870801 - watching DVDs by vlc

[hamidi2]

hi
i create an iso image from a DVD by nero, introduce it to DAEMON Tools to create a virtual drive, and open the virtual disk by VLC. it thinks that it's an Audio CD while doesn't play anything and it remains at 0:00:00 position. when i open the VIDEO_TS folder as the disk, VLC plays it properly. i examined different DVDs and the problem persists. what's the problem?
thx

[stiltman]

VLC will open ISO images of DVDs just like the DVD itself with the menu

[hamidi2]

oh yeah, ur right. i didn't know that.
but what i need to solve depends on this to be solved. this is a simplified problem. the original one is as follow:
my friend brought me a DVD. he told me that ur more familiar with DVDs and their problems than me. when i put this DVD in a player, it doesn't play. i took it home and tried to examine it with my computer. it played with no problem. i copied it to hard disk. there was no need to play it to be able to copy it to hard disk. it was still playable. so i thought the problem might be because of some scratch on the DVD. some less in speed while copying confirmed my thought. as my experience b4, i chose DVD data from the nero menu and copied the files as it was in my hdd to a new blank media. then i tried to play the resulting dvd. vlc, when tried to play it, thought that it was an audio cd as u see in the image i sent b4. i wondered why might be the problem. then i reduced the problem to what i mentioned in my previous post and thought that if it could be solved the major problem would be solved to.
i wonder what does Audio CD do there?!!!!!
i need probably u give me some hint on how can i clone a dvd properly not to lose anything from the original one like menu's etc.
DVD copy of nero may not be a good solution, because the original DVD is not so good to be relied on. all files r not readable by only one dvd reader. i've to use multiple recorders as i did to copy all files properly to hdd. let me know how can i copy what i have in my hdd to the media so that no player has any problem in playing the result.
sorry for so long text. i needed to describe the problem completely as it is.
regards

[stiltman]

Video DVDs are not the same as Data DVDs
If you have to use Nero, select Video DVD template and copy VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders

I would use Imgburn though

[hamidi2]

omg, really thanx man!
u really solved my problem.

now vlc plays it, even if i give it the root dir of the burnt image as the disk.
i hope that if i burn the image on a dvd media, it will be playable on my friend's dvd player.
otherwise, i will come here again, and acquire more assistances

p.s. i will certainly burn all of my dvd's by using imgburn from now on.