[MacDV] Re: Another DVD burning question

[Donald C. Tully]

Rod:  Thanks for your 2 cents. I think your advice is worth much more.
Since the drive works fine with other software - ITUNES and others - I
suspect you're right on target about their software.  If I use Toast, it
will encode, author and burn, yes?

I think Formac may still be in business. They haven't answered my tech
report emails but I was able to talk to a guy on the phone. He
couldn't/wouldn't provide any help.  I think he may have been sitting alone
in a dark warehouse in Berkley talking on a cell phone!

Thanks again for your help.

Don/

> From: Rod Duncan <roduncan at telus.net>
> Reply-To: "Macintosh Digital Video List"<MacDV at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 09:39:48 -0800
> To: "Macintosh Digital Video List" <MacDV at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: [MacDV] Re: Another DVD burning question
> 
> 
> Don:
> That's your problem. Formac Divideon software. I purchased one of
> their burners and returned it. The  software was unreliable and the
> external case of the Devideon was cheesy, the burner itself was fine.
> It was a Pioneer. They also charged me a 20% restocking charge which
> they didn't divulge at purchase time. I would never use any Formac
> product again. Isn't Formac out-of-business - bankrupt? So it might
> be a moot point.
> 
> I ended up with a bare Pioneer 4X  drive and installed it into an
> excellent Firewire Depot minimalist butter box.
> 
> After using whatever digital weapon of choice - iMovie, FCP Express
> or FCP.  I export to Quicktime Pro in uncompressed DVD format (fix
> the sync sound if I shot in 12 bit) use the Quicktime Pro MPEG2
> encoder and author in Studio Pro. I use Toast to burn the DVD. The
> reason for the work around is I am using a G4 Ti 667 DVI and iDVD
> isn't supported.
> 
> Formac and their software is the problem.
> 
> My 2 cents.
> 
> Rod
> 
> 
> 
>> Dennis - Thank you for your response.  I am using the DVD authoring software
>> that came with my external burner - Formac Divideon.  It does the encoding
>> and multiplexing and then is supposed to burn the disk. Therein lies the
>> problem.  The disk only burns for 34 seconds and then ejects.  If using
>> Toast would solve the problem, I'm glad to buy it. And, you're right. The
>> encoding takes 7 hours for a 15 minute Quiktime movie! Any other thoughts?
>> 
>> Don Tully
> 
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