Burning Video_TS to playable DVD

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Burning Video_TS to playable DVD

*Note: I own the DVD's I'm attempting to copy*

How do I burn a Video_TS folder (ripped DVD by MacTheRipper) to a playable DVD on say a portable DVD player or any set-top DVD player?

Trying to backup a lot of the kids movies so they don't ruin the original copies when they're changing DVDs, and simply throwing them on the floor, on long car trips.

I tried using Disk Utility, but that doesn't work, it just makes it a data CD.

I know Toast/Popcorn are options, but I'm looking for a free option.

I'm using DL blank DVDs because the original DVDs were DL, so no need to compress or anything.

2.4 GHz Aluminium Macbook, iBook G4, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Mar 21, 2010 11:47 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 8, 2010 6:14 PM in response to cph2133

I have had the same problems. In previous OS X versions (pre 10.6), you could just drag the VIDEO_TS folder to the blank disc in finder and burn it. I also tried putting it in a folder, creating a disk image from the folder in disk utility, and burning that; it still will not autoplay. I think there is something different about 10.6. In any case, it is no longer simple to create an autoplay DVD that will work in a DVD player. Wondershare works...but it shouldn't be this hard.

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cph2133 Author

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Apr 5, 2010 1:54 PM in response to cph2133

I bit the bullet and paid $29.99 for Wondershare DVD Creator STD [http://www.imediacreator.com/mac-dvd-creator-standard.html]

Works pretty well.

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jaykog

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Mar 21, 2010 12:03 PM in response to cph2133

Here's an old 'how to' (pre-snow leopard) but the process should be the same: http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/making_dvdcopies.html

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dbsneddon

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Mar 21, 2010 9:41 PM in response to cph2133

Just drag the video_ts folder to the DVD and burn it via Finder.
No special software needed.
I have done it lots of times.

Dave

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Lyssa

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Mar 31, 2010 3:10 PM in response to cph2133

Unfortunately, we really can't do much to help you with this.

Converting purchased DVDs to a digital format involves breaking the encryption on the disc. Discussion of such things really isn't allowed here.

You'll be better off taking your search elsewhere.

~Lyssa

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dbsneddon

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Mar 31, 2010 5:30 PM in response to cph2133

cph2133 wrote:
This just gave me a data DVD with the video_ts folder on it.

And that is exactly what a "DVD" is.

I could watch it on my computer, but not a set top DVD player.

I have done this many times with no problems so it must be
something with your DVD player.

Dave

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cph2133 Author

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Mar 31, 2010 5:39 PM in response to Lyssa

I don't think I'm breaking any rules by posting this. I'm just trying to backup DVDs I own so that when the kid eventually throws, scratches, messes up the DVD, it's just a copy and not the original (which, as I stated I own).

I didn't think that was illegal, and I apologize if it is and I'm breaking the TOS by posting my question here.

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cph2133 Author

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Mar 31, 2010 5:41 PM in response to dbsneddon

dbsneddon wrote:

cph2133 wrote:
This just gave me a data DVD with the video_ts folder on it.

And that is exactly what a "DVD" is.

I could watch it on my computer, but not a set top DVD player.

I have done this many times with no problems so it must be
something with your DVD player.

Dave

It also doesn't "autoplay" in DVD player when I put it into my computer, I have to open the media manually using DVD Player.

I'm saying its like when you burn a CD, you can burn it as a data CD (and hold 700MB of music, but not play it in a normal CD player) or an audio CD (and 120 minutes of music, and play it in a normal CD). There is a difference between a data DVD and a DVD that is formatted like a DVD that will play in a set top DVD player.

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cph2133 Author

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Mar 31, 2010 2:56 PM in response to jaykog

This works with un-encrypted DVDs (your own DVD creation) but not with commercial DVDs.

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cph2133 Author

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Mar 31, 2010 2:57 PM in response to dbsneddon

This just gave me a data DVD with the video_ts folder on it. I could watch it on my computer, but not a set top DVD player.

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