help with last part of my DVD slideshow please

happyhero · Post by **happyhero** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:32 pm

Hi I have made a slide show with some video in it in Ulead 11plus. I have added titles and soundtrack and it plays fine.
I have then done the following (copied from another one of my posts answered by Ron and Ken)

go to the Share>Create Video File step, and choose NTSC (or PAL, depending on where you're located) DVD. This will render your project to a DVD Compliant MPEG2 video file. DVD(SD) specs require that the video files be in the MPEG2 format, not DV or AVI. This step may take several hours, depending on the complexity of your project and your computer.

Did this bit fine and now have a MPEG2 file on my PC of 1.5GB ( lots of photos).

Next I did the following (again copied from another one of my posts answered by Ron and Ken)

Once your DVD Compliant MPEG2 file is completed, go to the File menu and select New Project. This will clear the timeline. Do Not place anything in the timeline. Go back to the Share Step, and this time select Create Disk. This will open the Burn Module.

Next I did this

Now insert the DVD Compliant MPEG2 you just created. Continue on building your menus, adding chapters ect., until the final step, which is where you burn the disk, Create DVD Folders, or a Disk Image file. Since you have Nero, you can at this point uncheck the Burn to Disk option, and check the Create DVD Folders. This is what's commonly called burning to your Hard Drive.

I now have a bunch of files in, like this, VIDEO_TS (3 OF) VTS_01_1 VTS_01_1 and VTS_01_2 but I do not know what to do with them. I assume I copy them to a DVD and that will give me a DVD that will play on my TV, is that so? Could someone give me the process to follow through in Ulead to do this please?

Also I want to add a folder to the DVD that contains the original pictures in their originbal format, to be able to access them on a PC. If I understand right from previous post I will find this facility at the burn stage under options.

Can this still be done if I am just copying these files to a DVD now that I have done a "burn to harddrive" first, as advised above? Or am I going about this bit wrong?

Any help would be appreciated.

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:36 pm

Hi

You¡¦ve created a separate Mpeg (that¡¦s good)
Share Create Disc-Add video
Create the menu.

In the last window you can burn your dvd.

To add personal data click the lower left icon. (VS 10)
Select Personal folder.
Make sure the total size, video + images <= 4.3Gb

Burn your Dvd

When you close, you go to the editor. Save the project, this will save the burner content.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:03 am

You need to use a separate program like Nero Burning ROM or the Roxio suite to burn a Video_TS folder to an actual DVD. The advantage of 'burning' a Video_TS folder first is that it allows you to check that everything is OK. It also then, when you use Nero, to burn as many copies of your final DVD as you like.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:48 am

What DVD Burning programs have you got on your machine
Ulead Burn Now
Nero
CopyToDVD
Roxio
???

Whichever program you have will have an option to create a DVD-Video disc. Do not confuse this with a DVD DATA disc. Even though at the end of burning such a video they can look the same with the Audio_TS anf Video_TS folders, you have to select DVD-Video due to the format of the disc otherwise your standalone DVD player will not be able to play it.

happyhero · Post by **happyhero** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:08 pm

Hi Thanks for all the replies and sorry for taking so long to respond, had a few things to deal with, but I am back now.

I am a little confused now, trevor andrew seems to be telling me to just use Ulead but Ken seems to be saying I have to use another program, so which is it please?

I do have Nero as well. Should I just copy the files I mention straight to the DVD creating a DVD Video disk or do I have to make a folder for those files? Remember I want to add a personal folder as well to the disk with all the original photos so I can access them on my PC, yet watch the DVD on my TV.

If I can I would like to do the whole lot with Ulead but I can use Nero if necassary.

From what you say, I assume these Video TS files are the right format for
DVD already ie copying them to a DVD will give me a mpeg2 DVD.

Please be patient its my first time making one of these.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:38 pm

Trevor and I were talking about 2 separate operations. Trevor's method will allow you to burn direct to DVD. But if you want to burn several copies, for distribution to friends and family, then a more efficient way is to prepare either a disc image file (.ISO) or a DVD folder (Video_TS). I happen to use the latter method as it also allows me to watch the 'final' DVD on my computer using DVD player software like PowerDVD or WinDVD. That way you can also check for any errors which need correcting before wasting a disc.

But note that Video Studio CANNOT burn a DVD folder (Video_TS) to DVD itself. For that you have to use a separate program like Nero (using the 'Burn DVD-Video Files command and Nero Burning ROM). VS does, however, have a sub-unit included in the main Windows menu called VCD DVD Disk Image Recorder, which will burn an ISO image file to DVD.

And please re-read Steve's post. You should NOT simply copy a Video_TS folder to DVD using Windows commands. You MUST use a program like Nero as it will then embed codes at the beginning and end of the disc telling a stand-alone DVD player that it is indeed a video DVD and not a data DVD. Windows alone will not embed those codes...

happyhero · Post by **happyhero** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:50 pm

Sorry guys me again, I must be doing something wrong still. This is what I am doing:

First I try Trevor¡¦s way, I open Ulead and click Share ¡V Create Disc ¡V Add Video files which opens a window to navigate to the files, but even though all formats are selected it shows no files to select like they are not a format it supports.

The only one in the Add Media window that will let me select the files is the one that looks like an Icon of a CD or DVD, i.e. add DVD-Video or DVD-VR from disc or hard drive. This opens a window that shows Label, Title 0 and Chapter 0 and they have check boxes next to them of which I can select only 1 so do not know what to do here if this is the right way to go. It also has an Import button at the bottom, again don¡¦t know what to do with this.

Next I tried Nero, I selected make a DVD-Video ¡V Add Video files, this gives me a window that displays 3 of the seven files created by Ulead when I burnt to hard disk (I assume this is correct and normal that it just displays 3 of them).

I select all 3 files and click open which gives me the content window displaying the 3 items. But this now gives me a couple of problems,

1, I don¡¦t see how I can add the personal folder that I want to the DVD with the original photos and

2, it seems to have broken my menu screen into 2 so that it does not play properly.

I had a menu that displayed for 30 seconds with a play button it which then rolls away but in Nero when you play this with the on screen remote the button on the menu does not work and the menu rolls away only after 30seconds but then there is another 6 seconds where it rolls away a second time for some reason. If I delete the 6 second clip the 30 second one does not roll away at all but just disappears when the 30 seconds are up and then it goes onto my slideshow, so something quirky goes on with my menu when I preview a menu in Nero that was made in Ulead. In fact hardly any of the buttons on the remote do anything in Nero with my preview, whereas I know the remote works in Nero normally as I have used it before.

Any ideas on how to correct the menu problem or add my personal folder in Nero?

I am no expert as you can easily see but it seems to me I could avoid the menu problems if I could only stick with Ulead but that would mean getting through my Ulead problems mentioned above.

happyhero · Post by **happyhero** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:21 pm

Come on please help, I promise to go away after this.

I am ready to complete my work but I cannot go any further without some help in either Video studio or Nero at the moment. I just need someone to talk me through the final process on either or both programs as I have hit obsticles in both at the moment.

Please help, I will be grateful. I have tried to figure it out on my own but cant seem to get anywhere.

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:14 am

Hi

Read my quick Guides

http://uk.geocities.com/trevor.andrew@b ... e_mpeg.htm

You Said (Did this bit fine and now have a MPEG2 file on my PC of 1.5GB ( lots of photos). ) use this file to add to the burner module--Add Video File

A personal folder can be added from the final burn window
Info icon lower left

happyhero · Post by **happyhero** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:04 pm

Hi Trevor thanks for your reply, I was getting paranoid that I was asking too many stupid questions and no one would speak to me.

Anyway thanks for the help, I have read your link and it is very informative.

I have made an Mpeg2 1.5GB as you say and have this still but I then followed the procedure above as advised to burn to HD to check my work and this created this TS folder thingy.

Now I thought as I have checked this folder ie I watched it and it had no errors so I know it is good, that I should put this TS folder on to my DVD, ie it is a proofed version, but this leads to the problems I said, cant seem to do it properly in VS as it wont except these files as Add Video files but will as an Import video files, which I assume is not the way to do it hence I suppose the suggestion I use NERO for this bit. Although not sure why the import method wont work.

Therefore if you mean use the original MPEG2 I created, then yes I can add this as you say.

but then I have a couple of questions

If I created the TS folder to verify my work, is not using the MPEG2 file instead of the TS folder going to mean I could still get a bad copy, ie I am making the DVD from the MPEG2 file instead of using the proofed copy in the TS folder.

Also doing the burn to HD first like instructed by the others meant that once I made the Mpeg2 file, only then did I add a menu to the work, so if I was to burn the Mpeg2 to DVD it would have no menu as it stands but the TS folder version does. So if you mean I should use the Mpeg2 file I assume I should create a new menu and forget the one I made that is in the TS folder version.

I hope I am being clear but basically as you can see I have two versions of this work, the Mpeg2 file and the TS folder version with menus. But if I go the Nero way I do not know how to add the personal folder with all my original photos in it.

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:08 pm

If you have "burned" your MPEG2 file to a DVD (Video TS) folder then, no, VS can not burn that to disc. You would have to use something like Nero.

If you want to burn your MPEG2 file straight to disc using VS then you would choose to burn to disc rather than burn to DVD folders.

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:34 pm

Hi

I think there has been some error with the forum, I have not been getting the ¡¥Reply Notification¡¦ and have missed some posts.
Sorry for that.

Ok

By creating a TS folder you can play and check the movie and associated menu structure.
As mentioned earlier you can use another program to burn the TS files to Dvd.(nero)

VS¡KHaving completed the burn process you close the ¡¥burner module¡¦ returning to the timeline.
If you now ¡¥save¡¦ the project as say ¡¥My burn slide show¡¦ all the work and menu structure will be saved to the project.

If you wish to use VS then¡K¡K

Opening this project later should show an empty timeline.
Selecting Share--Create Disc, should show all the original menu structure.
Navigate to the final window.next,next,next....
Insert a blank dvd in your drive.
Select ¡¥Create to Disc¡¦ only (vs10)
Select ¡¥burn¡¦

The warning ¡¥this action will take some time to render¡¦ (vs10,11) will show.
Pressing Ok will start the process.

Note:- If you see Convert Title then VS is rendering your movie. This is not what you want.This would indicate that the properties are wrong (somewhere)

You should first see ¡¥Convert Menu¡¦
The process should be relatively quick, depending on the menu used.

Saving the original image files to the dvd.
As mentioned earlier these are added from the burner module.
Select the Lower Left icon¡XSelect personal folder

Note this folder cannot be saved using the TS folder option.

happyhero · Post by **happyhero** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:10 pm

Ok thanks very much guys, really appreciate the help. So if I have it right I can now use VS and bring up my MPEG2 and add a menu system and burn that to disk, adding my personal folder in the process. I take it i can assume the mpeg2 is ok because it made a good TS folder.

I assume the prefered method though is to burn to hard drive and then use Nero to use the TS folder files that are proofed as ok. I appreciate this is a Ulead forum but can anyone talk me through this bit then, explaining how I add my personal folder when using NERO?

At the moment in Nero I select Make your own DVD-video, I assume next I click add video files and select the files in the TS folder, is this correct as it only displays 3 of the seven files in that folder for some reason?

Now how do I add my personal folder with the original pictures?

It looks like the menus do not work so well between programs as I mentioned earlier so perhaps I should use Nero to make a menu if I go the Nero way at the end, what do you think about this?

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:25 pm

happyhero wrote:Ok thanks very much guys, really appreciate the help. So if I have it right I can now use VS and bring up my MPEG2 and add a menu system and burn that to disk, adding my personal folder in the process. I take it i can assume the mpeg2 is ok because it made a good TS folder. Yes

I assume the prefered method though is to burn to hard drive and then use Nero to use the TS folder files that are proofed as ok. I appreciate this is a Ulead forum but can anyone talk me through this bit then, explaining how I add my personal folder when using NERO?
I do not use Nero for Dvd work, my preferred is VS

At the moment in Nero I select Make your own DVD-video, I assume next I click add video files and select the files in the TS folder, is this correct as it only displays 3 of the seven files in that folder for some reason? Only the Vob files will be required, the first will have the menu structure then two at 1GB max for the video

Now how do I add my personal folder with the original pictures?

It looks like the menus do not work so well between programs as I mentioned earlier so perhaps I should use Nero to make a menu if I go the Nero way at the end, what do you think about this?
If you use Nero to make the menu then you should use the Mpeg 2 file not the TS folder, at least thats how i see it, others will confirm

happyhero · Post by **happyhero** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:16 pm

Cheers Trevor you have been realy helpful and I nearly have all my questions answered and I think I am about ready to complete my work but now just need someone who knows Nero, to explain the process in Nero and then how to add the personal folder in Nero.

So any Nero experts please?

Has anyone else found that when you create a menu in VS and review your work in Nero that the menus misbehave?