Cubric Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Could it be the crappy dvd that im using? I had this kind of problems before with burning SL-DVD in leo. but i got it rectified by following a suggestion made by a member here. So could it be the brand im using? whats the a good brand to use in burning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Always use quality media. It will increase the life of your dvd-r unit and will hold the data longer. I use TDK exclusively. Stay away from no name products! Also, burn your media in the slowest possible speed if you want better results. Cheers, hecker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubric Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 wow. Thanks for the tip Hecker. Ima get the vertabim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 wow. Thanks for the tip Hecker. Ima get the vertabim.Yes, Verbatim is also a good brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticky_bit Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I had a similar issue and simply running a DVD Drive Cleaner in the drive made all the difference in the world. I'd suggest trying that as well as using quality media. I had to run the cleaner through 2 or 3 times and after that, like magic, I was able to burn ANY SL or DL media I tried. good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubric Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 cool dude. thanks for the tip. will any cd/dvd drive cleaner do? do you have a link to one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubric Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 so i did it. got me a good dvd-dl, burnt it. but one problem. at the end, it says," failed to communicate with the drive" of some sort. but it did write on the DVD-DL itself. but it got spoilt. how do i rectify the communication problem? or was it because there was a sudden vibration that spoilt the process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 so i did it. got me a good dvd-dl, burnt it. but one problem. at the end, it says," failed to communicate with the drive" of some sort. but it did write on the DVD-DL itself. but it got spoilt. how do i rectify the communication problem? or was it because there was a sudden vibration that spoilt the process? Yes, vibration could have been the culprit. Did you let Toast run the verification process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubric Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 darn it. Nope. i used the disk utility to run the burning process. would using Toast prevent from spoiling it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 darn it. Nope. i used the disk utility to run the burning process. would using Toast prevent from spoiling it? I would assume that the Disk Utility is an ok burning program, but I have always used Toast (Hack and Macbook) without any problems whatsoever, so I recommend it. It has a bunch of very useful features. Check your PM box for more info. hecker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubric Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 thanks for the help man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I also recommend Popcorn for your DVD burning "needs". It has a fit-to-DVD compression method, so you can burn a DL-DVD on single. For ripping, I use an app called MacTheRipper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mschilling Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 If you want another option for burning (even though they are supposedly all the same) here's another program that we use daily on several macs at work which works well and is freeware Liquid CD http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/19994 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubric Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 I also recommend Popcorn for your DVD burning "needs". It has a fit-to-DVD compression method, so you can burn a DL-DVD on single. For ripping, I use an app called MacTheRipper. really? cool man. thanks. If you want another option for burning (even though they are supposedly all the same) here's another program that we use daily on several macs at work which works well and is freeware Liquid CD http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/19994 i'll check that out. Thanks again guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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