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  1. I use Xmedia Recode(for fixing compatibility via A/V recode) and multiAVCHD for Blu-Ray Authoring as back ups. Also, ImgBurn for burning Blu-Ray video discs. Many a times there is considerable free space that gets wasted. Around 2gb and sometimes even 4gb.
    I would like to fill these spaces with my iTunes/ Netflix HD downloads.
    But, I do not wish to do any kind of Audio or Video re-encoding with these files to add them to the compilation.
    Rather, I would like to burn these files separately with my compilation as Digital Copies. I have heard of movie titles being released as Blu-Ray combo with Digital Copy.
    Is this even possible on a single disc without affecting Blu-Ray video playback? Or is it a long shot?

    Please let me know my options. Thanks in advance.
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    Yes. You can put data files on a blu-ray video disc. Just put them outside the BDMV folder.
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  3. Originally Posted by Baldrick View Post
    Yes. You can put data files on a blu-ray video disc. Just put them outside the BDMV folder.
    Thanks. I was aware of this.
    What I wanted to know whether standalone Blu-ray players will be able to show/play these non Blu-ray video files.
    My Sony Blu-ray player can play media files like mkv, mp4, avi, ts, m2ts etc. from usb drives and data discs like BD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW etc.
    Is it possible to make a part Blu-ray video and part data disc?

    Is there a specific burning software and/or method?
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    I haven't seen any special method for that. So it's probably up to each bluray player if you can browse for data files on a bluray video disc.
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  5. This is great. I only added the non Blu-Ray video file in an extra folder and the BD player menu showed the burned disc as 2 discs. One as a BD-R BDMV and the other a Data BD.
    I was able to play both without any issue. Wow!
    I hope this feature remains in future BD players.
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    As Baldrick said, this is totally dependent upon the capabilities of the firmware in the player.
    Also, most players that I've checked DO NOT support multi-session and/or multi-mode (if you were thinking of trying one of those burning options), and many players that I've checked follow a much more simplistic method of determining the playable format on the media. Some check media type first, some check application folder/file structure existence first. Many of those will pick the FIRST playable format, NOT list all available formats.

    I'd say you just lucked out this time.

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