Burning copies of DVD files

With earlier versions of OS X, I could copy previously burned DVDs by transferring the files (AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS or whatever) from the DVD to the desktop, ejecting the original DVD, inserting a new clean DVD, dragging the files to the new disc, and clicking on BURN. Since switching to SnowLeopard, I follow the same steps but get a disc that is unreadable not only by my iMac but by the several DVD players I own. I get a variety of different error messages, e.g. "Unknown Disc" and "Disc is incompatible" and "Disc is unreadable." I can see that something is burned on the disc. Am I doing something wrong or is there some new procedure to follow?

#from Disk Utility help#
To duplicate a CD or DVD (using Disk Utility):
Insert the CD or DVD disc in the optical drive, and select it in the list at the left.
Choose File > New > “Disk Image from {disc name}.”
Type a name for the disk image.
Choose “compressed” or “read-only” from the Image Format pop-up menu.
Choose “compressed” to create a smaller disk image. Choose “read-only” to create a disk image that’s quicker to create and open.
Click Save.
After Disk Utility creates the disk image, eject the original CD or DVD.
Select the disk image in the list at the left, and choose Images > Burn.
When the Burn Disc dialog appears, insert a blank CD or DVD, and then click Burn.
Message was edited by: KJK555

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