How do I finalize a disk (CD-R and DVD+/-R) using Windows ?

I know what you mean about wasting blank discs. In the past I went through a considerable amount of them. I do have an LG DVD/BluRay that the DVDs play on, a Toshiba that is a standard DVD which they play on, and an older Magnavox that they play on.  I don't know if the Sony DVD/BluRay would reject them or not. I use DVD+R exclusively nowadays. If you do try it and it works please reply back, as I am curious if it would work on the Sony DVD/BluRay.

I haven't tried what he's talking about up there, but that should be finalized by the way he's describing it.  If it reads zero bytes available, then it's done.

Reading in a player....  That's kind of a different issue.  I've especially had problems with bluerays reading, but it didn't have anything to do with them being finalized.

I am not saying that this method won't work,

but...

just because Windows shows that there are zero bytes free on the DVD does not guarantee that the disk will play in your DVD/BluRay player.

I have wasted many blank disk seeing these symptoms just to have my Sony DVD/BluRay player tell me that the disks aren't finalized.  And the type of disks that I have used +/-R , +/-RW all have the same results ... not playable, yet the player's User Manual states that these disk types are playable.

DaleB

After a lot of experimentation I have found a pretty simple straightforward way to convert files to a FINALIZED DVD that will play on a DVD player. The first requirement is the Avidemux editing program which is a popular editing program. The second requirement is the Windows DVD Maker program which I have on Windows 7.

     First, I open the Avidemux program and then drag the files from my documents that I want to convert to  a DVD format to Avidemux,  then I click on AUTO and then click on DVD. Then I click on FILE and then I click on SAVE. I save my converted files to documents.

     Second, I open Windows DVD Maker and drag the files I  want to put on a DVD disc from my documents to the Windows DVD Maker. Then I click NEXT and proceed through the Windows DVD Maker's remaining steps which are very straightforward. When the Windows DVD Maker is done you will have a FINALIZED DVD. When you put it in your computer and view properties it will read zero availability for adding additional data.

     As I said the DVD is FINALIZED and should play in any DVD player. Anyway, the one's I have made will play on any DVD player that I have come across so far. Hope this helps.