I have previously used Compressor 4 to render a M2V file and an AC3 file from which I burned a DVD 'job'. Now, a week later, I wish to go back and burn another DVD from these files, (without rendering them again). How do I use these EXISTING files to create another DVD (using Compressor 4)?
Thanks,
Geoff
If you anticipate that you may need multiple disks, the way to do it is to select Hard Drive as your output device/ That makes a disk image, from which you can burn multiple copies.
WIth the separate files already created, you could bring them into an authoring program like Toast. But if you want to re-use them in Compressor, I think your only option is to multiplex them in something like MPEG STreamclip and bring the new file back into Compressor.
Probably easier to redo the Compressor job with the original source.
Russ
I think you should just copy the original DVD using the Disk Utility. All you need to do is make a disk image in Disk Utility of the DVD you want to copy. After making and image, select the new image in Disk Utility and press the Burn icon. Put in a blank DVD and burn a new copy.
Clearly, your answer is the best solution for Geoff…assuming he still has possession of the disk.
Russ
Thanks for the replies. I haven't used Disk Utility in this way, but seems like a good solution (though I don't have the original disk ;-).
A good Compressor (5?) feature would be to be able to save the disk image so that additional disks could be burned later, rather than just the "Burn Again?" option immediately after a burn.
OR/AND
The ability to burn a DVD direct from AC3 and MV2 files.
Thanks again,
Geoff
Goeff,
Actually this feature is in Compressor 4. After choosing the DVD presets, open Inspector, then the job action tab, and where it says Output Device, choose Hard Drives. That will make a disk image that you can save and make as many physical DVD's as you wish. As Brad indicated, one of the easiest ways to do that burn process is to use Disk Utility.
Russ
Russ, thanks. I have tried this - but it gave no option to choose the location for the image - simply "Hard Drive".
Where would it put this file, and what would it be called (what is the extension)?
Thanks
Geoff
Russ, hang on, I get it! duuuh, sorry - just in a hurry to get this on disk. Obviously it puts it in the Output folder, and gives it the name I chose ;-)
Thanks,
Geoff
Just one comment - Once I found the .img file, I didn't seem to need to use DiskUtility - I simply right-clicked "Burn [filename] to Disk". Does this method provide the same result as DiskUtility?
Geoff
As far as I know, same results either method.
Russ
Back here again where I started! I have been rendering a project for hours and finally it hung when creating the .img file to the drive. So I am left with the MV2 and AC3 files, and trying to avoid the long render again.
Is there a way, using Compressor 4, to create a .img file from these files, so to create DVDs?
Thanks
Geoff
Hello
I'm new here. Sorry if I writing in wrong place.
Is it possible to create DVD from MV2 and AC3 files using Compressor4 or not?
WWhat's MV2? I'm guessing not as it can't build a disc without encoding first.
jacmjacm wrote:
Hello
I'm new here. Sorry if I writing in wrong place.
You're not in the wrong place, but I'll point out that you're adding to a thread that is over 3 1/2 years old. It would be preferable to start a new thread.
In any case, Tom answered your question. To create a DVD, Compressor wants a muxed file as an input source – not the separate elementary streams.
Russ
How do I create a DVD from existing M2V and AC3 files?
