This is a really strange one... I have an external drive with two folders (amongst many others) containing a number of MOD files (5.3gigs and 1.7gigs) created by a digital video camera. I can copy and paste these folders to anywhere on my network (5 workstations inc laptops). But I am unable to burn them to DVD or any other CD etc. On any of the machines including XP Pro 64bit XP Pro 32bit Vista 32bit and WIN7 32 bit. I have just rebuilt a laptop with Win 7 Ultimate 32 bit yesterday and it still will not burn/copy to the DVD or CD. In Win 7 I got the following error message code 0x80070057 which on research suggests is an Outlook issue... DUH???? What is really confusing is I can copy and paste them anywhere and run all the files fine, they work perfectly okay. I simple cannot burn them to a disc. Go figure??? Can anyone shed any light on this please? Taeversomuchly EddI'd be dyslexic if I could spell ti

Anybody got any ideas please? Thanks EddI'd be dyslexic if I could spell ti

Discs or DVD's are funny animals, they way work in almost all modes but that is without meaning. I hate to recommend this but I'd go buy another one and tryit. Renee

Your suggestion is appreciated but as I said I have tried doing this in 5 separate machines some with two CD/DVD writers a total of 7 CD burners on my network and all do the same. I have copied the two folders across the network to various machines and the files run perfectly. They are film of the earthquake in New Zealand a few months back. A friend was there when it happened and she wants to put them on DVD to send back to her people in New Zealand, so you can see this is important. I have watched the movies many times when copied and pasted around the network. They are a total of 9 gigs of files. We don't want to send an external drive with them on. So DVD's would be far easier but we just can't get them to burn. My friend’s husband and her brother have tried to do it on their machines and laptops and had the same issue so they brought the external hard drive to me to try, but I am stumped with this one. Hence my coming to here to get the experts advice. When I try to burn these files to any CD/DVD drive it will not copy to any of them even virtual ones prior to burning. So I can't burn them. As mentioned above on a new install of Win 7 Ultimate the first thing I did was copy the two folders across to the Desk top and play them which they did just fine, but they will not burn to a CD or DVD disk using a variety of manufacturers of burners and discs. Sorry for the length of this but I am trying to give you all as much info as possible. BTW I am a retired Network Manager although I have been out of the game for about 5 years now so I am a bit rusty with Vista and Win 7. Most of my machines are running XP pro 32 and 64 bits. I used to be on the Microsoft Newsgroups back in the mid to late 90's so coming here with this one was a no brainer for me. Thanks for you patience Edd I'd be dyslexic if I could spell ti

I take it this has been put in the too hard basket. I said it was a strange one hey! Has the Gurus met something they don't know a solution for. Just trying to lay down a challenge. Any other suggestions please? Thanks EddI'd be dyslexic if I could spell ti

Are you trying to burn them using windows, or a third party cd burner? The file sizes are quite large too, are you trying to burn them as a UDF/Data disc? Try using CDBurnerXP (Download here for free: http://www.cdburnerxp.se/download) Let us know how you get on.

Yes just using windows to copy and burn as I have done on many occasions with data files, photo images etc. I mentioned to my friend that it may need the original software which may have an option to burn them to DVD, which seems a bit strange, I would have thought that any data files should be burnable to any data Media. Its only zeros and ones init. There are many of these files (each is a series of shots taken on a particular day and downloaded at the end of the day to free up memory on the camera for the next days shooting) which totals just over 8 gigs. When my friends sister got home she wanted to put them on DVD so she could send them back to her people in New Zealand. Nothing unusual about that I would have thought? Once back here in the UK she downloaded them to this external drive and that was it. As said above we can copy and paste them anywhere and they play just fine but will not burn to any DVD, I didn't try and burn individual files, as I have burnt other data files just as big. I did a 4.7 gig file on one of the dual layer disks to make sure it wasn't a file size issue and that was okay. Just these particular files will not write to disc. Very strange. Thanks for your input. EddI'd be dyslexic if I could spell ti

Yes, you will need to use software specifically for the camera, probably the vendors. Visit the camera vendors site (JVC?) and see if there is a download for the software. You could use the burner i posted above to burn the .mod file as Data, but to burn the file as images or other format you will need to use the vendors or other software that is specifically for the proprietry file format. You mentioned using the built in burner with windows, just dragging a few basic files in it etc. - and thats pretty much all it is designed and intended for, its so you arent totaly stuck without having to pay money (usually) for CD burning software. Hope this helps!

Again thank you for you input. You have confirmed what I was thinking the case may be. I think they just wanted to send the data/files/videos to their friend, not do any editing etc. So I guess we were just looking at copying the data. I don't know what brand the camera is, so I shall tell them what you have said and see what happens now. I don't have the external hard drive here nor any of the files so I can't experiment for them. Its up to them now Thanks for your help. EddI'd be dyslexic if I could spell ti

You didn't mention which software that you are using to attempt to use to create the optical disk. For playback, the .mod file extension from,I believe Panasonic and Canon, plays like an mpeg-2 file. http://www.dvmp.co.uk/mod-video-file-format.htm Copy a file, rename it with the extension .mpg (ie;nz.mod to nz1.mpg) and see if you can still play, copy and burn the file. That may allow your software to work with the file. Also, you could to burn a data dvd and not a video dvd. (sorry, had to mention) This would transport the file on physical media, but not create a video disk for playback. Again, perhaps the burning software won't work with the .mod extension.

Yes i read about that also Nano, worth a shot Mr Edd. Failing that, how about USB memory stick? still small and lightweight, and easily posted. If you are wanting to burn the file as data then you will need burning softeware like i posted earlier, its free, or use one of the pay for ones such as Roxio, Nero etc.

[quote] Again, perhaps the burning software won't work with the .mod extension. [/quote] It seems this is the case. I am working blind as I have never seen the canera or the software. Next time I see him I'll tell him. Not sure but I think the laptop that was originally used was formatted and Win 7 put on it so they may have lost the software that came with the camera. I was assuming that we were just trying to copy and past data across to another storage media. Oh well live and learn hey! <g> Thanks Edd PS Just an unrelated thing. When I try to use my Google spell checker on this forum all the text disappears. I have to copy and paste into word correct it and then copy and paste the text back again which then appears at 5.5 in size. I can't read that so i have to copy and past back into word enlarge it and then copy and past back. I take it that this forum doesn't support spell checkers. Sorry I am dyslexic and 70 years old and going blind so I have to do this so I can read it. The tiny tiny text used in forums now-a-days is not user friendly for old farts. PPS I see code doesn't work on this forum either. Oh well. I'd be dyslexic if I could spell ti

"as copying and pasting around the network" works fine, you want to burn a data dvd. Put a blank dvd in the burner, drag and drop the files on the burner disk. Windows should burn it. Sounds more like a PBKC issue. :-) Now that you are on the forum, you have a Windows Live sign-in. Sign-in there, copy the files to your skydrive (either or public or private) and send the link (with password if private) to those that you wish share the files. Also, hit Ctrl and + keys to zoom when on Internet Explorer to enlarge or launch the magnifier tool.

"as copying and pasting around the network" works fine, you want to burn a data dvd. Put a blank dvd in the burner, drag and drop the files on the burner disk. Windows should burn it. Sounds more like a PBKC issue. :-) . Yes that is what I was trying to do. I would have thought dragging and dropping into the DVD Writer drive would allow me to burn them but each time it comes up with a message saying unable to write to disc. No matter what type of disc or type/brand of writer it did the same. I also tried it on a clean install of Win 7 Ultimate and I then got the error message with the numbers as in my previous post above. That was the only clue I got to an error message number. On researching that number all the info on the net said it was an Outlook issue. I can assure you I wasn't trying to send these files via email <g> And I would not have made the same mistake on 5 diffrent machines with 7 difrent DVD writers I have spoken to my friend and told him he will have to do it via the cameras software. What I didn't understand and why I came here was why Windows (XP and Win 7) can't write these files to a DVD yet I am able to write every other type of file. Scus my ignorance but what is a PBKC issue? Thanks All for your comments. Edd I'd be dyslexic if I could spell ti

I have just Googled PBKC and I can assure you there is no problem between my keyboard or my chair if that is what you were implying. I was asking a simple question. I outlined everything in detail and I thought I would get professional help from professional fellow users. Thanks Edd I'd be dyslexic if I could spell ti

PICNIC problem you mean. (Problem In Chair Not In Computer) Mr Edd, im glad you found a solution in the end, and im sure Nano didnt mean to offend you in anyway. Have you found the software for the camera on the vendors website as i suggested earlier?

No I haven't but then I no longer have the files. My friend brought them in on his external hard drive and left it overnight. I played with it and discovered I had the same problem he had. Not able to burn the files to DVD. I told him I would ask around so hence why I ended up here. My guess is; as suggested earlier, that these files are dependent on having the correct software to be able to burn them to DVD. I just thought it strange that I can copy and paste them to anywhere on my network and play them without any issues but cannot burn them to DVD. Strange I am usually pretty good at figuring problems out, I was a network manager for 8 years but this one had me stumped. No offence taken but as I had outlined everything in detail and my eyes or getting dimmer it can be a bit frustrating when you want a solution and get a cheeky response, And I should have know what it meant but being retired for 6 years yer tend to forget. I keep calling my wife with the dogs name and she is not amused. Now I am in the dog house. <G> Edd I'd be dyslexic if I could spell ti

I did not mean to insult you Mr Edd...only lighten a situation. It seems that when you search the internet the answer is the same-rename the files to the extension .MPG or use the proprietary software provided by the manufacturer when working with .MOD files. http://www.dvd-creator.org/tutorial/convert-mod-to-dvd.html Thanks for the insight-it will cause me to ask which file types are used if I purchase video equipment. I am also spoiled as I have used Nero for years. Their codecs and software process almost anything. I must admit that I have never worked with the .MOD file types. Pass the file rename on to the file keeper for ease of use. Enjoy your retirement. The wife will get used to it.