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tumbleweed7 wrote on 4/15/2010, 1:58 PM

Roxio Easy Media Creator... DVD Edition?
PerroneFord wrote on 4/15/2010, 2:03 PM
Yes, this doesn't need to come into an editing program. You just need a disk copier. You can probably find some for free in the internet. I use one at the house but I can't recall the name of it now. I downloaded it from TUCOWS.
rs170a wrote on 4/15/2010, 2:04 PM
Drag the AUDIO_TS & VIDEO_TS folders from the source DVD onto your desktop.
Drag those folders into your burning software.
RecordNow (what I use) calls it a data disc.
That's it for me.

Mike
John_Cline wrote on 4/15/2010, 2:13 PM
As do a great many people here on the forum, I use a freeware program named "ImgBurn" for all my CD and DVD burning tasks. It will easily copy your DVD.

http://www.imgburn.com/
Randy Brown wrote on 4/15/2010, 2:27 PM
"Drag the AUDIO_TS & VIDEO_TS folders from the source DVD onto your desktop."

That was the first thing I tried and tried to burn in DVDA but there is no audio_ts folder in it...but the DVD plays fine.
Thanks guys I didn't realize there are free programs made for this purpose...I'll check them out!
Thanks again,
Randy
Chienworks wrote on 4/15/2010, 2:32 PM
The AUDIO_TS folder is used for DVD-Audio, not for video DVDs. In video DVDs this folder is usually present but empty. It's beginning to be more common to have it missing all together.

If it's not there, don't worry about it. If it is there, copy it or not, it doesn't matter. As long as you've copied the VIDEO_TS folder you're done.
Randy Brown wrote on 4/15/2010, 3:01 PM
When I tried to burn from the video_ts, DVDA said it needed video_ts and audio_TS. So I put that video_ts folder into another empty folder and DVDA didn't complain and burned it.
Unfortunately only the root menu of the DVD plays after burning....even though the newly burned DVD shows to be the same size.
I tried the trial version of AVS DVD copy and it works perfectly.
Chienworks wrote on 4/15/2010, 6:15 PM
The video content must be in the VIDEO_TS folder in the root of the disc. If ou place it into another folder it ain't gonna work.

You could always create an empty AUDIO_TS folder next to the VIDEO_TS folder if your burning software requires it.
Editguy43 wrote on 4/15/2010, 6:29 PM
I second and third John's recomendation of ImgBurn it is free and fast and easy to use.. can't beat that. Try it you'll like it.
Former user wrote on 4/15/2010, 7:05 PM
Sometimes you might get successful copying the ts folders, but you are taking a chance it won't work. A DVD burning software will know how to sort the files so they are correct the DVD video disk structure. Use a copying program like imgburn, nero, etc that makes a DVD video disk.

Dave T2
Harold Brown wrote on 4/15/2010, 7:22 PM
I use ImgBurn that John suggested. Works great. I also have the original version called DVD Decrypter. I didn't load Roxio on my new system because I don't like the way it tries to take it over.
gpsmikey wrote on 4/15/2010, 9:35 PM
Imgburn not only will copy, it will also allow you to create an ISO image of the DVD you can keep on your hard drive so you can create more later if needed (I have had that happen a number of times !! ). I use DVDA to create an ISO then Imgburn to actually burn the disk (keeping an ISO image on my hard drive). Very nice utility, FREE (although donations are welcome - I have tossed a few $$ into Lightnings kettle for support). Definitely one of the better burning utilities around.

mikey
PeterDuke wrote on 4/16/2010, 1:48 AM
There are video DVDs and data DVDs. If you copy a video DVD as a data DVD it will play on your computer but not all hardware DVD players. It is best to use software intended for copying or making video DVDs if you want best compatibility. Nero allows you to specify which type of DVD to copy but other software doesn't, so either it is smart enough to know what is wanted or it always makes a video DVD.
craftech wrote on 4/16/2010, 4:32 AM
There are video DVDs and data DVDs. If you copy a video DVD as a data DVD it will play on your computer but not all hardware DVD players. It is best to use software intended for copying or making video DVDs if you want best compatibility. Nero allows you to specify which type of DVD to copy but other software doesn't, so either it is smart enough to know what is wanted or it always makes a video DVD.

You need to set some options for a Data DVD, then it will play in any player. Most data dvd programs will then work. Those options are:

1. Track at Once (TAO) with the "closed" setting.

2. File system length set to "up to 128" with "any character" and "8+3 tree - bridge".

John
PeterDuke wrote on 4/17/2010, 5:46 AM
ImgBurn is often cited and is free. I haven't used it but I notice that it distinguishes between "image file" and "files/folders". I presume these are video and data respectively. So why not use ImgBurn? Seems a no-brainer.