I want to burn some photos onto a dvd because it has a lot more space than a cd. I've tried googling but is there a drive, or program, or something I can download that will let me burn onto a dvd? Right now when I try to burn it prompts me to put a cd into the drive.

Do I need a dvd burner to do this??

5/20/2009 12:35:49 PM

:facepalm:

or

:carlface:

Take your pick.

5/20/2009 12:41:43 PM

You are asking...

let me get this straight...

you are asking

DO I NEED A DVD BURNER

TO BURN DVDS?

DO I NEED

A DVD BURNER

TO BURN DVDS?!?

Jesus fucking Christ. Humanity is doomed.

5/20/2009 12:43:03 PM

lawl. Okay, the only reason I even ask is because google came up with some interesting alternatives. Some suggest Nero, most talk about vcds which I'm not interested in.

I figured I'd ask tdub just to make sure.

Now on my Mac, I do have a dvd burner but it only allows movies to be recorded, anyone know how to burn data only? When I try to select burn it prompts me to put a cd in yet happily recommends iDVD fore creative fun movies....

I JUST WANT TO BURN THESE PHOTOS DAMMIT.

[Edited on May 20, 2009 at 12:45 PM. Reason : ssdd]

5/20/2009 12:43:44 PM

holy jesus titty fucking christ are you serious??

[Edited on May 20, 2009 at 12:44 PM. Reason : my grandma bought a dvd burning program thinking it would work but she's like 80]

5/20/2009 12:44:02 PM

WHY WON'T THE RADIO PLAY MY FLIPPY TAPE CASSETTES?

5/20/2009 12:45:39 PM

haha

Just tell me how to make my MAC burn data instead of a stupid movie and I'll leave.

5/20/2009 12:46:40 PM

put a blank DVD in the drive.

Open Finder. a "Burn folder" will be shown on the left where the device are.

Drag stuff to it.

Highlight it.

Click Burn in the Finder window.

ALTERNATELY.

Right click on the desktop.

Select, "Create new Burn Folder"

put stuff in it.

Click Burn.

5/20/2009 12:49:18 PM

no you don't need a dvd burner

all you need is some software which will fool your burning program into thinking it's a dvd burner. search google for "dvd emulator". install that, then install nero/sonic or just use windows and you'll have your data dvds

5/20/2009 12:50:54 PM

^^I tried that but it asked for a cd. Gonna try something I found online,

1. Open Finder as your active application (meaning it’s open on top of everything else). ? IMPORTANT!
2. Pop in your blank CD / DVD into your disc drive.
3. A dialogue box should pop up: Insert Disk Dialog
4. Click “Ok”.
5. “Untitled DVD” will appear on the bottom left of your Finder window.
6. Drag whatever you want to burn to “Untitled DVD”.
7. Now click on that nuclear looking sign, assign a disc name, and click burn!

5/20/2009 12:55:08 PM

thats exactly what i said. Yes, the application you want to click must be in focus.

5/20/2009 1:04:45 PM

if it was anyone other than kiwi i'd think this was a joke

5/20/2009 1:05:31 PM

god damn somebody lock this shit, seriously

5/20/2009 1:06:54 PM

just install the emulator and be done with it

5/20/2009 1:41:01 PM

that's not what an emulator does. at least not one i've ever seen

5/20/2009 1:44:43 PM

haha i know, i thought this thread was made in jest so i figured i'd play along.

5/20/2009 1:57:48 PM

You need to install the bullet emulator. The emulator's install location is right where the brain stem meets the brain.

5/20/2009 1:57:55 PM

best thread ever

5/20/2009 2:01:48 PM

yeah in spite of it's young age, if we had a best-of section for tech talk), this thread would no doubt make the cut.

5/20/2009 2:04:17 PM

I'd vote for it

5/20/2009 2:05:14 PM

dude no way this is for serious

5/20/2009 2:05:33 PM

i know Kiwi from the DSLR thread. This is serious.

5/20/2009 2:23:48 PM

holy mother of god

5/20/2009 3:04:15 PM

if she were joking, this would totally beat my toothpaste thread

also i showed this to my brother and he suggests gasoline and fire

5/20/2009 3:13:01 PM

Do I need paper to print something??

5/20/2009 7:06:25 PM

wowzers

5/20/2009 9:46:39 PM

ahahahahaha

i was seriously wondering what the fuck synapse was talking about.

5/20/2009 10:27:54 PM

haha yeah i figured my fellow techies would be freaking out about that one. i'm surprised nobody said anything sooner. i musta been in a bad mood or something cause i was actually hoping she'd waste an hour or so following my advice

5/21/2009 10:57:54 AM

haha. .i almost did earlier..but didnt wanna call you out on it and it end up being some l33t shit i didn't know about

[Edited on May 21, 2009 at 1:07 PM. Reason : asdf]

5/21/2009 1:06:09 PM

dvds have more space than cds?

5/21/2009 1:10:35 PM

only if you have the right firmware installed

5/21/2009 1:42:44 PM

^^durr they hold like 2 hours worth of movie audio. That's why sometimes there are two DVD's - only if the movie is more than two hours though.

5/21/2009 3:03:18 PM

You can download a drive to make dvds hold EVEN more video!

Yay!

5/21/2009 10:37:09 PM

i <3 this thread

5/21/2009 10:54:09 PM

kiwi is trying her best to kill it though

5/21/2009 11:13:20 PM

Quote :

"I want to burn some photos onto a dvd Do I need a dvd burner to do this??"

5/22/2009 1:47:20 AM

will my 5.25" drive play CDs?

5/23/2009 5:56:42 PM

Thread delivers lols.

5/23/2009 9:23:11 PM

What drivers do I need to enable bluray burning on my cd drive?

5/23/2009 11:50:37 PM

i have a music cd and i popped it into my dvd drive and tried dragging & dropping the music files from my disc to my desktop and they play fine when i have the music disc in the drive but when its gone they dont play what am i doing wrong oh my god i am not good at computers

5/24/2009 3:20:07 AM

I accidentally 93kb a file and now I can't put discs in my computer.

5/24/2009 9:54:07 AM

WOW... I knew that kiwi wasn't smart, but didn't know she lacked every ability to think for herself...

Quote :

"if she were joking, this would totally beat my toothpaste thread"

Nothing beats the toothpaste thread, please link cause I'd wanna read it again for shits and giggles after this thread.

5/24/2009 10:55:07 AM

The original thread is no longer with us, here's the tribute:

message_topic.aspx?topic=520467

5/26/2009 12:35:04 AM