2 Layer DVD Burning with ImgBurn

[niteghost]

Burned a VIDEO_TS with a file size of 7.09 GB,with no AUDIO_TS
Followed the instructions of ImgBurn with the burning Dual Layer DVD.

Left most of the option Box unchecked in the "Create a Layer break Position " All I did was highlighted the First grey Star and let it burned.

Results

- The first player I stuck it in the DVD player and it said - " Disk Error , No playback features"
- The second player gave me a Fuzzy up and down Lines,and I can see it was a "copyright ..."
- Played well on the PC


Did I burn it right? OR Is it some kind of "copyright Infringement " that prevents duplication?

[Krispy Kritter]

Most playback issues on standalone DVD players are the result of the media not being supported. Did you use a quality media?

Also, the source comes into question.

[turk690]

You can help videohelp folks analyze where the problem is by including here explicit info regarding

• brand and model of 1st DVD player
• brand and model of 2nd DVD player
• specs of the PC that played it ok, especially brand and model of the DVD-writer (was this the one used to record said disc?)
• lead-in info of the DVD-DL blank you used (easily known from ImgBurn)
• a view of the DVD structure so we see what files are in there
• where the original VIDEO_TS folder came from (was it a ripped movie disc? a closed DVD from a DVD-recorder? a d/l iso? etc)

[niteghost]

You can help videohelp folks analyze where the problem is by including here explicit info regarding

• brand and model of 1st DVD player
• brand and model of 2nd DVD player
• specs of the PC that played it ok, especially brand and model of the DVD-writer (was this the one used to record said disc?)
• lead-in info of the DVD-DL blank you used (easily known from ImgBurn)
• a view of the DVD structure so we see what files are in there
• where the original VIDEO_TS folder came from (was it a ripped movie disc? a closed DVD from a DVD-recorder? a d/l iso? etc)

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; ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 - Log
; Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 18:56:03
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I 18:24:33 ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 started!
I 18:24:33 Microsoft Windows 8 Professional x64 Edition (6.2, Build 9200)
I 18:24:33 Total Physical Memory: 4,062,728 KiB - Available: 1,125,800 KiB
I 18:24:33 Initialising SPTI...
I 18:24:33 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 18:24:33 -> Drive 1 - Info: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224DB SB01 (F (RAID)
I 18:24:34 -> Drive 2 - Info: TSSTcorp DVD+-RW SH-216CB D100 (H (SATA)
I 18:24:34 Found 2 DVD±RW/RAMs!
I 18:25:35 Operation Started!
I 18:25:35 Building Image Tree...
I 18:25:42 Checking Directory Depth...
I 18:25:42 Calculating Totals...
I 18:25:42 Preparing Image...
E 18:38:05 Operation Aborted! - Duration: 00:12:30
I 18:38:10 Operation Started!
I 18:38:10 Building Image Tree...
I 18:38:14 Checking Directory Depth...
I 18:38:14 Calculating Totals...
I 18:38:14 Preparing Image...
I 18:39:38 Using Layer Break LBA: 1644329 -> 2071552 (VTS_03, PGC: 1, Chapter: 21, Cell: 21, Vob/Cell ID: 1/21, Time: 00:58:30, SPLIP: Yes -> No)
I 18:39:38 Checking Path Length...
I 18:39:38 Contents: 52 Files, 2 Folders
I 18:39:38 Content Type: DVD Video
I 18:39:38 Data Type: MODE1/2048
I 18:39:38 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)
I 18:39:38 Volume Label: WING_CHUN
I 18:39:38 IFO/BUP 32K Padding: Enabled
I 18:39:38 Region Code: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
I 18:39:38 TV System: PAL
I 18:39:39 Size: 7,609,411,584 bytes
I 18:39:39 Sectors: 3,715,533
I 18:39:39 Image Size: 8,485,076,992 bytes
I 18:39:39 Image Sectors: 4,143,104
I 18:39:41 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:01:31
I 18:39:42 Operation Started!
I 18:39:42 Source File: -==/\/[BUILD IMAGE]\/\==-
I 18:39:42 Source File Sectors: 4,143,104 (MODE1/2048)
I 18:39:42 Source File Size: 8,485,076,992 bytes
I 18:39:42 Source File Volume Identifier: WING_CHUN
I 18:39:42 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 44FD94C5003F37F8
I 18:39:42 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.8.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!
I 18:39:42 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn
I 18:39:42 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)
I 18:39:42 Destination Device: [0:0:0] TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224DB SB01 (F (RAID)
I 18:39:42 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: RICOHJPN-D01-67)
I 18:39:42 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x
I 18:39:42 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824
I 18:39:42 Destination Media L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2,086,912 (Changeable: Yes)
I 18:39:42 Write Mode: DVD
I 18:39:42 Write Type: DAO
I 18:39:42 Write Speed: MAX
I 18:39:42 DVD+R DL Reserve Track: No
I 18:39:42 Link Size: Auto
I 18:39:42 Lock Volume: Yes
I 18:39:42 Test Mode: No
I 18:39:42 OPC: No
I 18:39:42 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 18:39:42 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,080 KB/s (8x)
I 18:39:42 Book Type Setting: DVD-ROM
I 18:39:42 Optimal L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2,071,552
I 18:39:42 Optimal L0 Data Zone Method: IFO Cell Boundary
I 18:40:22 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Succeeded!
I 18:40:22 L0 Data Zone Capacity - Effective: 2,071,552
I 18:40:22 Filling Buffer... (80 MiB)
I 18:40:23 Writing LeadIn...
I 18:40:32 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 4143103)
I 18:40:32 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 4143103)
I 18:40:32 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 2071551)
I 18:47:48 Writing Layer 1... (LBA: 2071552 - 4143103)
I 18:55:14 Synchronising Cache...
I 18:55:21 Closing Track...
I 18:55:23 Finalising Disc...
I 18:56:02 Exporting Graph Data...
I 18:56:02 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Tuck\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\TSSTcorp_CDDVDW_SH-224DB_SB01_TUESDAY-JULY-29-2014_6-39_PM_RICOHJPN-D01-67_MAX.ibg
I 18:56:02 Export Successfully Completed!
I 18:56:02 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:16:16
I 18:56:02 Average Write Rate: 9,394 KiB/s (6.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 10,976 KiB/s (8.1x)
I 18:56:02 Close Request Acknowledged
I 18:56:02 Closing Down...
I 18:56:03 Shutting down SPTI...
I 18:56:03 ImgBurn closed!
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[jman98]

Could be a lot of things.

Some older DVD players were infamous with regards to DVD DL media (didn't matter if it was +R or -R) and wouldn't play them or would only play up to the layer break. For such players, NOTHING at all can be done. Even burning with ImgBurn and using Verbatim DVD+R DL won't help. I know. One of my friends used to have such a player.

You're using the usual landfill grade DL media most Americans buy. He's using Ricoh made discs, which are crap. That's definitely NOT helping. The ONLY DL media we recommend is Verbatim DVD+R DL and no other ones. If you must use DVD-R DL for some crazy requirement your DVD player has, then Verbatim and Taiyo Yuden (have to buy online and their DL discs are EXPENSIVE and quite difficult to find) are OK. I think we had a post that said that Verbatim now has DVD+R DL discs in their Life series. Avoid the Life series as it's only marginally better than your crap Ricoh discs. Anything not Life series by Verbatim is good.

You also might have a PAL video issue where the video is in PAL format and your DVD players are incorrectly reporting the error. Misleading error messages happen all the time. Install MediaInfo and open one of your biggest .VOB files under the VIDEO_TS directory and post back here what it says. We can tell if it's PAL video from that. PCs don't have video format issues, so they can play PAL fine. I doubt that it's a copyright issue but I suppose it's possible. Most likely that error is misleading.

My first suggestion is possible but if your players were made this decade, that's not it. Bad quality media and possibly a PAL video issue are more likely to blame here.

[Kerry56]

I 18:39:42 Write Speed: MAX
I 18:39:42 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,080 KB/s (8x)
8:39:42 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: RICOHJPN-D01-67)

These are your problems that can be seen in the Imgburn log. If you wish to try these same discs again, slow the burn speed to 4x. It would be better to find Verbatim DL discs, with either the MKM-001 or MKM-003 mid codes.

By the way, in some countries, Verbatim is selling their DL media using lesser quality discs these days, with other mid codes. But in the US, you should be able to find the good ones at online sites like rima.com, supermediastore.com and Amazon.

[turk690]

My first suggestion is possible but if your players were made this decade, that's not it. Bad quality media and possibly a PAL video issue are more likely to blame here.

Ditto.

[cornemuse]

I have always (for whatever reason) had really bad luck with burning dvd-9's. Always only ripped dvds, prolly more than half of 'em didnt work, player or computer. Single layer disks almost never a bad burn, like 1 or 2 in a 100. Cheap single layers, good double layers. Dont know why, stopped trying.

shrink-imgburn-fixvts - all I ever use. Well, slysoft, natch.

-c-

[niteghost]

I have always (for whatever reason) had really bad luck with burning dvd-9's. Always only ripped dvds, prolly more than half of 'em didnt work, player or computer. Single layer disks almost never a bad burn, like 1 or 2 in a 100. Cheap single layers, good double layers. Dont know why, stopped trying.

shrink-imgburn-fixvts - all I ever use. Well, slysoft, natch.

-c-

Does shrinking "affects" much of the Original quality, from 7.6 to a 4.85?

[Kerry56]

Does shrinking "affects" much of the Original quality, from 7.6 to a 4.85?

Yes, but there is a good program for re-encoding DVD's to fit single layer discs, with fewer problems in video quality. It is called DVD Rebuilder and there is a free version of it. It won't be as fast as a transcoder like DVDShrink, but using the included HC encoder will give very good results.

You'll need to decrypt the DVD before using DVD Rebuilder.

If you aren't too fussy about video quality, then DVDShrink by itself might be all you need.

I've had the Pro version of DVD Rebuilder so long, I don't remember all the limitations of the free one, but I don't think it does main movie only backups. There is a workaround for that however. You can use DVDShrink with no compression to extract the main movie and put it on the hard drive. Then use the free version of DVD Rebuilder to compress/re-encode it.