Converting Video TS files to a blank DVD

You could use Toast or Mac The Ripper to encode the files to MPEG2 or MPEG4.
Then you can burn to DVD.

According to them you can: http://www.squared5.com/
"Supported input formats: MPEG, VOB, PS, M2P, MOD, VRO, DAT, MOV, DV, AVI, MP4, TS, M2T, MMV, REC, VID, AVR, M2V, M1V, MPV, AIFF, M1A, MP2, MPA, AC3, ... "

MPEG Streamclip can handle Video TS files (MPEG2) but you must first purchase and install the Apple QuickTime MPEG2 Playback Component. ($20)

Try this.

The Video_TS folder should have a bunch .vob files inside. Drag them into MPEG Streamclip. Watch them to make sure it plays OK. Fix timecode breaks if it offers to.

Then export to AIC. Drag the AIC file into iDVD or Toast and burn.



If you have Toast, there may be a way of dragging the Video_TS files directly into a Toast project without going through AIC and back. But I have never tried it.

Maybe try having MPEG Streamclip save the VOB files ( as discussed above) into an MPEG2 container, and then drag that into Toast. I would try that.

How can I burn the Video TS folder to DVD?
If you have Toast, use it to burn a DVD from the VIDEO_TS folder. The specific work flow depends on the version of Toast you are using. For instance, in v10, press the center tab, select the "VIDEO_TS Folders" option, drop the VIDEO_TS folder to the main window area, and begin your burn your DVD. If you don't have toast, you can use the free DVD Imager utility to turn your VIDEO_TS folder into an image file that can be burned using the built-in OS X features. The end result of either work flow is a DVD playable on a standalone DVD player without having to re-compress anything. (This does assume the the VIDEO_TS folder contains all of the original files and not just the VOBs.)

It's already been several minutes, but just wondering if this process takes a long time... It just says "working..." on the DVD Image Status screen.
That depends on the size of your VIDEO_TS folder. It should only take a bit longer than it would normally take to simply copy/re-write the folder and files to the "image" container and create a dummy AUDIO_TS folder. I created a single-layer "TST_DVD.img" in the time it took to write this response. (I think is was 4.34 GBs in size.)

What should I do?
I would force the application to quit and then delete the unfinished file. Did you simply drop your folder to the DVD Imager Finder icon or open the application? (Should work either way.) How much disk space do you have? It may require 2-3 times the source folder size for best speed.

ADDED:
Just noticed that I was using v1.5.9 and the latest version is 1.6 so I will try the newer version and see it has a problem.

FOLLOW-UP:
Just tested v1.6 with the same 4.34 GB VIDEO_TS folder. Took 4 minutes and 3 seconds on my older and slower 2.0 GHZ PPC.

What should I do now?
Which version of DVD Imager did you install. I have been using v1.5.9 with both OS 10.4 and 10.5 without a problem but it appears that v1.6 is a Leopard specific update so I suppose the may have been a problem with Intel platforms using v1.5.9. The download I received contained both versions, so you may wish to check which one you installed. Would also check your source folder to ensure all correct files are present. As I previously noted, you need IFO, BUF, and VOB files for imager to create the cloned IMG file for burning. Last item would be the work flow -- you did drop the entire "VIDEO_TS" folder to the icon and nothing but this folder?