Hi, I've got a DVD that I want to copy a subset of using Nero 9. I've copied VIDEO_xxx and VTS_xxx files I want to a hard-drive directory. How can I write them to a blank DVD using Nero so they'll be readable using my DVD reader/write that feeds my TV. Are there some "gotchas" I've got to be aware of. Thanks in advance, Richard
The DVD should be ripped using DVDFab HD Decrypter - copying the files does not remove encryption and Nero, AFAIK, will refuse to work on encrypted files. http://www.videohelp.com/tools/DVDFab_Decrypter
Attar, Thanks for your help. I got DVDFab8 working on my DVD. I switched my profile selection to "generic avi.divx.mp3" and selected all the items for extraction. The good news: I got some video from some of the tracks; the bad news: the videos were all swirling psychedelic images. The likely cause is the error message in the right-center pane: "undefined AC-3/1". The documentation doesn't seem to address this; Nor does GOOGLE. Do you have any idea any idea about how to acquire the missing "AC-3/1" and install it? I'm running Windows XP/SP3. Best, Richard
I used DVD Ripper. Following is detailed account of what I did. I hope that gives you a clue as to where I screwed up. Meanwhile, I see if HD ripper does better for me. ===== "Transcript of my effort" ===== I downloaded DVDFab Decrypter (SetupDVDFab.exe) to K:\_Downloads\Multimedia_CD_DVD\DVD Ripper. I installed it to K:\_Utilities\DVDFab 8: DVDFab 8.0.0.5 (25/08/2010) (Options: DVD Copy, DVD Ripper, Blu-ray Copy, Blu-ray Ripper, Video Converter, File Transfer) Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Fengtao Software Inc. http://www.dvdfab.com Ran Start | All Programs | DVDFab8 | | DVDFab8 Was warmed to shut down AnyDVD: Used Start | Control Panel | Admin Tools | Computer Management | Services & Apps | Services Sorted services by name Found AnyDVD; clicked its name Stop Was warned that DMA (Direct Memory Access for the Hard Drive) was disabled Allowed it to be started • DVD Ripper o Saw default setting generic avi.divx.audiocopy o Switched to generic avi.divx.mp3 o Saw message: Undefined: AC-3/2 • To AVI • Select a few sections: 1, 2, 3, roughly • Selected new target directory K:\_Utilities\_MyDocuments\_Temp\JoyOfMath • Started the ripper • Got avi subdirectory with three AVI files: JOY_OF_MATH_DISC_1.Titlex.avi for x = 1-3
When I started a new try, I realized "Yes, I did start out selecting HD Decrypter". I failed to note that fact in my "transcript".
Thanks for your additional response (and hanging in there with me as I struggled with this). Good news: I switched to "Generic" and got avi's which, when double clicked, played correctly (with audio and video) in Nero 9 ShowTime. I have one last question. How do I take a collection of these avi's to produce an iso file. And what tool do you recommend to burn that iso to a DVD? Is any Nero 9 tool useful for the burn? Again, thanks for your help!!
More info: I found Free ISO Creator via Google. It appears to both create ISOs and burn them. What do you think?
ISO is not a video format, it's a generic disk image, the contents could be anything. ISO files have been around a lot longer than their recent usage as video "containers". Some programs started to create ISO because in a way, it was convenient. Only one file to burn to disk (as a disk image) instead of the whole video_ts folder and it's content. At the end of the day, the iso contains the underlying files (video_ts folder) when we're talking about DVD. There is no difference creating the DVD from the ISO (assuming it contains the video_ts folder) or burning the video_ts folder directly. If you want to create a DVD from AVI input, use one of the programs that specialize in it, such as AVStoDVD or DVD Flick. If your standalone player plays AVI/Divx files directly, burn the AVI files to the disk as data, and play them that way.
Dave, That's great info. Thanks you very much. I'm not trying to be a real multimedia jock. I'm just trying to write some limited appropriate for my teenage granddaughter. Best wishes, Richard
