Hi Mark,

Thank you for your excellent reply.

As a novice, I will be taking some time apply your suggestions with the help
of a more experienced friend, Billy.

I may have to call on you again for help but thank you for taking the time
and trouble.

Cheers

Steve

"smframe" wrote:

> I make DVD-movies all the time..I would say ROXIO is very good..I used the
> Photo Story 3 for a Still Slide Show..its PAN&ZOOM feature is excellent..but
> I always "BURN" my DVD's in ROXIO DVD-Builder..the most important thing is
> compatibility..your DRIVE must be Compatible with your BLANK Disk..the
> DVD(dash)Disk is your Compatible disk for the Home DVD-player(and PC)..the
> DVD(plus)Disk is PC-only..and the new DVD-Dual Layer is a PLUS Disk only(so
> far)..Do Not Play a PLUS Disk on your DASH DVD-writer Drive..my experiance
> w/that was not very good..if your going to purchase Optical Drives I would
> recommend a (-+)Combo..Software is next..ROXIO is excellent I have
> found..NERO is complicated..but you get DOLBY-Digital(audio)..TDK makes the
> best Quality in DVD-blank Media..but I'm beginning to find that quality for
> less money..always DEFRAG-your Files..and even perform a Re-Start once in a
> while..I sometimes even RUN CHKDSK..before I BURN a Blank disk with a Video
> File..you can jump between Software Programs that accept the same File
> Extensions..but then you need to recognize where some "noise" might be being
> created along the way..avoiding the complications is the best way to enjoy
> making Digital Video movies..finding short-cuts takes time..your software
> must be registered and Updated to work properly.
>
> "Steve" wrote:
>
> > After downloading Photo Story 3 and buying the Sonic/Roxio Sonic DVD for
> > Photo Story 3 for Windows, I am unable to burn the project to DVD.
> >
> > A message appears in the Sonic final stage stating the wrong media is in my
> > Lite-On
> > DVDRW SOHW-1633S (CD-ROM drive).
> >
> > I have tried different makes of DVD's with out results.
> >
> > Can anyone help me please? Its got to be worth a pint for someone.