Posted by Bob Ford on 04/24/07 16:32

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:17:29 -0700, "Richard Crowley"
<rcrowley@xp7rt.net> wrote:

>"Bob Ford" wrote ...
>> The Plextor was installed in 2004 and the original firmware was v1.01.
>> I upgraded it to 1.11 and then (on suggestion from Plextor) changed it
>> back to 1.04.
>>
<<snip>>
>I use Adobe Encore for authoring DVDs, so I don't know if this
>suggestion is applicable to Adobe Premiere?
>
>When I author a DVD, I have Encore write an image file (.img
>which appears to be exactly the same as an .iso) Then I use
>DVD Decrypter (the "banned" ripping application) to write my
>img files to DVDs. DVD Decrypter is MUCH better at interfacing
>to DVD writers, and it gives you MUCH more info about what
>is happening, the status of the drive, the disc, etc. etc. I find
>it especially useful that it identifies the internal code on the
>disc to confirm the brand/speed, etc.

The last Adobe tech I spoke to made a similar suggestion. It is
optional to burn the program to a file and then make copies from
another utility (Nero etc - I also have DVD Decrypter. )
Doing so allows additional copies to be made faster because the
encoding process does not have to be done again.

In my case I only need a couple of discs burned directly from my PE
project file. I use other duplication equipment to run customer copies
once a project is finished.

Thanks for you suggestions.
>
>I find the built-in burning function of the Adobe products to be
>in violation of Al Einstein's dictum: "Everything should be made
>as simple as possible, but no more so." ie. The Adobe built-in
>burning function is oversimplified and rendererd unusable in
>cases such as we see here.
>
>There may be other utilities that write ISO/IMG files that are
>better at handling situations such as this one (Nero, etc??)
>But I am quite happy with DVD Decrypter and have not done
>any further research. Note that there are several DVD-specific
>newsgroups where the likely have more extensive discussions
>of this kind of issue. They may already have FAQs or BKMs
>(Best Known Methods), etc.
>
Bob Ford
Images In Motion
www.imagesinmotion.com

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