How to finalize a DVD-RW

[thesaint]

I have used my PC (Acer aspire 5810TZG -Windows 7) to place some video on the DVD-RW. It plays ok on the PC but not on a DVD player (I had chosen the burn option where the intention was to mainly play it on a DVD player). I thought the problem might be that the disc needed to be finalized but there is no option to do that on the DVD drive options menu. I read that I need to go to "Start" - "Computer" - Highlight DVD drive - click on "complete the session" (on toolbar). No such wording appears on my screen!

 

[fireberd]

You need to finalize it when you burn the DVD, not later. Use a regular program, rather than the internal Windows burning programs as they offer more options. I use Nero but that is not a free program.

There are several free and popular CD/DVD burning programs such as Imgburn, try that and see if it will allow you to do what you need to do. The Official ImgBurn Website

 

[thesaint]

Thanks for your advice "Firebird". I will not act upon it yet as I cannot believe that Microsoft has not included a "Finalize" somewhere in their system. Indeed their site is the one where it tells you to follow the procedure I outlined in my original post. So really I want to know why I do not have this option to "close the session". Maybe it's because I'm using a RW disc?

 

[Fernz]

Thanks for your advice "Firebird". I will not act upon it yet as I cannot believe that Microsoft has not included a "Finalize" somewhere in their system. Indeed their site is the one where it tells you to follow the procedure I outlined in my original post. So really I want to know why I do not have this option to "close the session". Maybe it's because I'm using a RW disc?

The problem is Microsoft has not included a "finalise' in their system. :shock: I'm in the process of having to find a programme that only finalises the DVD. I can't see the point in downloading another DVD burner programme.

 

[thesaint]

Good Morning "Fernz",
I have now noticed that upon making a video recording on a Windows 7 machine; when the actual recording has completed, and then you notice that the disc has not automatically ejected; you press the eject key, you get a message saying that the machine will first complete the session so that the disc will play on another machine. However; when it eventually auto-ejects, you find that whilst the video plays ok on the computer (and maybe on other computers) it will not play in a DVD Player. (DVD-RW)

Now, when I want to move my camcorder footage from the camcorder to a DVD, I "Play" the footage into a DVD Recorder's HDD, edit it and then dub it from the DVD Recorder's HDD to its DVD. That way I can choose whether I want to finalise it now (if the DVD disc is full) or leave the finalizing until more footage is added later

 

[Fernz]

Good morning 'thesaint', thanks for your reply. Is there any loss of picture quality after the DVD been edited etc.?

 

[thesaint]

No, excellent quality. DVD Recorder is a Sony. Used "Video Mode" and I do all my recordings at the best quality allowable - both on the Camcorder and the DVD recorder.