Pinnacle to Nero DVD

[Billy 0]

Hay all,
I need to make some space in my HD's. Have a finished DVD, one menu with 7 chapters.. I'd like to burn further copies using Nero, can I and still use the buttons? Seems like with Pinnacle I have to keep the original AVI/ .stu file to make any further copies?? Which files do I have to include in Nero for them to work?
Thanks!

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[TimHurford 0]

If you want to be able to make further copies, and don't intend to make any further changes to the edit, then use nero to burn an image file (rather than burning to DVD). You can then use the image file to burn to DVDs at a later date. If you don't want to use any of the files from your project you can then delete them.

Image file
This is a writing process which involves creating a physical image of a file. The contents of the image correspond exactly to the data which will be written to the CD.

Introduction
There are two independent stages involved in burning an image file. Firstly Nero produces an image file which is stored on the hard disk and contains all information on the CD to be burnt.

Straight after this, or at any other time, Nero can write the image file already produced onto a blank CD.

Creating an image file
Here is a step-by-step guide to creating an image file using Nero:

From the Recorder menu select the command Choose Recorder and select Image Recorder (and not the currently installed recorder). Then confirm this selection using OK.
Next create a CD-ROM or audio compilation as described in the appropriate sections.
Click on the Write CD button or select the Write CD command from the File menu to open the write dialog box.
Note: If you are unable to click on the "Write CD" command the compilation window is not the currently active window. To correct this: please click on the compilation window to activate it.

The Write CD dialog box will then open – the procedure is the same as for producing a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front.

You will be able to activate only the "Burn" action because you are producing an image file.

Now check all settings on this and other tabs one more time and amend where necessary.
Click on the Burn button to start creating an image file.
Enter a name in the image file dialog box which opens and define the location for saving the file. The compilation files will be written to this image file, i.e. the image file will be at least as big as the files of the compilation in total. Now click on the Save button to start creating the image file.
Nero now carries out all the necessary stages as defined. A status window will appear showing the stages implemented and informing you how the burn process is progressing. As soon as Nero has finished the write process a window will appear containing the message "Burn process successful".

Click on the OK button to close the dialog box. The messages shown can either be saved, printed or discarded. Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons.

Burning the image file
This is a step-by-step guide to burning a previously created image file using Nero:

Select the command Choose Recorder from the Recorder menu and select the recorder installed (not the image recorder) and confirm the selection using OK.
From the File menu select the Write CD Image command.
A dialog box will open and you can select the image file you would like to burn. Nero currently supports NRG, ISO and CUE-Sheet formats. Select the desired file and click on the Open button. The Write CD dialog box will then open – the procedure is the same as for producing a new compilation but the Burn tab is now in front.
Now check all settings on this and other tabs one more time and amend where necessary.
Confirm your selection by clicking on the Burn button. Nero now carries out all the necessary stages as defined. A status window will appear showing the stages implemented and informing you how the burn process is progressing. As soon as Nero has finished the write process a window will appear with a result message such as "Burn process 24x (3600 KBs) successful".
Click on the OK button to close the dialog box. The CD is then ejected. The messages shown can either be saved, printed or discarded. Close the window by clicking on the Discard or Close buttons.
Now you can verify what has been written onto your CD by inserting the CD once more and clicking on the Medium Information icon.

[Billy 0]

Wanted to say thanks for the info,,
Got me headed in the right direction, it works great, even the chapter buttons.. Now I have some room to download stuff from Skydivingmovies.com!!

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