: 100 % Size: 9121 (18,679,808) Total Compressed Sectors: 1546021 (3,166,251,008) Generating Compression Settings for 6 titlesets. Total Sectors: 3752841 Overall Compression Pct: 60.9092 Titleset 1: 60 % Size: 2206820 Compressed Titleset 1: 60 % Size: 1324091 (2,711,740,160) Titleset 2: 60 % Size: 111002 Compressed Titleset 2: 60 % Size: 66601 (136,399,248) Titleset 3: 60 % Size: 184905 Compressed Titleset 3: 60 % Size: 110942 (227,211,248) Titleset 4: 60 % Size: 691239 Compressed Titleset 4: 60 % Size: 414743 (849,394,432) Titleset 5: 60 % Size: 549754 Compressed Titleset 5: 60 % Size: 329852 (675,537,664) Titleset 6: 60 % Size: 9121 Compressed Titleset 6: 60 % Size: 5472 (11,207,884) Total Compressed Sectors: 2251701 (4,611,483,648) -- Single Disc with Compression -- >> Titleset Compression 1: Size: 1324091 (2,711,738,368) >> Titleset Compression 2: Size: 66601 (136,398,848) >> Titleset Compression 3: Size: 110942 (227,209,216) >> Titleset Compression 4: Size: 414743 (849,393,664) >> Titleset Compression 5: Size: 329852 (675,536,896) >> Titleset Compression 6: Size: 5472 (11,206,656) Done Reading.. Load burn engine. 0040B4F0: New BLANK or ERASABLE DVD media has been inserted - progress is the media change count, starting from 1: Writing Disc: GANGS_NY_D1 0040B4F0: Gathering file from the path passed 0040B4F0: Finished. 0040B4F0: Files are too big to fit on a DVD+/-R(W): 0040B4F0: Ready To Write. Thanks - Bull Buchanan
It looks like xpress will only compress the title sets to 60%: Generating Compression Settings for 6 titlesets. Total Sectors: 3752841 Overall Compression Pct: 60.9092 Titleset 1: 60 % Size: 2206820 Compressed Titleset 1: 60 % Size: 1324091 (2,711,740,160) Titleset 2: 60 % Size: 111002 Compressed Titleset 2: 60 % Size: 66601 (136,399,248) Titleset 3: 60 % Size: 184905 Compressed Titleset 3: 60 % Size: 110942 (227,211,248) Titleset 4: 60 % Size: 691239 Compressed Titleset 4: 60 % Size: 414743 (849,394,432) Titleset 5: 60 % Size: 549754 Compressed Titleset 5: 60 % Size: 329852 (675,537,664) Titleset 6: 60 % Size: 9121 Compressed Titleset 6: 60 % Size: 5472 (11,207,884) Total Compressed Sectors: 2251701 (4,611,483,648) Which makes the movie too big to fit. xpress won't sacrifice quality by overcompressing, it just won't copy the movie if it has to go more than 60%. If I remember correctly, "Gangs" is a 3 hour movie, right?
Yes its 167 minutes= 2 hours and 46 minutes. I do have the ability within the program to manually "up" the compression. Is this what I need to do? And to what extent?
A little trial and error may be in order, 4.36 GB is an accepted target size for good quality media,also DVD Shrink's default target size is 4464MB, so you are not missing it by much. Try 62% compression and see if that will work. I'd add compression in 2% increments untill it burns. Maybe someone will do the math for us. Frank
Hmm.....are you familiar with Platinum at all? I dont believe I can change the overall 60% compression. I can alter each individual title set however. When it was 60% overall, i had each title compressed to 40 percent, and 48 percent it still didnt work. Im getting more confused by the minute. I think the second disc might actually burn. I have it in now. Ill let you know
