Before i burn my BD MKV on either DVD9 or BD25 Please help me!!

[botdvd]

Thank You for Reading this post.

I know i can store my MKV`s on external HDD, but i would like to burn them and maybe print a cover for them.

So NERO or IMGBURN?

If i burn a MKV on a DVD9 there will be a layer break, but that is only because of the disc. If i copy the file back to my HDD there will not be a layer break correct? Same goes for BD50 i would belive, please correct me if i`m wrong.

Last time i burned a file bigger then 4GB NERO said i couldn`t burn that, but i know you can burn under another option. What would be the correct option for DVD9?

And BD25, do you burn that the same way of another way then DVD9? Please help me fill in the correct options before i burn all my Movies.

Thank You again.

[hech54]

First thing you need to do is tell us if you are talking about burning MKV files as DATA to a DVD....or if you are planning to convert the MKV to DVD Video.

[botdvd]

I will burn them as data, keep them as is. Original.

Thanks.

[Kerry56]

I use ImgBurn for all my burns since I don't do multi-session burns at all, and that is one of the few things that program can't do.

If you burn to a blu ray disc, you will need to play it back on either a computer blu ray drive, or a stand-alone blu ray player that supports mkv files. A regular dvd player or drive won't be able to read a blu ray recordable disc.

I tend to use UDF 2.5 file system when burning mkv files as data on a BD-R disc. But I don't use Windows XP, which lacks support for UDF 2.5. I doubt that the file system matters much if playing from a newer computer operating system. A blu ray stand-alone player might expect UDF 2.5 when playing a blu ray disc, but the players differ so much in capabilities, that can't be said to be a given.

[botdvd]

So UDF 2.5 for BD discs, but what for DVD9?

I`m not gonna play them on a dvd player, if the file i small enough for a dvd9 then it will save me Money and bd discs.

multi-session, not to sound stupid but what is that exactly?

Thanks.

[wulf109]

There's a simple UDF2.5 add-on to use UDF2.5 on Windows XP. I burn all DVD5/9 as UDF2.5 for playback on Blueray SA. One minor benefit of UDF2.5 is support for long file names. The file names become a "menu" if you burn multiple MKV's to a disk. Also note that UDF2.5 is only required if you burn files larger than 4GB's since the ISO limit is 4Gb's.


https://www.videohelp.com/tools/UDF-Reader

[Kerry56]

The default setting for burns in ImgBurn is ISO9660 + UDF 1.02, which is what should be used for dvd-video, and is fine for most data burns.

Multi-session means to burn something to a disc, then go back and add more with a second or third burn. I don't recommend this for dvd media, and especially not for DL dvds or blu ray. Nero INCD can do this type of thing, but it causes so many problems, both on the burned disc and in the system, that virtually no one recommends it.

If you are burning to DL dvds, make certain to use Verbatim brand, or the Falcon FTI discs that are made using the same 2P process as the Verbatim discs. For example: Verbatim

FTI Falcon

[botdvd]

All my bluray mkv files are larger then 4GB, UDF 2.5 is then the correct setting? No matter if it`s DVD9 or BD25 used?

Or is it only UDF 2.5 on BD25 and standard settings for DVD9? Leave it as is for DVD9 burns and change to UDF 2.5 for BD25 burns.

[Kerry56]

UDF 2.5 should be fine for both blu ray and DL dvd data burns, but then the ISO9660 + UDF 1.02 might be good too. What was that quote..."don't go to the Elves for advice for they will say both yes and no."

We've just been pointing out some areas where the file system might be a problem. UDF 2.5 doesn't work with some earlier operating systems. If you don't ever plan on using the disc in Windows XP, or are willing to put in the driver that wulf109 linked, then that shouldn't be an issue.
UDF 2.5 might (or might not) be expected for anything on a burned blu ray disc when played on a stand alone blu ray player, so if that is your intended playback hardware, using UDF 2.5 might be more prudent.

The hard and fast guidelines for me are more to do with dvd-video and blu ray video formats, rather than data burns. DVD-Video should be ISO9660 +ISO 1.02 whether it is a single or double layer dvd. Blu ray video should be UDF 2.5.

[wulf109]

UDF2.50 is the only option for files over 4GB's on XP. You would need it for all burns,DVD5,DVD9,or BD25. Just manually set UDF then 2.50 in Imgburn. Imgburn is a smart program but needs to be set manually in this case. For XP you need to add the file referenced above. Imgburn sets automatically for BD burns and if you check you will see that it sets it for UDF2.50 because BD burns are data burns.

[botdvd]

So UDF 2.5 for all burns, DVD5 DVD9 BD25 since all files are bigger then 4GB.

Thanks.

The layerbreak will only be on the disc, if i copy the file back to my hdd the layerbreak will be gone?

[botdvd]

Burn speed for DVD9 and BD25?

Half speed of max that would be secure.

[fritzi93]

Without going into detail, the layer break is of concern only for DVD Video. In that case care must be taken in choosing the break so there is no noticeable "glitch" in playback when changing layers. For data, AVCHD or Blu-Ray video, don't worry about it.

Reliability of double layer DVD media is important, however. Use only the DVD9s Kerry recommended or you'll get a lot of duds. If you have a Blu-Ray burner, why wouldn't you burn (single-layer) BD25s by preference? It will be more cost efficient and convenient; possibly more reliable too.

And just to reiterate, use ImgBurn and UDF 2.5. As to burn speed of BD25s, I now use 4x. The few duds I've had out of several hundred were when burning at 8x. All RiData, and rated for 8x, so stay away from those. Verbatims are most often recommended, though test their LTH discs before buying in quantity. Some burners don't do LTH media well. Their regular BD25s are fine.

[tkolt]

LOL, I use CD Bruner XP and have had ZERO problems burning mkvs, any size, to bluray discs or any other media.
its shouldn't be this difficult to instruct someone how to do this even if he/she is a newbie.