DVD to USB

[DVDDoug]

Think I need some clarification on DVD file structure-

Doom9.net has some information about the DVD structure.

1 Is a DVD(or at least the one I made with VS) MPEG 2 If so why is not the media box playing them.

I dont' know... It probably doesn't recognize the VOB files as MPEG.

2 Can a DVD be anything else

DVDs can also be MPEG-1, but I've never seen an MPEG-1 DVD. DigitalFAQ.com has a chart of the audio/video format specs for DVDs.

3 Does every DVD have Video_TS files and what do they do/ made up of

See the above link.

4 Does a DVD that has no video but only stills in it still have a Video_TS folder

Yes. The stills are converted to an MPEG "movie" that contains a series of stills.

5 Where do VOB files fit in to all this.

The VOB files are MPEG-2 with particular audio/video requirements & limitations (not all MPEG-2 files are DVD-compatible).

6 What is the difference between creating an mpeg file prior to burning and saving that to the USB drive and copying a DVD which is mpeg

You can have a single MyVideo.MPG file instead of the VIDEO_TS folder and the VTS_01_0.VOB files, etc. You can play the MPEG-2 file on a computer/device that plays MPEG-2 files (and the associated autio format), but most set-top DVD players will not play raw MPEG-2 files. (And, you won't get a menu.)

[Ken Veal]

WOW- what more can I say to that reply will thanks do?

[Ken Berry]

For me, certainly -- though I am glad that both my and Doug's detailed responses largely coincided with each other!!

[mitchell65]

Can only repeat what I said earlier re the reason for backing the DVD up to different media -I have spent along time editing each jpeg and titling etc and wanted a back up.Another reason for the USB is that I can play that through a small media box and
connect to any TV via RCA sockets, not every one has a DVD connected to a TV in every room.It can also be played (if I get it sorted) on a PC with out a DVD rom drive.I only want to view it like a digital picture frame but using a TV.
Think I need some clarification on DVD file structure-
1 Is a DVD(or at least the one I made with VS) MPEG 2 If so why is not the media box playing them.
2 Can a DVD be anything else
3 Does every DVD have Video_TS files and what do they do/ made up of
4 Does a DVD that has no video but only stills in it still have a Video_TS folder
5 Where do VOB files fit in to all this.
6 What is the difference between creating an mpeg file prior to burning and saving that to the USB drive and copying a DVD which is mpeg

Hi Kenneth
Re the red part above. Just change the VOB extension to MPG. It will work in your player then .

[Ken Berry]

While that is certainly the case, it again begs the question of why Kenneth V needs to burn a DVD if he is aiming to play it over his media box (apart from having a full video DVD for his collection!) It seems like opening a peanut with a sledgehammer to produce a full DVD with menu, only to find that he has to then rename a set of .vob files with a new extension.

If he wants to play his rendered project back over the media box, it is best to simply render the project to the DVD-compatible mpeg-2 as suggested several times above, and then copy that mpeg-2 to his USB stick and play that on the media box. That way he gets it all (apart from a menu) in one go.

While he can of course rename the .vob's as .mpg's, as I said clearly above, a .vob can only be a maximum of 1 Gb in size, So if you rename all the .vob's, then you are going to have a number of separate files to play, broken off at odd points of the overall video and only corresponding to the 1 Gb limit, not to the sense of the video "plot"...

[mitchell65]

While that is certainly the case, it again begs the question of why Kenneth V needs to burn a DVD if he is aiming to play it over his media box (apart from having a full video DVD for his collection!) It seems like opening a peanut with a sledgehammer to produce a full DVD with menu, only to find that he has to then rename a set of .vob files with a new extension.

If he wants to play his rendered project back over the media box, it is best to simply render the project to the DVD-compatible mpeg-2 as suggested several times above, and then copy that mpeg-2 to his USB stick and play that on the media box. That way he gets it all (apart from a menu) in one go.

While he can of course rename the .vob's as .mpg's, as I said clearly above, a .vob can only be a maximum of 1 Gb in size, So if you rename all the .vob's, then you are going to have a number of separate files to play, broken off at odd points of the overall video and only corresponding to the 1 Gb limit, not to the sense of the video "plot"...

Absolutely true as ever.
BTW Ken When is your moving date. Must be getting close, my how time flies!

[Ken Berry]

8 weeks and 6 days ... not that I am counting!! Departure date is 28 July... But things have mostly fallen into place; have sold my house in Canberra, my beach house and all my shares. So I will be leaving with a clean tax sheet!!

[Black Lab]

Where are you off to?

[Ken Berry]

Moving permanently to New Zealand. Bought a house there a few months ago, and am just sitting out my current contract here -- which includes a visit to Vienna (and more video opportunities!!) in early July -- before I can leave...

[Black Lab]

Good for you. Hope the transition goes smoothly.

[Ken Berry]

... or at least more so than an Album transition! But thanks!!!!

[Black Lab]

Ah yes. Video editing pun totally unintended!