Problems when create a DVD Folder

[joselan320]

Hi all,

I have this problem. After finish a video project with Menu and Chapters, intead of burn a disc, I chose "Create a DVD Folder" in the last stage of Share>Create a Disc, in order to review my project using a software DVD player, Power DVD.
The DVD folder was created in my hard disk, but in many different files. The video itself splitted in two files and the menu and chapters in other file.
So, to see my final project with Power DVD, I had to open three different files, it doesn't look logic for me to do this. Actually, I was expecting only one file with the entire movie as any commercial DVD. This is one of the problems.
Now, the other problem come when I try to import this video from my DVD Folder in order to burn a disc. I understand this is the main purpose of this feature....check your DVD first and then burn. However, when I try to import this folder, called VIDEO_TS, the video is imported but all my customized Menu and chapter not, even when one of the created files in this DVD folder, is precisely the Menu. When the import window is open to browse, the only option to select in the entire VIDEO_TS folder and thick the different titles to import. I assumed that the Menu an chapter were imported as well, but there something wrong in my job.

Any idea how to solve this please, Thank you

Jose

[GeorgeW]

I have this problem. After finish a video project with Menu and Chapters, intead of burn a disc, I chose "Create a DVD Folder" in the last stage of Share>Create a Disc, in order to review my project using a software DVD player, Power DVD.
The DVD folder was created in my hard disk, but in many different files. The video itself splitted in two files and the menu and chapters in other file.
So, to see my final project with Power DVD, I had to open three different files, it doesn't look logic for me to do this. Actually, I was expecting only one file with the entire movie as any commercial DVD. This is one of the problems.

Which version of PowerDVD are you using? Make sure you are opening DVD from Hard Drive (wording changes depending on the version).

Then you will either select the VIDEO_TS folder, or the VIDEO_TS.IFO file (again, depends on the version you are using).

Regards,
George

[joselan320]

Thank you George for your reply and help.
In fact I never had used a prompt in the PowerDVD 5 panel control, called "select source>Open DVD file on hard disk drive" and then I can navegate to the whole DVD folder VIDEO_TS.
Yes, I can see my project now as a DVD. Thanks a lot.

Now, do you have any idea how to solve the other problem of my original post, regarding to import this DVD Folder to burn a disc but the DVD Menu created is missing during import process.

Thanks

Jose

[GeorgeW]

Hi Jose,

Glad that worked with PowerDVD

For burning DVD Folders, I use other burning software that can burn DVD-VIDEO from valid DVD Folders. Do you have any other burning software on your computer (Nero, Roxio, etc...) -- if so, tell us what you have, and perhaps someone can suggest the steps to burn DVD Folders accordingly...

NOTE: if your burning software offers an option for DVD-VIDEO or DVD-DATA -- you should select the DVD-VIDEO option.

Regards,
George

[joselan320]

Hi George,

I have Nero SartSmart one the last versions with option to burn DVD Video Folder. That should solve this problem. Thank you.

Just for curiosity, this means with VS10+, it is not possible to import an authored and customized project (with menu and chapters and so on) from a DVD Folder to burn it, even if this DVD Folder was created using VS10+?.

Regards,

Jose

[Ken Berry]

You are right -- you cannot burn 'DVD Folders' using Video Studio. I always use Nero for that.

However, your efforts to import from the Video_TS folder you already made is based on a misconception. A Video_TS folder is the *end product* of editing and authoring. To all intents and purposes it IS the final DVD and needs no further processing/importing -- just a program that will burn it AS IT IS to DVD. Unfortunately, for some reason, the capacity to burn a Video_TS folder has never been included in Video Studio -- just an ancilliary program which will burn image files (.ISO).

You also have another misconception. If you look at one of your commercial DVDs in My Computer/Windows Explorer, you will see that it too is broken down, within its Video_TS folder, into loads of different files, with the main movie usually being broken up over several .vob files which don't exceed 1 GB each in size...

[joselan320]

Hi Ken,

I really appreciate your explanation. It was cristal clear, and I solved all my doubts about it.

I am still working in my other topic posted regarding capture problems, following your suggestions.

Thank you

Jose