DVD DECRYPTER PROBLEM....WHAT'S A .LAY FILE?

[joe public]

Just been given an authored DVD movie which I wanted to make my own backup of. Normally I use DVD Decrypter to read as an ISO and then burn with Nero. This time Decrypter wouldn't get past 99%, it kept getting stuck on a weird file with a .lay extension? What the hell is this, I've not seen it before, does it need to be there?

I can read the disc in file mode using Decrypter and burn using Nero DVD-Video option but it's a pain in the arse, any ideas anybody?

Thanks

Joe

[kyemeng]

The disk was probably authored with Maestro. If you are making a backup leave the Lay file behind. It is redundant. If the disk is not encryted, you can just copy it over to your hard disk before you back it up or reauthor it. Nero has a thing against this Lay file and might not be able to burn correctly in video mode.

[joe public]

Thanks for the info, will give that a try