Quickest way to produce multiple dvd's

GeorgeC · Post by **GeorgeC** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:40 am

I have completed a project and I am looking for the most efficient way to produce multiple copies of a DVD once I have produced it. I have created both iso and Video_TS files but can't seem to grasp the next step? I have DVDMF and VS as my signature shows.

(edit) I have done quite a number on single DVD projects without any hitch.

Post by **lancecarr** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:50 am

When you installed VS you should also have recieved a copy of the VCD DVD Disc Image recorder.
Go to Start/All Programs and look in the ulead entry for it.
You can use that to burn the iso files. It is a pretty simple program and I think you can only burn one copy at a time.
To burn multiple copies of the same project you may need a purpose built software like Nero or Sonic.

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:11 pm

From VS I render to a DVD folder (Video_TS) then use Nero to burn that file to multiple DVDs.

2Dogs · Post by **2Dogs** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:13 pm

I find ISO files simplest to work with. I often use the freeware IMGBurn to burn them to disc. One advantage of IMGBurn is that it allows you to change the disc label - which the Ulead disc image recorder does not. This can be useful if, say, you accepted the default label that VS created, but later decide to change it. IMGBurn will allow you to burn anything up to 100 copies if you so wish. Normally you'd burn at least the first disc of a long run and check the burn quality before burning all the rest.

You might think that creating just an ISO file would prevent you previewing the DVD before burning it to disc - but in fact it's easy to do this using a program such as CloneCD, which creates a "Virtual Drive" on your pc. You simply "mount" the ISO file in the virtual drive, and then you can play it in your favourite software DVD player to review it prior to burning etc.

Make sure that you use good quality blank DVD media, which you know to give good results with your particular burner. I've had good results with TDK and Imation 16x DVD+R media with the "Made in Malaysia" label, which uses the Daxon AZ3 media code, and with Sony 16x DVD+R discs which use the Sony D21 code. Best results to date are from mail-order premium grade Taiyo Yuden 8x DVD-R, made in Japan and having the TGY02 media code.