Can't burn DVD from TS folders

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Can't burn DVD from TS folders

I had someone send me a DVD build folder that i was going to burn discs from. I put the disc in put the Video and Audio TS folders only in the Finder, hit burn. everything looks like it's fine, but the discs won't play in my computer or DVD player.

the person who sent me the files, was able to burn a disc form those same files in the same manner successfully. the only thing i can think of is i noticed that there is a DVDSP layout file int he Video TS folder. I don't have DVD Studio Pro on my computer, could that be an issue? it'd be nice to get this workflow working, so we don't have to exchange physical media

MacBook Pr0 2.33 intel, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Jul 5, 2010 8:53 AM

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Answer 1

sig

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Jul 5, 2010 9:03 AM in response to rocklebee

You would need a program like Toast.

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rocklebee Author

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Jul 5, 2010 9:11 AM in response to sig

why would i need a program like toast, if the person on the other end can burn it? We have the same computer. the other person can also burn it with out the DVDSP file in the video TS folder. Do they have some other component on their system that came with DVDSP or would come with Toast? I have burnt discs like this before, thought i'm not sure if those TS folders came from DVDSP.

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Jul 5, 2010 1:30 PM in response to rocklebee

Standard video DVDs use the UDF (Universal Disk Format) file system. UDF DVDs will play in standard DVD players, and OSX will start the DVD Player application when a DVD in UDF format is inserted (unless settings have been changed in the "CDs & DVDs" system preference).

Finder and Disk Utility cannot create UDF DVDs, although Disk Utility can copy an existing UDF DVD or disk image file. iDVD (part of iLife) can create UDF DVDs, but only when encoding video files, not from VIDEO_TS folders.

If you use Finder to create a DVD from a VIDEO_TS folder, the DVD will appear OK in finder, but will not play in most DVD players, and OSX will not start the DVD Player application. It should play if you drag the VIDEO_TS folder to the DVD Player dock icon.

You can create UDF DVDs with Burn (free).
<http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pages/English/home.html>
Select the "Video" tab and set the format to "DVD-Video". Drag the VIDEO_TS folder to Burn's widow and use the "Burn" button, or "Save Image" from the "File" menu.
Be sure to use good quality DVDs, such as Verbatim DVD-R or DVD+R DL.

You could have the DVDs sent to you as a UDF disk image files, instead of a VIDEO_TS folders. Those can be burned to DVDs via Disk Utility, and the DVDs will play on standard DVD players. The VIDEO_TS folder will be inside the disk image file, so is still available if needed.

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rocklebee Author

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Jul 5, 2010 7:37 PM in response to Malcolm Rayfield

Thanks for your reply. That is a lot of great information. Seems to explain why i can't burn on my end. I see you are certainly a power user and i'm not disagreeing in anyway, however, I am 100% sure there is a situation that you can burn a working DVD from a TS in Finder. that's why i thought this method was possible. When i was able to do it, it was done on a machine that the DVD was made on with DVD Studio pro. SO the DVD was authored, built and burned from Finder with TS folders. Which makes me wonder if there is a component that DVDSP adds to a mac to give it this functionality under specific conditions. Seems interesting. I'll have to look into it further.

I think i'll ask for the UDF disk image files.

thanks for the help.

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Answer 5

Jul 6, 2010 5:54 PM in response to rocklebee

I have never seen Mac OS X being capable of burning a VIDEO_TS folder to DVD without third party help. A saved DVD image, yes but individual folder, no.

In addition to "Burn", there is another free utility that allegedly will take a VIDEO_TS folder that is dragged onto it and create a playable DVD though I've not tested this myself.

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dbsneddon

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Jul 6, 2010 7:23 PM in response to Patrick Ellis1

Copying the VIDEO_TS folder and burning within Finder works for me...
I have done it on numerous occasions and while DVDplayer will not start
automatically on these DVDs, it will open the VIDEO_TS folder and use that
when told to.
And, the DVDs do play in my "normal" DVD player.

Dave

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Answer 7

Jul 6, 2010 10:38 PM in response to dbsneddon

And, the DVDs do play in my "normal" DVD player.

Some DVD players, such as those that play .avi and divx files in addition to DVDs, will play a DVD made via Finder, since they can handle other file systems besides UDF.

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