Chuck I have a similiar problem. My software doesn't crash, it just comes up with the error code.eC00C0005, and refuses to complete. I have made a formal tech request to Cyberlink, but have not heard from them yet. I will post the answer they give when and if I get it. Gerald W. Mead

1. Using PD, "burn" your DVD to a folder (disable to DVD).
2. Try writing the DVD from the folder using any free DVD burner ( Imgburn). Win 10, i7

Quote: I have a project which is composed of 8 separate music videos, all created by PD, most PD14,a couple PD13.

The total time is significantly less than an hour, total space ~ 4000 out of 4700 MB.

EVERYTIME I try to Create Disc, PD14 crashes within seconds of starting the Authoring phase.

Same machine I've used for a couple of years.

Really making me frustrated, and I have no clue what happened. I must have sent 100 post crash messages to Cyberlink, but that seems to evoke absolutely no response.

There's nothing weird in the project. Each video segment is marked with a chaper, and there's a Fade transition to each successive video.

I realize I have not provided a plethora of info, but I got nothing else. Except a GRRRrrr feeling.

Suggestions for how to proceed?

I assume you really mean DVD as implied and not BD or AVCHD on DVD. Since it's failing in the authoring stage immediately I'd try the following 2 and see what happens:

1) If you have Nvidia GPU make sure GeForce Experience is uninstalled
2) In pref > Hardware Acceleration I'd make sure both items are not selected

Jeff

I DO have GeForce Experience. Uninstalling.
I'll uncheck Enable NVIDIA CUDA, but won't that slow things down, both in rendering and preview? Chuck Puckett
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I tried uninstalling Nvidia GeForce Experience, same results: 1)can't burn to folder
2) can't burn to disc

I got a reply from Cyberlink, to try same and try other clips. Still no help. Sent them screen shots and other info, haven't heard back yet.

I can take a PowerDirector 14 produced .mpg and copy it to disc. That will play on my Sony Blu-ray, but it's useless without the menu. Gerald W. Mead

A question, for both chuckpuckett and Gerald W., if I may.

What type of file are you attempting to burn to DVD? It could be the file type that is causing the problem. Generally, DVD's are burned from MPEG2 video as a complete presentation, with menu(and first-play intro, if you've a mind to create one and add it to your disc). Other types of file, like AVI, AVCHD(depending on file size), MP4 are really only best stored on a DVD as a data file, much like you'd save a Word or Publisher document. They will play on a DVD player, provided the disc has been "closed"(finalised)but there's no menu, as such and the contents will appear on screen listed alphabetically rather than in the order you put them on the disc. If you want high image quality and are prepared to sacrifice DVD capacity(at DVD-SP burning quality, a disc can hold up to 2 hours, 25 minutes of content) then burn your videos as MPEG2 at DVD-HQ. Hope this helps.

Cheers!

Neil.

I am just trying to burn a regular mpeg2 with menu at normal burn rate, nothing high speed. Burn starts and immediately gives a error . Gerald W. Mead

Hi, Gerald W.!

In light of what you're experiencing, perhaps a complete uninstall, run defrag(could help!) then re-install. However I should point out that PD14 does not offer DVD authoring at DVD-SP quality unless the content is 4:3 aspect ratio. For anything shot digitally(or sourced from digital TV broadcast) in 16:9 aspect ratio, your only options for burning(authoring) are DVD-HQ or "Smart-Fit". I'm somewhat wary of the latter option as it implies that some of the content may be automatically deleted in the authoring process. For this reason, I've kept PD8 installed on my computer as that version still provides authoring at DVD-SP(which has the side-benefitof allowing up to 2 hours, 25 minutes of content on a 4.7GB disc.)

Cheers!

Neil.

Smartfit does not remove content, it lowers the bitrate until your project fits on the selected disc. This can degrade the final output appearance, it's up to the viewer to decide if the result is acceptable.

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Quote: Smartfit does not remove content, it lowers the bitrate until your project fits on the selected disc. This can degrade the final output appearance, it's up to the viewer to decide if the result is acceptable.

I suggest Gerald start a new thread so we can focus on what may be a totally different problem even if it is similar on the surface.

Hello, Barry!

Okay, you've cleared up my misconception of "Smart Fit", but it still leaves the extremely limited option of either DVD-HQ or Smart-Fit when authoring a DVD containing 16:9 a.r. wide-screen videos, giving the DVD-SP option only for 4:3 aspect ratio videos. This limits PD14's use, in my view. It's just as well I kept PD8 installed then.

Cheers!

Neil.

Hi Gerald,
As Barry has requested, please start a new thread for your issue.
Dafydd

Hello all!

Chuckpuckett's and Gerald W.'s situations are both similar in that they are having great difficulty getting PD14 to author(burn) a disc. Surely each could get an answer through this thread.

Cheers!

Neil.

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Hi Neil.F.1955,
The aim is to stop other posters taking over an OP's thread with their issue regardless of how similar it might appear. The OP's issue is the one that matters not the hijacking post.
See the guides.
Dafydd

Hi, Dafydd B!

Chuckpuckett was the "original poster"(OP) on this thread, yes. But I don't think Gerald W. was attempting to "hijack" the thread. Gerald had the same problem as Chuck, where PD14 would not burn a DVD. There was, admittedly a slight variance in each case but it was the same problem, failure to burn a DVD. So I believe Gerald deserves an answer within the same thread as the problem is in the same theme.

cheers!

Neil.

Hi Neil,
Thank you for your thoughts. My original answer and Barry's suggestion stands. Start a new topic.
Dafydd

Quote: Hi Neil,
Thank you for your thoughts. My original answer and Barry's suggestion stands. Start a new topic.
Dafydd

Hi, Dafydd!

I don't think I'll bother. I've said as much as needs to be said so I'll leave this one alone now.

Cheers!

Neil.