Creating/Burning DVD Disk Images

I'm trying to backup a (commercial) language instruction DVD that my 2-year-old daughter uses (and scratches) often.

I ripped it to my hard drive with MacTheRipper and DVD Player is able to play the resulting VIDEO_TS folder. So, far, so good.

Now, I need to burn a DVD of the ripped files.

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

Thanks.

iMac G5 20" flat screen (w/o camera), Mac OS X (10.5.4), 2 GB RAM

Posted on Sep 5, 2008 3:27 PM

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Sep 5, 2008 6:24 PM in response to macjack

What settings do I need for the new image my guesses in parentheses:

Volume Size: (4.7GB?)
Volume Format: ???
Encryption: (none?)
Partitions: ("Single - CD/DVD", not "CD/DVD with ISO Data"?)
Image Format: (read/write disk image?)

As you see, the only one that really has me stumped is the Volume Format. None of the choices looks good to me.

Thanks.

- nello

Sep 6, 2008 1:28 PM in response to Nello Lucchesi

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

Oct 7, 2008 9:04 PM in response to Nello Lucchesi

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.

Oct 7, 2008 10:07 PM in response to Jill Arenson

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.

Oct 8, 2008 6:52 AM in response to Jill Arenson

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.

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