Burning Video_TS from GUI_FOR_DVDAUTHOR

[RKDYork]

I have used GUI for DVDAuthor to create a video_ts folder with everything working correctly on PowerDVD. The DVD includes a 30 second introduction before the menu comes up. I have been using CDBurnerXP but the DVDs it creates can't be read on most standalones. I don't have Nero, so can someone advise of some freeware that will let me burn the DVD.

I have tried using IFOEdit to create an .img file from video_ts.ifo, and DVD Decryptor to burn, but that misses the intro bit and goes straight to the menu. Any other suggestions?

Sorry if this is the wrong forum, but I am authoring the DVDs rather than ripping them.

Thanks

[borax]

If the problem is really 'burn', you can use imgtools (classic!) to create an iso file from GfDs VIDEO_TS folder and DVD Decrypter / ImgBurn to burn. But it may be something else...
What is your (permanent) setting for 'Number of frames for still menus'?
As it seems, some standalones have problems if either:
1 frame only (rare!)
2...XX frames WITH audio (often)

Therefore try 1 frame if you have menus with audio or ~10 frames without audio. Another possibility for (still) menus with audio is using 'full length encoding' in the menu background settings, or using animated menus (with or without sound).

[RKDYork]

Borax.

The incompatability manifests itself in the standalone not recognising that it has a DVD in it. There is a warning on CDBurnerXP site about it not writing the UDF/ISO file system, so I suspect that is the problem.

When I look at the files on the DVD I created with DVD Decrypter they are identical to the ones in the GFD Video_ts folder, so I can't understand why it does not behave in the same way. I will email you the .ifo from the burned DVD.

You have been very helpful in the past. Thanks for that.

[borax]

The incompatability manifests itself in the standalone not recognising that it has a DVD in it.

Ok. Then it is really something in connection with burning and/or filesystem.
You can either use imgtools + imgburn or DVDDecrypter to burn the GfD VIDEO_TS folder or try nero. The nero trial version can still be used after the trial period, but you are restricted to 2x writing speed.

[mats.hogberg]

You can either use imgtools + imgburn or DVDDecrypter to burn the GfD VIDEO_TS folder

That's the way to do it!

/Mats

[RKDYork]

Borax, Mats,

Thanks for the advice. Using ImgTools and Imgburn I have created a DVD that will play on my neighbour's standalone!

A word of warning about ImgTools - when you select the OUTDIR folder as the source, in includes everything under that directory resulting in a iso file that was too big to burn. Cutting and pasting VIDEO_TS to another folder solved this.

Thanks again.

Keith

[mats.hogberg]

Yes, that's so. The bright side of that, is that you can add data files to a Video DVD too, like the source images in jpg (or other) format for a DVD Slide show, or...

/Mats