Can't enable hardware video encoding when creating disks (DVD or BD)

Silvertomster

Newbie Joined: Nov 19, 2012 22:31 Messages: 4 Offline

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Jan 11, 2018 09:06

When I try to burn a disk using PowerDirector 15, the option "Enable Hardware Video Encoder" is always greyed out, whether burning DVD or BD. Authoring a Blu-Ray disk is intolerably slow and seems to take two passes before the burning starts. Please help. System information:

ASUS H87M-PLUS
Windows 10 version 1709 (fully updated)
Intel i7 4790
32 GB memory
Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti graphics card (driver fully updated)
PowerDirector 15 (fully updated)

Additionally, in Preferences:

Enable HD Video Processing (shadow file) is checked
Enable OpenCL and Enable Hardware Decodng are both checked

Under "Produce", Fast Video Rendering Technology is checked, and Hardware Video Encoder is selected.

So, why can't I "Enable Hardware Video Encoding", and what can I do to fix it? Thanks.

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PepsiMan

Senior Contributor Location: Clarksville, TN Joined: Dec 29, 2010 01:20 Messages: 1054 Offline

Jan 11, 2018 14:12

Quote ... why can't I "Enable Hardware Video Encoding", ...

bluf, because it's broke! since PD12...
most of us are trying to work around the issues concerning error messages whenever the HA is on creating DvD and or Blu-ray, here you're the only grasshopper wants to turn on the HA! ha ha...

Quote ... and what can I do to fix it? Thanks. -

get a software engineering degree and work for CL.

or get a copy of PD 10Ultra or PD 12Ultimate. i believe it worked with all the HA turned on except x.v.Color... no guaranteed. ?. it works on my pc doesn't mean it'll work on yours and don't complaint about why my DvD or Blu-ray sucks either.

happy happy joy joy

PepsiMan
'garbage in garbage out'

This message was edited 3 times. Last update was at Jan 13. 2018 01:15

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tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Jan 11, 2018 15:59

Hardware encoding with the later Nvidia cards were disabled by a patch to stop user complaints about the problems they caused when creating discs. There are many user supplied workarounds already that do work. Search the forums. There are at least 3 solutions.

PepsiMan

Senior Contributor Location: Clarksville, TN Joined: Dec 29, 2010 01:20 Messages: 1054 Offline

Jan 12, 2018 12:30

Quote ... Authoring a Blu-Ray disk is intolerably slow and seems to ... -

enable the HA and Final Output - Burn to disc(number of copies

gives you an error message then try Final Output - Create a folder option. after that you can use w10 to burn dvd or use ImgBurn 2.5.8 - without OpenCandy! to burn DvD and or Blu-ray.

i have PD 12Ultimate b3403 on Dell Latitude e6530 laptop i7-3720QM HD4000/nVidia NVS 5200M 8GB RAM and successfully burned a Blu-ray with all the HA On except x.v.Color... resulting Blu-ray took 4.5 hours and can not be played in older Blu-ray players, samsung BD-E6500...

for universal compatibility then choose video encoding format to MPEG-2.

happy happy joy joy

PepsiMan
'garbage in garbage out'


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'no bridge too far'

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Samsung Galaxy Note3/NX1

browniee112

Member Joined: Dec 28, 2017 03:57 Messages: 66 Offline

Jan 14, 2018 17:12

Quote Hardware encoding with the later Nvidia cards were disabled by a patch to stop user complaints about the problems they caused when creating discs. There are many user supplied workarounds already that do work. Search the forums. There are at least 3 solutions.

Surely if they deliberately disabled it, why would they advertise it on the website as one of the features?

Isn't it false advertisement?

tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Jan 14, 2018 23:01

No. It was all enabled in the beginning. HE is enabled in produce as advertised. Create Disc works with HE with older Nvidia cards using older drivers. It works with AMD and Intel graphics.