Creating/Burning DVD Disk Images

Utilities/Disk Utility
File >> New >> Disk image from folder

EDIT: Burn it to a disk the same way you always do with Mac's own software or Toast.



-mj

Message was edited by: macjack

When using MacTheRipper I have had best results by just doing a Finder burn.

Insert blank DVD. It mounts on the Desktop. Drag the contents of the MacTheRipper-created-folder to the mounted DVD image. Press the Burn button.

What software do you recommend for creating the DVD disc image and burning it to a DVD?

DVD Imager
<http://lonestar.utsa.edu/llee/applescript/dvdimager.html>
It will create a disk image file (UDF) from a VIDEO_TS folder. Use Disk Utility to burn the disk image file to a blank DVD.

Disk Utility only creates .dmg. It is UDF, nothing has changed in 10.5, that I know of.



-mj

There is a program called ffmpegx.
http://www.ffmpegx.com/
download it and and install it.
Open ffmpegx and go to the tab all the way on the right, on the right column click browse and navigate to the folder that has your video_ts folder and choose that folder. Then there is a little button down at the bottom that says something like DVDimg, punch it and sit back, in a few min you will have a image that diskutility can burn.

Kj

Yes, there are some new choices in the window. Partition and Volume Format. You would not want to be partitioned and the Volume Format would be Mac OS X. But Király 's suggestion seems the simplest.



-mj

the best route for you to go is to use mac the ripper to rip the dvd than use toast to burn it. mac the ripper will remove the "fluff" that will not burn in Toast. basically it makes the file burnable. you do not need to create a disc image, toast can burn a video_ts folder just fine

I am attempting to do the same thing; i.e., I have a TS folder on my desktop and I'm trying to make a DVD that will play in a DVD player.

I've tested the TS folder by launching it in DVD Player and it plays beautifully with sound. Now I would like to burn this to a DVD.

I've attempted to use DVD Imager, but all I get is an error message that the TS folder is not found after dragging it to the icon. I've moved the folder around to different places (home drive, user etc), but still DVD Imager doesn't seem to find it, even though the path is recognized in the software.

I also followed the steps in the ken stone article and successfully created a .cdr file by following these steps:

a. Created a folder named VISIONS (the name of the home made movie)
b. Placed the TS_Video folder inside of the VISIONS folder
c. Used Disk Utility to create a .cdr
selected File>New>Disc Image from Folder
selected VISIONS folder (with TS_Video folder inside)
selected CD/DVD Master
selected Encryption None
d. VISIONS.cdr created on desktop
e. Used Disk Utility to create DVD
highlighted VISIONS.cdr in left in Disk Utility
Burned to DVD

The DVD created was not recognized by my DVD player, nor would it play on my MAC - the computer wouldn't even recognize it.

Do I need to also place an empty AUDIO_TS folder inside the VISIONS folder along with the VIDEO_TS folder?

Any advice out there would be greatly appreciated.

Use this terminal.app command and change the paths to suit:

hdiutil makehybrid -udf -udf-volume-name DVD_NAME \ -o MY_DVD.iso /path/to/VIDEO_TS/parent/folder

Make sure that /path/to/VIDEO_TS/parent/folder is the path to the folder containing the VIDEO_TS folder, not the VIDEO_TS folder itself. Once the .iso file has been created, drag this to Disk Utility and hit the Burn button.

I did try this already. It successfully created an .iso file. I burned this to DVD using Disk Utility. The result was the same. The DVD player would not recognize the disc. Neither would my Mac.

I tried the terminal script once more for luck, but again the DVD would not play on a DVD player nor on my computer. That's four discs wasted (or should I call them coasters now?).
I have DVD Studio Pro 2 and thought I would be able to use it, but it does nothing but crash in Leopard. My guess is it is no longer supported.
I downloaded ffmegpX, but the install requires downloading some type of binary files. I don't undersand the instructions and this is just a tad beyond my comfort level.
Sad that this doesn't appear to be simple on my MAC without having to purchase Toast. I don't feel like spending $79 dollars for something I just have to do once in a great while.
I know my PC can do this with NERO, so I guess I'm forced (once again since Leopard came out) to go to my PC to do something I need to do.