how do you preview a dvd on a hard drive?

[dazndan04]

hi, i just finished authoring a dvd with tmpgauthor and would like to preview it to make sure everything is good before i put it on a dvd. i have power dvd, and whenever i select from hard drive and select an ifo file it wont play... ne body kno y, or am i just doin somethin wrong?

[Baldrick]

did you select

?

are you using the latest powerdvd?

[SLK001]

Did you make all the proper connections in your authoring software? I once imported all the videos, set the chapters, mapped the menu pages, but didn't set a FIRST PLAY item. Without it, your DVD won't play.

[petesimon]

In PowerDVD, try using its "file" mode instead of "disc" mode, then open the VIDEO_TS.IFO file of your DVD files set. I am mostly familiar with PowerDVD and WinDVD versions 3.x, but not 4.x.

You could get some DVD video filters from http://www.doom9.org/software2.htm (in the Filters section) and use IFOEdit to do the DVD preview/playback from your hard disk. IFOEdit can open any .IFO file.

Also check this forum post:
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=785619#785619

[dazndan04]

i am runnin power dvd 4.0, and yes i did select the option get from hard drive. i pretty sure i author it right because i have made another dvd in the exact same way, the only difference is that i was putting some music in my backgroud and wanted to make sure it worked before i put it on a dvd

[Poppa_Meth]

I have Power DVD 4.0, the DELL build of it. same problem. I also can't get Media Player 9 to open IFOs created by TDA in file mode either, though it handles other IFOs just fine. use IMG Tools Classic to make an ISO image of your files and mount the image in Daemon Tools. Power DVD will play it fine from there. Also I've got the newest Nero Vision package with Nero's Showtime player in it. It opens the IFOs just fine from the Hard Drive.