Re: Nautilus DVD Burning -- Simple but Elusive -- Please help

[Patrick JACQUOT <patrick jacquot anpe fr>]

Benjamin Sher wrote:

> Daniel Pörsch wrote:
>
> > Hi Benjamin,
> >
> > Benjamin Sher <delphi123 <at> zebra.net> writes:
> >  
> >
> > > I've been trying to burn a DVD using Nautilus CD Burning. It looks so 
> > > simple, yet I can't seem past second base. Here are two screenshots:
> > >
> > > http://www.websher.net/tmp/nautilus-DVD1.png
> > > http://www.websher.net/tmp/nautilus-DVD2.png
> > >    
> >
> > Your screenshots confuse me a little bit. In screenshot 1 you show the data you
> > prepared and want to burn now. Screenshot two shows an empty burn:/// location
> > and an error message, that you have to copy the files to the CD/DVD creator.
> > Have you tried this? Maybe the error message is confusing for you. What you have
> > to do now, is coping the files from /tmp/dvd/Messenger to burn:/// and then hit
> > "Write to CD". Next would pop up a window where you can enter a CD name and the
> > burning speed.
> >
> > The principle is similar to windows xp explorer burning, if you are familiar
> > with this.
> >
> > Let me know if this helped or if I misunderstood you!
> >
> >  
> >
> > > My current desktop is KDE. So, my first question is: do you have to use 
> > > the Nautilus CD Burning from within Gnome? I could do that, of course, 
> > > if necessary. PCLINUXOS includes the Gnome Control Center and of course 
> > > I use a lot of Gnome applications within KDE.
> > >    
> >
> > shouldn't be necessary.
> >
> > Good luck and best regards!
> > Daniel
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> Dear Daniel:
>
> As I said, this is so simple a 2 year old child could do it, yet seems 
> to stump grown-up. It's the step between the first screenshot and the 
> second that has me completely baffled (if not downright batty). How do 
> I copy all the files to ///burn, when ///burn changes to something 
> else. Could you please guide me step by step, using my screenshots as 
> to what to expect and how to do this. I feel like a cat chasing after 
> its own tail.
>
> Thank you so much.
>
> Benjamin

I never used Nautilus-DVD-burner, but I use daily Nautilus-CD-burner.
Just go to the directory where are your files, select them, use 
"edit->copy",
return to ///burn, then click '
"burn a CD".
then burn your DVD (or try to do it).
If the global size exceeds that of a DVD
click "cancel" instead of "OK, then destroy some files in ///burn till 
the size is OK, and retry burning  .
That's all, folks :-)
Patrick