This bug bit me on a fully updated Ubuntu 10.04 system when trying to copy a CD, failing with the exact same error message. However, I found a fix.
According to http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9754437&postcount=3, I installed the package "icedax" and it worked without even having to reboot. >From a terminal: sudo apt-get install icedax Should the dependencies of Brasero be updated to include this package? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to brasero in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/500073 Title: [Lucid] Brasero cannot create dvd video or create image Status in “brasero” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Binary package hint: brasero When I try to burn a xvid video to a dvd video project, Brasero try to eject the blank dvd immediately and tell me that "an unknown error occurred". It's impossible to transcode a video to a standard dvd video. I have installed libdvdcss2, libdvdread4 and also vcdimager. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Dec 24 09:54:34 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/brasero Package: brasero 2.29.3-0ubuntu3 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=it_IT.UTF-8 LANG=it_IT.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-9.13-generic SourcePackage: brasero Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.32-9-generic i686 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/brasero/+bug/500073/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp