mike meehan
I am still not a buyer of the heat explanation of your issue, nonetheless I am trying to see it. But based on what you have written I am
not there yet.
In your latest report you wrote in this sequence
I went back to my Pinnacle software and started a project with just a menu
and the same video but no editing. The computer rendered to file OK.
I went back to my original file and set up my Bluray burner. I also propped
up the back of my laptop to improve air flow. It burned a disk!
Today, I will check the disk to be sure it works then try burning a DVD
with the computer propped up. Maybe the problem was overheating as someone
suggested.
Is the same laptop being used for 1, 2, and the planned 3 above? Are the same files being used?
I am assuming that Pinnacle is used in "1" on the laptop computer, with laptop not propped up.
I am assuming that Premiere Elements is used in "2" on the laptop computer, with laptop propped up. You say "It burned a disk" What format on what disc?
How is "3" above going to be different than "2" above?
When you are getting the burn to failures, can you actually feel any laptop casing heat difference between "1" and "2" above?
We will be watching for further developments and the details.
ATR