mzcarla62

Q: burn to dvd not working

I am new to Final Cut Pro. I created a project, then burned it to a dvd with no problem. I later edited the project, then tried to burn that to a dvd and it will not burn.

I have no idea what I am doing wrong. With the project selected, I insert the DVD and wait for Finder to recognize it. I then go to Share>Burn DVD. I used the default settings both times as far as I know. There has to be a setting or something that I am missing. I am using a new DVD with nothing on it, not the same one as the first time.

Final Cut Pro X, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Sep 25, 2012 7:35 AM

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  • by Russ H,

    Russ H Russ H Sep 25, 2012 8:03 AM in response to mzcarla62
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    Sep 25, 2012 8:03 AM in response to mzcarla62

    Sounds like your steps are correct.


    I'd start by deleting project render files and trashing preferences.

     

    Russ

  • by mzcarla62,

    mzcarla62 mzcarla62 Sep 25, 2012 8:22 AM in response to Russ H
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    Sep 25, 2012 8:22 AM in response to Russ H

    I'm sorry but I'm really new to this. I was doing everything at default and it worked the first time. How do I trash preferences?

  • by Russ H,

    Russ H Russ H Sep 25, 2012 8:35 AM in response to mzcarla62
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    Sep 25, 2012 8:35 AM in response to mzcarla62

    Follow the link in my preceding post and download that tool to trash preferences. Delete project render files from within FCP, selecting your project and going to the File drop down menu.

     

    Good luck.

     

    Russ

  • by mzcarla62,

    mzcarla62 mzcarla62 Sep 25, 2012 8:37 AM in response to Russ H
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    Sep 25, 2012 8:37 AM in response to Russ H

    Thank you. I will try that when I get home this evening.

  • by mzcarla62,

    mzcarla62 mzcarla62 Sep 26, 2012 3:33 AM in response to mzcarla62
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    Sep 26, 2012 3:33 AM in response to mzcarla62

    I downloaded the tool and trashed preferences and deleted project render files. It still would not allow me to burn the project to a dvd. I'm thinking it's something simple. Do I need to resave it or export it first? With the project selected, I am going to Share>Burn DVD. Like I mentioned earlier, I am waiting for the DVD to be recognized in Finder. It did allow me to export it, then burn it to a dvd in finder. I think it is in .mov format though. Is that ok? I need this to be able to be played in Macs and in PCs.

  • by Russ H,

    Russ H Russ H Sep 26, 2012 4:41 AM in response to mzcarla62
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    Sep 26, 2012 4:41 AM in response to mzcarla62

    mzcarla62 wrote:

    Like I mentioned earlier, I am waiting for the DVD to be recognized in Finder. It did allow me to export it, then burn it to a dvd in finder. I think it is in .mov format though. Is that ok? I need this to be able to be played in Macs and in PCs.

    Sounds like you made a data DVD, not a video DVD that will play in a DVD player or in a computer optical drive. (And I had read your initial post to mean that your disk was recognized in the Finder.)

     

    If you do want a video DVD, then use Share>Burn DVD. If you want a data DVD, export a movie…using say, the Mac & PC setting in Apple Devices and then burn it in the Finder.

     

    But I'm getting ahead of myself…which kind of DVD do you want?

     

    Russ

  • by mzcarla62,

    mzcarla62 mzcarla62 Sep 26, 2012 6:14 AM in response to Russ H
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    Sep 26, 2012 6:14 AM in response to Russ H

    Originally, I did the Share>Burn to make a video that is accessible in all computers. That one worked. I was trying to do the same thing, hadn't changed a setting or anything, and kept getting the error message that the burn attempt failed. I may have discovered what was wrong. I had updated to 10.8.2 but had not restarted the computer since the update was installed. (thought I had but I was wrong). Anyway, after restarting, I went to Share>Burn and it is working just fine. I knew it had to be something that I was doing/not doing on my part. Thank you for all of your suggestions, and now I have that app in case I need to trash preferences in the future.

     

    Have a wonderful day!

    Carla