Disc Format Settings for Video DVDs
2014-07
Synetech
Does anyone know what disc settings are required for video DVDs?
There are plenty of programs that can simplify writing a video DVD (ie Book B, a disc playable on a traditional standalone DVD player) such as DVD Flick and CloneDVD, but what about other, multi-purpose disc-writing software like ImgBurn or CDBurnerXP? What disc format settings are required in those to write a video DVD?
In case of confusion, I am talking about the multitude of settings that can be set when writing an optical disc such as MODE1/MODE2, 2048/2352 byte sectors, file-system (only UDF? what version?), meta data/volume identifiers, character set, filename length settings, Unicode support, and so on.
For example, in ImgBurn, look at the Options, Labels, and Advanced tabs of the writing modes. There are a lot of options that can be configured, but I cannot find any information on what settings are used for a video DVD. The closest I can find is a Wikipedia article, which merely briefly mentions file-systems and a page which has more information but not this specific topic. Most of the technical information that I can find is about the format of the (MPEG2) video itself as opposed to the technical specs of the disc. I also tried looking up the Book B standard (I assume it should be in there), but that seems to require a few-hundred-dollar subscription.
Ken
From "the official Internet DVD FAQ":
Almost all DVD-Video and DVD-ROM discs use the UDF bridge format, which is a combination of the DVD MicroUDF (subset of UDF 1.02) and ISO 9660 file systems.
Following links there to the UDF 1.02 spec, the sector size is 2048, which I have seen mentioned elsewhere. Hopefully you can find any other relevant details, or figure them out with some test disks.
matt
Is there an easy way for me to burn a .mov file to a video DVD without having to convert it? Either a free burning app that's capable or some kind of patch that will allow me to use Windows DVD Maker to burn it.
Currently I am converting them with Handbrake but I need to show my coworkers how to start doing this and having them convert the videos is not an option.
If there is no free way to do this, what is the cheapest option?
(anything that works on Vista or XP)
glenneroo
Regardless of the software you choose, the video will have to first be decoded from Quicktime and then encoded to .VOB format (which is just a fancy name for MPEG-2 encoded files that live on a DVD) - granted you may pick a software that does the process for you automagically. It is important to note, though, that the decoding/encoding process must still happen because they are fundamentally different codecs for completely different purposes, therefore it won't be an instantaneous process.
Also to note, your source is MOV therefore you will need to have QuickTime installed (assuming you haven't already done so) to even decode the videos, regardless of the software you choose in the end.
The next issue is that MPEG-2 codec is heavily patented, therefore it's very difficult to find free versions which support encoding or even decoding, which means either you find some sketchy software that has a hacked/pirated MPEG-2 encoder, or you pay for a software who pays royalties to license it.
The only software I've had 100% success rate with is Nero Vision, which AFAIK can burn any format you feed it to DVD (or ISO) with minimum of clicking. If it's unable to read your video, you probably need to install a codec to decode. Added bonus: If you're burning multiple videos to a disk for less technically savvy users, you can quickly design a menu system with background images, chapters, et al. with minimum of fuss.
digitxp
DVDStyler is a fairly powerful DVD menu program, but it should be a one-click affair for something as simple as a .MOV file.
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