Video and Data on one Disc with DVDA?

RalphM wrote on 1/31/2014, 9:34 AM

I have video of a presentation and I want to be able to include a folder of the lecturer's handouts so that viewers can view or print the handouts via their PCs or Macs.

Can DVDA create a disc with both video and data files? If not, any suggestions for software that can?

Thanks,
RalphM

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videoITguy wrote on 1/31/2014, 9:42 AM

Yes

Subject: RE: Multi format media
Reply by: videoITguy
Date: 1/30/2014 11:27:39 AM

A mixed mode DVD or Bu-ray disc consists of using the structure of the disc as a read only ROM disc that will have both computer executable files and DVD (or Blu-ray) video for a set-top player.

These parts of the disc reside in different data structures. You cannot intertwine them. So the set-top player side can have any kind of menu system you can build in DVDAPro. The computer side has several alternatives 1) just use an autoplay structure file to point to an executable ( Photodex can create this for you) - the file structures must lie at the root directory of the disc. If you use Photodex Proshow it can also build a menu structure of a simple sort inside of the executable. OR 2) If you want the computer user to be greeted with an executable menu structure - then use an autoplay menu builder like the one from Linasoft. This is what we call building a multi-media front-end to your disc.

Subject: RE: Multi format media
Reply by: johnmeyer
Date: 1/30/2014 12:06:38 PM

I make a normal DVD, in DVD Architect, which contains the slide show and music. I then put a note on the DVD label (I use an inkjet printer to print directly onto the DVD) telling the person that if they put the DVD in their computer, they can access "high resolution" versions of the individual photos used in the slide show. Then, in DVD Architect, I add a similar note, on the main menu.

I take the VIDEO_TS folder, created in DVD Architect, and put that into Nero (or ImgBurn, if you prefer). I then add a PHOTOS folder, directly off the root, and put the original photos in that folder. If the music license allows, I create a MUSIC folder and put the original music in that folder. Finally, since most of these are quite short (< 15 minutes) I usually have space to put both an HD MP4 version into a folder, as well as an "iPhone" MP4 version.

Reply by: TeeTime
Date: 1/31/2014 3:54:59 AM

>"I take the VIDEO_TS folder, created in DVD Architect, and put that into Nero (or ImgBurn, if you prefer). I then add a PHOTOS folder, directly off the root, and put the original photos in that folder"

Or, alternatively if you want to burn with DVDA you can use the "Extras" feature in DVDA to create the folder for the photos etc.

/jerry

RalphM wrote on 1/31/2014, 10:54 AM

I searched the forum but apparently did not use the appropriate key words.
Thanks for gathering these posts; I'll give them a try.

RalphM

RalphM wrote on 2/3/2014, 8:54 PM

I used the Extras feature of DVDA (didn't know it was there) to producethe DVD with accompanying data files. Worked fine.

After burning the first attempt, I realized that to have a "Handouts" folder containing all the data files show in the root directory, I had to nest it in the folder that was specified in the Extras line.

Thanks for the help.

RalphM