Blu-Ray ISO to DVD - Can this be done?

[rasinton]

I have a Blu-Ray .iso file already stored on my HDD and would like to create a DVD disk from it, complete with menus and extras, etc.

Before I spend too long trying to work out how to do this can someone tell me if it is at all possible, please, or am I just wasting my time trying?

Thanks!

[fritzi93]

Movie-only, yes. BDRB can do it, for one.

Full Disc, no, although you could re-encode each titleset and reauthor.

[Kerry56]

It is possible to create a dvd from a blu ray source. Most of us who do so only convert the main movie however. If you want to make a movie with all the extras, this will take a lot of work. And you'll have to make your own menu. Subtitle conversion is its own special hell.

I've been having a lot of trouble converting DTS HD MA audio to dvd compliant AC3 without audio/video sync issues. I've had a much easier time converting other types of audio from the original Blu ray.

Some of the tools you might need include a virtual drive like Slysoft's VirtualClone Drive, BDSup2Sub, AVStoDVD (or just use HCenc by itself), ClownBD, and a dvd authoring program (I normally use DVD Lab Pro).

So, this is possible, though not simple. And as far as I am aware, you won't be able to keep the original menus. Much easier to just buy the dvd.

[yoda313]

I've been having a lot of trouble converting DTS HD MA audio to dvd compliant AC3 without audio/video sync issues. I've had a much easier time converting other types of audio from the original Blu ray.

This shouldn't be too much off topic since the original poster may run into similar issues.

Have you used eac3to to extract the dts sd audio core? You should be able to do a straight dump of the dts core into the completed dvd. Of course to use it on a tv without having an amp on all the time you'll still need an ac3 track. You can then use the stripped dts core and convert to ac3 with any number of programs - eac3to should be able to do it directly as well.

Hope this helps.

Edit - and the other posters are correct menus are almost impossible to preserve - correction I should probably say they ARE impossible to preserve. Also a lot of blurays don't even have menus - the movie just starts and you access everything through the pop up menus.

If you want a professional looking menu on a dvd you should get the dvd version of the movie in question - much simpler solution. Though of course you can create your own menus but they won't be exactly like the bluray.

[Kerry56]

^ I've used ClownBD to convert the DTS HD audio to AC3 with no better results. I believe it uses eac3to for this. I've not tried working with the DTS core.

[yoda313]

I've not tried working with the DTS core.

Worth a shot.

[jman98]

rasinton - I suggest you define exactly what you mean when you say "create a DVD disk from it". You could mean
1) Convert everything - menu, film, extras - to DVD format.
or
2) Burn it to a DVD disc to have smaller size but keep everything in BluRay format.

Everyone is just assuming you mean #1 here.

[rasinton]

rasinton - I suggest you define exactly what you mean when you say "create a DVD disk from it". You could mean
1) Convert everything - menu, film, extras - to DVD format.
or
2) Burn it to a DVD disc to have smaller size but keep everything in BluRay format.

Everyone is just assuming you mean #1 here.

Yes, option 1) is what I would like to do. From the answers it looks highly unlikely!

So, as an alternative I would settle for taking the BluRay .iso file, extracting the main movie and putting that on a DVD disc. What is best way to do this without running into audio sync problems?

[fritzi93]

BDRB, Mode ->Alternate Movie-Only output. Select DVD 720x480/576, AC3 448kps.

Good luck.

[rasinton]

BDRB, Mode ->Alternate Movie-Only output. Select DVD 720x480/576, AC3 448kps.

Good luck.

Thanks to everyone who has replied!

[Kerry56]

Since you live in England, you'll probably want to put a check mark in the box for Assume PAL for dvd output in Settings-->Setup within BD Rebuilder.