stumbled on a different way to convert PDI

[buffotoad]

I have been trying to preview PDI files without using Daemon tools (it hosed my system when I installed it so I don't want to use it again).

I stumbled on the following procedure to convert a PDI file into "regular" files in a VIDEO_TS folder so that I can preview them in PowerDVD before burning. I haven't seen this procedure using "search", but forgive me if it is already documented, as I am new to this hobby.

1) create PDI
2) convert to ISO using PDI2ISO
3) use WINRAR to unpack VOBS, etc. It automatically created the VIDEO_TS & AUDIO_TS folders.
4) Preview the files - I use PowerDVD.

I've only tested this once and it worked. I will try some more. I don't know why it works, but it seems to have solved a problem for me. I hope it helps others.

[SLK001]

What is a "PDI" file?

[Bulten]

a PDI file is a file created by the program Instantcopy. It is used to split a DVD image into multiple files (of about 1 GB each). you may want to convert these files into one iso image, if you have problems with burning with instantcopy, that's why you use pdi2iso.

[dafreak]

you can do the same thing using isobuster.

[mike_rach]

Or just use DVDdecrypter 3.1.9.0, that version added support for pdi files.
I'm using instantcopy, and had probs burning with directly with it. DVDdecrypter has been burning pdi's great, no coasters.