How can I determine where the layer change occurs on DVDs?

[BSpielbauer]

I have searched, here and also at other forums. Extensively.

The question: is there some software or tool which will tell me precisely where the layer change occurs in my DVDs?

I have begun to experiment with dual layer burning, and I believe I am having success (so far, four burns with 100% success, as near as I can tell). However, I know that many of the problems people report occur right at the layer break, and sometimes this is inconsistent from player to player. My dual layer burns are leaving the current layer change exactly where it was on the original DVD. I would like to be able to "test" my burns at this crucial time (the place where the layer change actually occurs), without simply playing the entire DVD from start to finish, hoping that I am watching and paying attention at the precise moment it occurs.

DVDDecrypter (which I am using) appears to give some data infomation which may refer to this. However, trying to transfer a report which consists of "bytes" and "kilobytes" and "megabytes"into real time (hours and minutes) is pretty meaningless, obviously.

I have checked all of the software I am running, with no luck -- Nero's entire package, DVD Shrink, DVDDecrypter, DVDFab, PowerDVD (the player) and Windows Media Player 9 (the player).

Does anyone know of a way to determine this?

Thanks in advance,

-Bruce in Chi-Town

[jimmalenko]

I just use IFOEdit to open each IFO in turn until I find this: