Create Dual Layer Video_TS folder?

I don't have a Superdrive on this MacBook but I do on my other PC. I want to create a Dual Layer DVD Video_TS folder to transfer over to my PC and burn. The option is greyed out in the project properties window to select dual layer disc. I want to enable it somehow so I can see if my project will fit the Dual Layer disc limit.
Any ideas?

If you can create a DL disk image you can convert it over to an iso dimage either on the Mac or on the PC. There are a number of sites discussing it:
macosxhints.com - Convert .dmg files to .iso files for burning ...
convert iso dmg - Mac Support
It all depends on whether you can create the disk image of the DL project. I don't know if you can.
OT

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Creating Dual Layer DVDs

I'm trying to encode a dual layer DVD. I'm rendering the project with iDVD and creating a disk image of the DVD on my hard drive. I'm then using Disk Utility to burn the image to a DL disk. The DVD plays fine about half-way through on my DVD player and then freezes. I'm guessing the DVD player is having trouble transitioning to the second layer indicating there is a problem w/ the way it was encoded. The DVD player is functioning fine, as it does not have problems with other dual layered disks.
Is Disk Utility capable of burning a disk image formatted for dual layers onto a DVD? I don't know if iDVD is creating a bad dual layer disk image or if Disk Utility is incapable of encoding a dual layer disk image to a DVD.
Could someone please comment on what the best way to get a dual layer disk image transferred to a dl DVD using iDVD would be?
Thanks in advance.

I agree with Len. You'll have much better luck with Roxio Toast. Len is also very successful at burning from a disc image via Roxio Toast at 4x or slower. And this is really the best approach in my opinion. However I do want to point out exactly what the iDVD Help Menu states with regards to using a disc image and dual layer media. Pay special attention to the final paragraph below:
Creating a disc image of a project
You can create a disc image of your project so you can burn additional DVDs of your project without going through the encoding process each time.
Saving a disc image of your project creates a file that is formatted just like a finished DVD, except it’s not actually burned on a disc. All the media is compressed into the format used on a DVD, and you can play it on your computer by double-clicking the disc image icon and opening DVD Player.
To create a disc image:
Choose File > Save As Disc Image.
Type a name for the disc image.
Choose where you want to store the disc image.
Click Save.
You can use Disk Utility in Mac OS X to burn the disc image to a DVD when you are ready.
Note: If you burn your project to a double-layer disc, you should burn directly from iDVD rather than from a disc image. A disc-burning utility will not set the layer break according to DVD specifications and may cause playback issues.
Hope this helps
SDMacuser

From EncoreCS3 DVD-9 VIDEO_TS folder to replication house via DDP (mastering steps in GEAR etc.)

Ok, the "solution" or steps I'm trying to provide here is not complete, just the way I see it now. We will do it this way as we want to deliver the DVD-9 dual layer DDP master to the replication house. The intention is that this should be corrected or fullfilled in order so that in the end we have a proper guide for everyone here, so people, read this, and share you info and if there is anything to be corrected or tips for making things work better.
Here we go:
Let's assume we have created successfully a VIDEO_TS folder from Encore CS3, meaning we have not set a layer break yet, but otherwise we have a working product.
STEP 1. SET THE LAYER BREAK IN GEAR Mastering Edition, guide http://www.gearsoftware.com/howtoguides/dvdvideobreakpoint.cfm
Possible problems: non-seamless cells don't exist in the layer break window
Possible solution: Use PGCEdit to change the cell type from seamless to non-seamless. This happens by opening the VIDEO_TS folder with PGCEdit and then double clicking on the VTS which holds the layer break point "window" (the VTS you chose in GEAR). Then you deselect the seamless joint checkbox in the cell (making it non-seamsless) you want to use as the layer break. Then you press OK and save the DVD. After that you create a new project in GEAR, do the layerbreak calculations based on the newly changed VIDEO_TS (with the non-seamless cell) and re-open the selected VTS_xx_0.IFO now in IFOEdit where you can now find the a proper non-seamless cell address for the layer break. Now you should be able to finish setting the non-seamless layer break in GEAR.
Question: Do we have to and do we need to have the When saving, leave at least 32K of space between IFO and BUP" from the Options to be on when we do this in seamless joint change and save the dvd in PGCedit?
STEP 2. CREATE DDP IMAGE FROM THE PROJECT, guide: http://www.gearsoftware.com/howtoguides/dvdvideotoddp.cfm
STEP 3. TEST THE DDP IMAGE BY BURNING IT ON DVD-R DVD-9
First you need to restore the DDP Image you just created, guide http://www.gearsoftware.com/howtoguides/restoreddpimage.cfm
Burn the restored VIDEO_TS folder to DVD-9 with GEAR, guide
http://www.gearsoftware.com/howtoguides/burndvdmovies.cfm
STEP 4. SEE HOW THE PRODUCT LOOKS LIKE WITH THE LAYER BREAK SET
-If the product looks good and the layer break makes you satisfied, deliver the DDP image to replication factory for replication.
.............Ok people, share your thoughts if something is wrong or if you got points to remember, answers to the questions given, suggest changes, or even better, write here a better version of this guide? The aim would be in the end having a guide which says all the required things in order to achieve a successfull DVD-9 project.

Neil, once again, thanks a lot.
>The seamless/non-seamless question is a bit of a non-issue unless you are using multiple camera angles, as this is all it refers to. Unless you have multiple angles, ignore this completely.
In Multiple Angles (unsupported in Encore anyway) Seamless means there is no pause in playback when switching between angles. That is all.
So, I really thought the seamless/non-seamless would have affect on the actually layer switching when playing the DVD, so that it might affect the slight layer switch pause time. It's just that the gear guide says that you need to find a non-seamless break in the IFOedit, and that's it, so I guess it is a bit missleading there in that GEAR guide. But, I'm glad you cleared this out that this only has to do something with the multiangle views.
>The 32kb of space is a "must-tick" option, otherwise you stand a high chance of having the master rejected by the factory. Nero is a bugger for running these 2 files (Video_TS.IFO & Video_TS.BUP) into what the player will see as one file.
Ok, so unless you use PGCEdit, this should be already ok in your project, right? But if you use PGCEdit for something like changing the seamless joint for multiple angles to your VIDEO_TS folder, this selection should be always on in PGCEdit.
>One gotcha though - early versions of the GEAR Spreadsheet for calculating the layer break seem to give the VTS to use the start sector from as VTS_xx_0.VOB - this is wrong.
Yeah, luckily this seems to be fixed now in the GEAR guide calculator.
Another way I've found that is useful what comes to the selecting the layer break from the layer break "window" for your project is this:
In order to know exactly where the cell starts in your video, you can use IMGBurn to preview the cells, so that you can choose the most suitable cell from the "layer break window". This means following the SET THE LAYER BREAK IN GEAR Mastering Edition guide to the point where you have found out the "layer break window". Then when going to the IFOedit you can see the cells that fall in to this window. Mark them down in your notepad and open the VIDEO_TS in IMGBurn, set the BUILD mode, choose to burn the VIDEO_TS folder and proceed the workflow ahead until you get to the set the layer break window. In this window you can preview the cells of the project, being able to see the videos of the cells. Go through the cells you marked in the IFOedit and find the cell that starts in the least disturbing place where the possible pause might occur during the moment when your dvd player changes the layer. When you've chose your cell, cancel the process and continue what you were doing in the GEAR layer break guide.
If there are any other methods for this test purpose, or if there is something I'm missing, please share?
Question about choosing the layer break cell: Is it the fact that no matter how you have bitcalculated your project size when building it in Encore, the layer break window that the GEAR spreadsheet provides you, doesn't take this into account at all? Meaning, if you choose the biggest cell number from the layer break window to be the layer break cell, it will go over the 4% overhead at the outer layer edge? If this is the case, you shouldn't use the last cells from the layer break window at all? And should we always try to choose the cell with the smallest number no matter what (in order to make the layer break as far from the layer's outer edge)?

In the DVD VIDEO_TS folder can I edit a link for redirect?

I trashed my DVD studio files and movie clips and don't want to have to recapture and edit in final cut pro because one of the links on the DVD isnt directed to the right place.
Is there a way that i can do that in some type of editor with the files DVDSP created in the VIDEO_TS folder?
OR, is there a utility that will allow me to recover the files i trashed?
Thanks
g4/933 mhz quicksilver desktop Mac OS X (10.4.6)

www.mydvdedit.com & www.dvdafteredit.com are two Mac tools that let you edit Video_TS folders (makee sure to make copies before working on them.) mydvdedit is shareware while dvdafteredit if full commercial software.
There are also ways of capturing assets off the DVD/conversion utlilities. MpegStream Clip and HandBrake are two items which work on unencrypted DVDs

Dual Layer DVD with added ROM folder issue

When I burn dual layer discs with an added ROM folder I add the ROM folder along with the TS folders at the root level in Toast, and they burn just fine. For replicated discs I've always sent the files to a company in Boston to put on LTO for the replicator. Now a client's replicator wants the files as DDP 2.0, on discs, and I can create a standard DVD Video without issue in DVDSP, except, I'm having issues with adding ROM material. Obviously, I have to add the ROM folder within DVDSP and not Toast, since it gets built in to the DDP file. The trouble I'm having is when I add the ROM material within DVDSP, with ROM selected and Joliet enabled.
DVDSP creates the DDP files, and at the same time, it creates a TS file too, so I can burn that to see if the files are correct. But in the TS version there is no ROM folder. I only create one folder, named Extras. I've read here in this forum about the need to create a folder within a folder because of the way DVDSP reads and includes the folder. Is that still the case? Do I need to put my Extras folder inside another folder, select that folder, and DVDSP will put the Extras folder on the DVD? And finally, I don't have a lot of confidence now in what's actually on the DDP disc. Is there any way a mere mortal can confirm the contents of a DDP file?
Ed

I just wanted to make sure you are aware that there is no reliable way to acess ROM content outside of the user navigating to the root level of the disc. The technology was abandoned at least 6 years ago. Most people just have a menu that give the user direction on how to navigate to the root level of the DVD but in my experience this only applies to single layer discs.
I haven't ever been able to burn successful dual-layer discs in programs outside of DSP. DSP does something in the burn process that Toast and others is unable to do so that the second layer can be read.
I do not believe that the DDP can create/show ROM content for a dual layer disc.
The reason being that layer 0 always has to be bigger than layer 1(second layer) and authoring of the layers doesn't allow for a xtra folder of ROM content in the DDP format.
If these are being replicated I would check with the replicator and inquire if they have made a DL disc with ROM content. Possibly they could add the folder before the glass master is made but I believe it is unlikely.

Burning Dual Layer DVD in Disk Utility vs. Burn Folder

Using Disk Utility, I created an Image, (File > New Image from Folder), The resulting .dmg file was about 8.3 Gigabytes. Still in Disk Utility, I select the volume (Filename.dmg) and click Burn, insert a dual layer disk and get a "Disk does not have enough free space" message. I create another image of the same folder, but select "Compressed", giving a folder size of about 6.2 Gigabytes. I try to burn this but again get the "not enough free space" message.
Now I try creating a Burn Folder, put the 6.2 gb Filename.dmg in the folder and select Burn, It burns fine.
Why does the Burn Folder method work and not Disk Utility? What am I missing?
I would appreciate any insight.
Geoff

Hi James:
When you try to copy the dual-layer you may encounter problems because the layer-break may not be where you think it should be.
When you try to copy the actual dual Layer DVD, iDVD will inform you that doing so may result in a disc that has playback problems in DVD players. It states that you are better off burning it with iDVD than from a Disk Utility.
3rd party software that will help would be Roxio's Toast 6, 7 or Popcorn.
Sue

Create DDP image from VIDEO_TS folder

Hi. I have a mastered DVD-R for DVD-5 replication. The replicator is requesting a DDP image - can I create a DDP image with DVDSP4 from the VIDEO_TS folder? Or from a disc image of the DVD? I don't have the DVDSP project - just the disc. The replicator is waiting! Any help greatly appreciated!!

Eric,
OK. It may seem like I took off a little on you, and it's true, I’ll admit. But let me fully pour out the real reason that caused my replies, and address the underlying injustice that I believe you’ve done to me personally, to King and Jonathan in the threads here, and to the DVD industry as a whole; not to mention to yourself.
I saw your offers to do jobs here for two good authors. The first thing I did was to go to your brand new website. I was shocked and dismayed to see some of its contents.
Where do I begin?
(For those who want to follow along: http://www.poweragemedia.com/services.html )
First, your “one man shop just wanting to help out and not charge”, is advertising on that site that you have Eclipse, MEI DVD-Video Verifier, Sonic Scenarist, and player banks – all capabilities I have, and that I know you are not licensed for and/or do not have - any of them. So, It seemed that site was trying to say it had the same capabilities I have.
Unbelievable!
On your “Services” page under “Pre-Mastering and Disc Verification” you say:
“With a final MEI and Eclispe report, you can be assured your title will be replicated without errors or issues. These reports check your disc's file structure and DVD specification compliance. In addition, we delivery all our titles on Type IV DLT tape - the replication standard.”
Btw, two mistakes with the above quote – you misspell Eclipse, and no report ever checked any file structure or DVD Specification compliance.
If this were true what you advertise, and that you indeed, have Eclipse and MEI, then you would have never heard a peep out of me, and you would be offering King and Jonathan a great service.
But since I am the one with this capability in house (it doesn’t work cost and time-wise to try to contract these several testing services to others; that's why I can offer such a reasonable price to everyone), and am licensed with those tools, to see someone else I know that doesn’t have them, advertises to my market that they do, does cause a situation (to put it mildly).
So, I repeat from my last reply, ‘what are you thinking, Eric?’
And then, under the “Quality Control and Player Compatibility Testing” heading on the same Services page you say:
“With several year experience and testing under out belts, your disc will have the widest player compatibility worldwide. We've developed our player banks based on proven data gathered over the last several years. This service was once only offered to major theatrical releases until now.”
Since you seem to not have been truthful with the other capabilities you advertise, I’m going to have to question that you even have a player bank (I know you don’t have player “banks”). Oh, and you know that I’ve been offering player bank testing services for at least two and a half years already, why would you say “This service was once only offered to major theatrical releases until now”?
The other services on your site, especially your “Complete Re-authoring Services” where you say:
“Our most unique service! We Specialize in re-authoring or amending discs from which the source files have been lost or corrupted. Using only your VIDEO_TS or image file, we can add logos, change menu attributes, speed up functionality and compatibility and even add or change subtitles.
This service is often useful to distributors who have recently bought older titles and wish to add their current logo or make other amendments to a disc.”
This is also especially dangerous, as you’re talking about making radical changes to the structure of third party clients’ DVDs, and with no tools to check to see what you’ve done is correct!? Early on, during DVDAfterEdit’s development, I was testing customer’s projects to make sure their changes were good; some of them went into runs of over a million. The idea for TFDVD Research Labs sprung up during this time, as I could see I was helping unleash a great power, but I knew a lot of folks could get in big trouble. I spent the $10,000 to get the MEI License and dongle. I would be disrespecting my customers if I didn’t have it.
Importing a simple VOB into another DVD, by itself, can cause lots of errors, if you don't know where else in the data to make some setting changes. I better stop with the description right here of what all could go wrong with adjustments in DVDAfterEdit, if one doesn't know what they're doing and have the verification tools.
Am I not being consistent here? If I ‘jump’ on you for simply writing a third parties Image to DLT without verification tools, wouldn’t I be amiss if I didn’t call you on your falsely advertised ability to make and then verify massive changes to a good authors DVDs?
So, Eric, what am I to think? How am I to respond? Do you see how I might think of this website of yours as ‘stealing’ from me, due to even a perceived 'illegal competition' (of course I know you're not competing with me!)? For sure, as is, your website takes from me my site's uniqueness, as far as listed capabilities, even if your site the way it is a lie.
I’d be more than happy to help you get licensed with those tools. For sure, there would go your “do it for free” attitude in a heartbeat, when you lay out that kind of expenditure! And then you could be right with any clients; not to mention me.
And as far as whether or not all projects should go through me, you’re right, they don’t have to; only the “doomed from the outset” Images should be sent to me, so I can prevent disaster for the production company (I’ve seen three company’s go under over the years from Disc playback blowups in the market and repeated Image submission failures; and too many bad studio/client/lost client situations to count). But since the authoring studio, nor you, is going to know which Images are the bad ones, it follows that they all be sent to me; which is the best advise someone can give an author that inquires - trying to be a 'nanny' won’t help them; both of you are put at risk.
So, I hope it's clearer now: That you started offering to do services here, and at the same time put up a new website with fictitious major capabilities, the whole of which only I offer in our industry; I felt it my duty, as well as to act for legitimate business reasons, to say something.
I fully expect you to make things right,
Thanks,
Trai
Trai Forrester
TFDVD Research Labs
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Can iDVD create disc images from VIDEO_TS folder, and burn them?

That first question is pretty self-explanatory.
Background is this: I've downloaded some video folders/files from forum/torrent trading websites. When finished, I have a VIDEO_TS folder, often an EXTRAS_TS folder as well. A while back, I downloaded the app DVD IMAGER to create a disc image. Yesterday that stopped working effectively, so maybe I need to re-download, but I was wondering if there's just a better way? I also downloaded the app called BURN, but can't see yet how that creates disc images.
Once I create that disc image, I need to burn it, and I was using Disk Utility for that. I'm really looking for some help and advice on the best way to perform these processes.
Thank you, and let me know if I need to post in another forum.

Additionally, do you have experience w/ DVD Imager?
Nope. Like I said, Roxio's Toast Titanium is the top application (and is probably the one that most experienced people use).

Create recovery media Demands dual layer DVD's

Good evening everyone.
I just accepted the delivery of my 5 brand new notebooks for my company's new workers.
3 of those notebooks are HP Probook 450 G2's (PN: J4R69EA)
(These are the models with the 128GB SSD drives)
The other two are Lenovo E540’s with similar specs.
So first things first, create recovery media. So that is done before I hand them to the end users in question.
While trying to create the windows disc, the "HP Recovery Disc Creator" program demands Dual layer DVD's: "Please insert a Dual-Layer DVD to proceed"
The DVD's in question I’m using are "Sony DVD+R 120min/4.7GB" discs that in the past have always worked. (and at this moment are working for the Lenovo portables)
Searching this forum pointed me to :
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03481733&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en#N80
Unfortunately this is not the same interface I have. I can only choose a drive to create a backup to
(in this case it is Drive F:\ for internal drive)
I also tried an external DVD writer with the same results.
I have not tried a USB stick, but this is not what I want and since you can only create one set of backups…
Link to a screenshot: (you need to copy paste it into your browser apparently)
http://loxsvc.netau.net/HP/HP%20Discss.png
This would not be that big of a problem if there was an actual windows 7 key printed on the portable.
If I had a key, I would just reinstall the machine straight away with a clean windows 7 image so I dont have to clean out all the HP software.
but unfortunatly this is not the case. so i need a Windows 7 Recovery disc to be created.
Any suggestions besides buying DL DVD's?
Thank you for your time
- Signed Sven
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Hey @SCamm ,
To get your issue more exposure I would suggest posting it in the commercial forums since this is a commercial product. You can do this at Commercial Forums.
Dual-layer recording allows DVD-R and DVD+R discs to store significantly more data. DVD+R DL also called DVD+R9 are what is needed to create the Recovery media on this notebook. Sorry to say.
Thanks.
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Dual Layer Burner

Tried the Plextor 750UX with DVD Studio Pro 4. First layer burns fine, second layer consistently has a few corrupted files; therefore doesn't work. Use Memorex DVD+R for media. Called Plextor, they said the 750UX does not work well with DVD Studio Pro.
Has anyone had consistent success burning dual layer DVD's with DVD Studio Pro 4? If so, which burner do you use?
Note - Platform is G5, OX v10.4.2.
Thanks.

I also would get rid of the Memorex media. I have had terrible luck with it. Here is a great site that lists media quality and manufactuers.
http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm
If you look about a 1/3 of the way down the page, you will see links for Media Inspectors. The Mac version webpage is in Japanese, but I figured it out. it's a great tool. I use it on every Master I burn now to make sure that I'm using good quality media irregardless of what's branded on the disc.
I try to stay with Verbatim as a practice. On the DL projects I use +R and on Single Layer I use -R. I've also had great luck with Sony +R on Single Layer projects.
When burning a DL I try my best to have multiple tracks in the project and I usually create a seperate track that contains nothing but the break marker for the disc.
I then build the project. If I get a good build I burn (in Toast) if not, it's very easy to use the VTS editor to move content above the breaker track to ensure Layer 0 is greater than Layer1.
In toast, I choose DL and choose to burn a data DVD selecting the DVD-ROM (UDF) method.
Simply drag the folder containing the Audio_TS and Video_TS folders onto the interface and burn.
The break point remains intact, and all works well. For burners I use the Pioneer DVR-109 and the LaCie d2 DVD+-RW with Lightscribe
G5 Dual 2.7 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Dual Layer Disk

Hey!
I am trying to create a Dual Layer video DVD. I've created a project in iDVD, and have exported it to a disk image.
When I did that, it told me that doing this would make a disk image that could possibly not play in other players.
When I was finished with that disk image, I created a new R/W disk image in Disk Utility. I set it up with a custom background, and a few different files and folders for DVD-Rom content. (I wanted to do this rather than use iDVD's DVD-ROM feature, as iDVD's DVD-Rom feature is quite limited.)
Anyway, after I finished up, I copied over the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders from the image iDVD created, and ejected the disk image.
Using Disk Utility to burn the disk image to a DVD+R DL disk, I ended up with a disk that was only readable in my DVD+R DL equipped MacBook Pro. I also found that the DVD Player application opened, but said "Disk Type unsupported" or something similar, however I was able to get it to play my disk by choosing "Read from a VIDEO_TS folder" in the file menu, and selecting the VIDEO_TS folder from my newly-burnt DVD.
Does anyone know what I can do to solve this problem? Does it have anything to do with me not making the disk image read-only when I was finished?
I simply want a nice looking folder to open on Macs for the DVD-ROM content, and not have all the DVD-ROM items stuffed into a "DVD-ROM" folder, as iDVD does for me.
Any tricks hints or suggestions would be welcome ASAP. I have a 50-disk production run who's deadline is this Friday (May 18th).
Thanks in advance!

I think if I were attempting to do all this I'd first try using Roxio Toast if you are not pleased with the way iDVD6 adds data to the DVD Rom content area. Here's Toast 7 instructions for doing the same procedure:
Click Here
I really need to be able to NOT sit and wait for iDVD to encode forever whenever I need to re-burn this disk.
Suggest making a Disc Image first thru the file menu on iDVD and use Roxio Toast or Apple's Disc Utilities for the actual burn at 4 x or slower. Remember to lower the burn speed when you go to burn a DVD thru either of the above apps. (Slower is better).
Good luck.

Oh no, its me again re: burning on dual layer DVD's !!

I had posted a couple of issues yesterday re: trying to burn a project of 4.25 gb using the white moving panes menu from idvd 06 but setting it to dual layer to get best performance. If I changed the settings (and use a single layer dvd) the project size would kick down to 2.5 gb which to me means less than acceptable quality. Since having issues with my G5 (as it would finish multiplexing and then kick out a message "mulitplexer error-error during formatting"), I hooked up my imac with 225 gigs and did DVD One set to dual layer with no problems and crystal clear video. Then this morning, tried to burn Part Two (with 4.21 gigs) and got the same message I got yesterday re: formatting. Lots of space on the imac hard drive. Using Verbatim brand DVD's. Really frustrating. Anyone had the same issue?

Joe (and SD)
Have idvd 08 but wanted to use a menu from 06. Solved the problem with some direction from the Roxio user group . . . here was the recommendation from a reply (who owns a very nicely restored Austin Healey) after listing the issue there:
"Toast does not change the contents of a disc image when burned in the Copy window. So it can't remove menus. Control click on the iDVD disc image and choose Mount It from the Contextual menu (or choose Mount in Toast when you've selected it with the Image File setting in the Copy window. Now preview it with DVD Player. (You may need to press the space bar in iDVD to get the main menu to appear). If DVD Player doesn't automatically select it you can choose Open DVD Media from the DVD Player File menu and then choose the VIDEO_TS folder that's in the mounted disc image".
Turns out my G5 is the issue. Tried it there first and even though I could see the menus being created in the disc image process, it still only played the movie. When I duplicated the steps on my imac - all came out fine.
Thanks again SD for your help. Maybe this time I helped you (for a change).

Burning to a dual layer DVD

Hello,
I've just finished a project that I want to take to a facility to have copies made. I've been told in the past that using a DVD-R can create problems with the copies when used in certain DVD players. I'm running DVD SP2 and I can't seem to get the program to accept anything but a DVD-R. Is this a preferences issue or should I take the actual Video and Audio TS and burn it straight to the dual layer DVD? Would appreciate any help?
John
PowerMac G4 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

It could be a hardware and/or software problem.
As far as Dual-Layer disks go ... I don't think they were around in the DVDSP 2 days... that's too long ago for me to know (without searching, and searching is your friend in this case).
Also your G4 might only have a DVD-R drive and that might be why DVD SP is only accepting DVD-R's. You most likely don't even have a Dual-Layer DVD drive unless you installed one later on in your G4.
How large is the Video_TS folder? You'd only need to burn it to a Dual Layer if it's >4.7gigs and even if it is you need to create a Dual-Layer break point in DVDSP to tell the disk when to switch over to the other layer on the disk. Or if it's just over 4.7 gigs (approx.) you can try and re-compress it and see if you can fit it onto one disk (which may be better for compatability issues, something you seem to be concerned about) - you may end up having more problems w/ Dual-Layers and players compared to DVD-R's and players.
Good Luck

Reading from a Dual-Layer Disc

Hey y'all --
I am trying to rip some video files from the VIDEO_TS folder of a dual-layered DVD-Video (I have rights to the material) using OSEX, DVDBackup, Mac the Ripper, MPEG Streamclip, and just drag-and-drop.
None of these solutions are allowing me to copy the entire dataset from the DVD-Video onto my hard drive. At best, DVDBackup copies what appears to be the first layer, but the second layer won't copy over -- I get error messages from each app, and the OS itself.
The DVDs play just dandy through DVD Player, and on set-top. There is no copy-protection or region coding on this disc. The data's all there, but I just can't seem to copy layer 2.
My DVD drive is a Pioneer DVR-108, which can read/write DVD+R DL, and I've written/read DL discs with this drive in the past.
If there's anyone who has any experience they could share -- that would be so unbelievably wonderful. Why would a dual-layer disc not be just as easy to copy from? Thanks, as always, for your help.
Best -- Jerome
Dual 1.25GHz G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Should be no issue at all unless the DVD is damaged.
Try using Toast to copy the files to your HD (or Retrospect) and/or try a different DVD drive, sometimes different drives may perform better on bad discs (FWIW none of these will work if there is some copy protection on the discs, it is just something to get files off a disk that could be damaged.)

Dual Layer Burning Premiere Elements 4.0

I know this is probably an easy one for anyone that has been using Premiere Elements for awhile. I just finished a 100 minute video and I want to burn it at as good of quality as possible on one DVD. So, I thought I would burn it using a dual layer DVD. I can't find a settting in Premiere Elements 4.0 that allows you to choose Dual Layer. Will it do this automatically or what do I have to do?

MirShaw wrote:
If you are trying to burn a dual layer, do you need to set an option to burn dual layer or will it just do it automatically? My burner will burn dual layer and I have dual layer disks but I'm not sure if I need to set an option. I don't see any option for dual layer in Share-Disk.
I believe that PRE identifies the type of disc you have and adjusts quality accordingly.
In my case though I never use PRE to burn to the disk directly but always first to the hard disk with 8.5GB settings. You select this in the Share> Burn To dialog. In the Burn To dialog there are the three options Disk ; Folder(4.7GB) and Folder(8.5GB).
The reason I do this is to force PRE to produce the best quality output it can (If I want it to shrink it to fit a 4.7GB I use external tools DVD Shrink or Nero Recode for example). I then end up with a final 'master' to burn with Nero or ImgBurn.
This also keeps the load off the machine as I close PRE after it creates the original 8.5GB file.
Cheers,
Neale
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