Director projects on DVD ROM and DVD video

Hi all,
I need your attention and your aid to solve a doubt and a
job. I've to create a DVD Video that plays on dvd home players and
on macs and windows computers, with dvd readers. Moreover I need
that the same DVD contains a directors project (the same project
for mac and win system) that start automatically, when the dvd is
inserted in a dvd reader of a computer.
Is it possible?
Does director make it (DVD video + DVD rom with a directors
project?
Director vs DVD Studio Pro in order to obtain a master DVD
hybrid (DVD video + DVD rom with a directors project)?
Thanks for your attention,
Mirone

> Here's one note on PC/DVD-Video hybred production
>
>
http://www.directorforum.de/showthread.php?t=53380
Wahey!!! That's me!!! Crikey I don't remember posting to that
forum!?!
Anyway, back to your problem - as already noted there really
isn't an
elegant way of solving it! You quite literally have to whack
everything into
one folder - when it comes to hybrid DVD-Videos there's no
'nice partitions'
as we have with hybrid CD-ROM I'm afraid!
The route I took was to develop the DVD-Video and add the
Director Windows
projector and its gubbings via the ROM content folder [used
Encore - but
DVDSP isn't too far apart].
Also within this DVD-ROM folder lay a Mac disc image [DMG] of
our Director
Mac projector with it's associated Xtras, etc. - with enough
time on my
hands I could easily have added asset sharing but time was
tight to say the
least and I knew I had lots and lots of space on the DVD so
basically
packaged all the assets together with the projector within
the
aforementioned Mac disc image. I also added a PDF + text
document at the DVD
root level explaining to Mac users that they would have to
mount the
included Mac disc image to gain access to the data side of
the disc.
As it's been pointed out already it isn't pretty and it isn't
elegant,
but... it works!! I was also advised by our replicator's that
this is the
"safest" way to go. Yes you could try the Mac partitions
route but there
really is NO guarantee that all standalone DVD players are
capable of
reading the final disc - I wasted numerous coasters with such
ideas and it
was very, VERY hit and miss!
If you've a wide DVD-Video collection take a look around at
some of the
titles that hold ROM content as well and you'll find that the
big studios
also produce their DVD's in the same fashion, for example
[off the top of my
head] the Matrix trilogy are produced in this way.
Good luck...

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I'm having the same problem as you. I posted another thread before finding this one. I can't seem to get any replies either.
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Welcome to the world that is director, hold tight, its about
to get hairy!
I maybe misinterpreting your post here but here gos anyway,-
Think of Director as an application creating piece of kit. It
essentially allows you to generate multimedia and deliver it in
several ways. As far as DVD is concerned, it is a common
misconception that director can create DVD material. So when you
say 'Director Movies as ROM content in DVD-Video?' This is a
definate NO. In fact its just the opposite, Director can only
showcase DVD video.
Ive created several DVD-roms in the past that when played
back on a pc or mac, will present the director application (text,
pictures, swf animations, interactivity etc...) as well as DVD
material. This is created by adding a DVD asset and then pointing
to the DVD folder contaning all the VOB files etc. To authour this,
you then include the DVD video material along with your DVD-rom.
Now you can do several things with the DVD video such as
control the playback, speed, audiochannel, chapter etc... as well
as fire off events as and when you require them..
I suggest you prob futher into this subject, you will find
all the information you need on the abode site and this forum,
heres a starting point-
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/director/articles/dvd.html.
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tool.

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I asked this question before but I can't find it now. Anyway, I'm trying to import a DVD video that was made on a MAC and use it on a new iMovie project.
How do I do the importing.

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http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html
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http://store.apple.com/us/product/D2187Z/A/quicktime-mpeg-2-playback-component-f or-mac-os-x
(unless you are running Lion in which case see below))
which is a mere $20.
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which costs $25.
For the benefit of others who may read this thread:
Obviously the foregoing only applies to DVDs you have made yourself, or other home-made DVDs that have been given to you. It will NOT work on copy-protected commercial DVDs, which in any case would be illegal.
And from the TOU of these forums:
Keep within the Law
No material may be submitted that is intended to promote or commit an illegal act.
Do not submit software or descriptions of processes that break or otherwise ‘work around’ digital rights management software or hardware. This includes conversations about ‘ripping’ DVDs or working around FairPlay software used on the iTunes Store.
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From the MPEG Streamclip homepage
The installer of the MPEG-2 Playback Component may refuse to install the component in Lion. Apple states the component is unnecessary in Lion, however MPEG Streamclip still needs it. See this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3381
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This guide is based on Adobe Encore DVD 1.5.1 and DVD Decrypter version 3.5.4.0. Let’s Begin!
Place the DVD to be ripped in your DVD drive and launch DVDD. If you have more than one drive (e.g., a DVD-ROM and a DVD burner) make sure the one with the disc is selected in the Source dropdown list in the main program window. Now we need to set up DVDD to extract video in a way that is “Encore friendly”. This is the toughest part of the whole exercise. Click on the Tools menu item and choose “Settings…”.
Settings
General Tab: You can leave these set at their defaults if you like. Personally, I specify a custom Default Destination. I put my ripped video assets all in one place anyway, and having a default destination means I have one less thing to do when I rip a DVD.
IFO Mode Tab: Make sure that “Select Main Movie PGC” and “Enable Stream Processing” are checked. “Uncheck Suspect Cells” is probably a good default safety check. If your hard disks are formatted as NTFS, set File Splitting to “None”. I leave “Copy IFO File” checked with the default sub-items checked. Make sure that “Patch M2V Timecode” is unchecked. The items in the Create Additional Files section are purely optional. The author of DVDD has been kind enough to list which programs need which files; notice that Encore DVD isn’t listed as needing any of these extra files. I do keep the “Stream Information” box checked. DVDD generates very informative file names, but I like to keep “Include PGC Number” under File Names checked. Be advised you will get some lengthy file names after DVDD is finished ripping.
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Additional Notes about the Stream Processing Tab:
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Ripping
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I hope you find this guide useful and that it helps you get the most out of your investment in Adobe Encore DVD.
Guide © Jeff Bellune 2005

OK, I can't tell you what we are doing, you'll have to trust me that it's for a very good cause. I'll simplify the use case as an example. If I can do the following we'll be OK:
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http://www.videora.com/
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It should ALL be available with the information the system builder gave you... he DID give you the paperwork that came with the individual components?
Taking the side panel off the case and looking inside with a flashlight might also help... but, of course, you'll need to know what it is you are seeing, and it sounds like you don't know much about hardware, so that may not help much
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Thanking you, Dave.

Hi Steve, Yes - the output VOB's are lower field first, this can be observed
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I have verified that the output VOB's are lower field first, using other PC
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of the opinion that one could not output PAL Upper field first VOB's using
Premiere Elements 9.0/9.0.1.,
This is rather disappointing as from what I understand the Australian
standard is PAL Upper field first (720x576) 25fps. They suggested that I put
in a submission to the "Wish List", which I have done - no response yet.
Thanks, Dave.

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Then go over to Adobe TV.
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I have Magic Bullet Instant HD and it works BUT the results are varyable depending upon the source material and output format, Joe is correct about the cropping but there are options you can choose for the output
I have achieved better upscaling using TMPG
Virtualdub/avisynth does an even better job but is far harder to master.
That said at the club I go to we regularly project DVD via our upscaling Bluray player with great results, it may be worth checking out some different players at your local Mall as the output quality does vary
As for future, how about a media player such as a Western Digital, HDMI/component outputs, or for something cheap but great a Raspberry PI mini PC, there is a media player operating system available and you have that on an SD card and the video on a memory stick, mine works great on video encoded up to 30mbps so a 20mbps HD file plays great

PE2 - Timeline thumbnail renders, but monitor and burned DVD video is blank for one section. Also audio export quality question

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The video details look OK though...
Video: MPEG2 Video 720x576 (4:3) 25.00fps 6802Kbps [Video]
Next up, seeing as I gave only one hours captured video to a whole DVD, I was wondering why the video was quite blocky.
Then I saw the audio....
Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz 6ch 192Kbps [AC-3] < what the?!? This is mono video captured off an old tape, so at most it could be 44k 96k mono, not 6ch! But despite FAQ-ing myself silly, I can't see where you change the audio properties...
Help on these two would be greatly appreciated.
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I found the solution to the blank error - what had happened was that when I was trying to make the background, it said "drag media here to make thumbnail" (or something) so I did, but although it didn't work, what I didn't realise was when I dragged the preview image to the thumbnail, I had actually dragged the image right off the screen! But when I did "undo", it looked OK, so I didn't notice it hadn't undone the move. If that makes sense.
As that was the last thing I did, it didn't bother checking before burning. I found this because I started a new project to convert it, and thought "well, if it plays OK here..." and started experimenting. I only saw the video offset by accident!
As for the question about Audio, I was previewing in MPC Home Cinema, but you're right. because when I preview in Windows Media Player, it appears to be OK and says Dolby 2.0
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[email protected]
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BIOS is v. 1.50 and online v. is 1.50
CPU_P-4 2..4MHz Socket 478
RAM: 1.5GB This is better quality RAM, but I don’t know the specifics
HDD_2-80GB Maxtor HDD 7200RPM ATA 133 2 MB cache
DVD+RW is NEC EIDE and ATAPI
CD/ROM is Lite-On 56X ATAPI
VIDEO is Radeon 7500 by Sapphire with 64 MB RAM and dual output
PS Enermax EG365P-VE
NIC is SMC 1255TX
OS is Windows XP Pro without SP-1 (no CD-ROM!)
I am building a system with this MB. After reinstalling Windows XP Pro the BIOS stops in boot, gives an error message on the CD/ROM ands CD/DVD/RW drives - 'ATAPI Incompatible'
Does anyone know how to fix this problem? I applied the BIOS Update with Live Update, but that did not fix it.
I am thinking I should restore the BIOS to the one shipped in the MB and then try to update again? Is this a good idea? Can it be done? Could you please tell me how, or if you have a better way to do it, please let me know.
Any help would be much appreciated. I am an old guy just learning how to work these things and find putting them together is fascinating. I don't overclock or anything like that-yet. The more I learn, the more I want. . . . I totally lack formal schooling in PCs, have some experience with hardware, but consider myself a novice and would appreciate detailed instructions, if you could be so kind.

Assaf, you were right on about the connection, but how could you guess that I was trying to use those nice new round cables for HDD that are supposed to enhance airflow? I had managed to get the jumpers right, somehow.
When I found an old style flat 40 pin cable, the drives came back. I had to set the BIOS for CD/DVD, not AUTO, but the problem is solved.
Many thanks for getting me in the right direction - it worked!
Now if I can just find the device driver that keeps crashing my system. That is what Windows reports, but it doesn't identify which driver and there are beaucoup on the system. Any good ideas for finding an errant device driver?

Director projects on DVD ROM and DVD video

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