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damnskippy
27th October 2008, 14:08
If I make a movie only backup it does not have a .dvd file. Is this going to be an issue in the future?

Process: Start AnyDVDHD, insert BD, use tsMuxeR_1.8.8(b) to make BD structure on HD direct from BD disk (movie and 1 audio only), use IMGBurn to make ISO from BD structure, mount ISO with VCD to play.

I use PDVD 8 for playback currently but who knows what the future holds.

DrinkLyeAndDie
27th October 2008, 14:20
If I make a movie only backup it does not have a .dvd file. Is this going to be an issue in the future?

Process: Start AnyDVDHD, insert BD, use tsMuxeR_1.8.8(b) to make BD structure on HD direct from BD disk (movie and 1 audio only), use IMGBurn to make ISO from BD structure, mount ISO with VCD to play.

I use PDVD 8 for playback currently but who knows what the future holds.

.dvd files are only currently created when using the Rip to Image... function of the AnyDVD ripper which only applies to HD/BD ripping.

It will be an issue with some playback software if you don't use the .dvd file. Since you are using tsMuxeR you will need manually create the file. It's only a text file.

Here's an example of the contents of a .dvd file for my Transformers BD rip.

MediaType=BDR
TRANSFORMERS_D1.iso

James
27th October 2008, 17:44
.dvd files are only currently created when using the Rip to Image... function of the AnyDVD ripper which only applies to HD/BD ripping.

It will be an issue with some playback software if you don't use the .dvd file. Since you are using tsMuxeR you will need manually create the file. It's only a text file.

Here's an example of the contents of a .dvd file for my Transformers BD rip.
Not really needed. VCD will treat images >8.5GB automatically as BDR, so you usually don't need to create .DVD files (unless you are making very small ISOs).

DrinkLyeAndDie
27th October 2008, 17:52
Not really needed. VCD will treat images >8.5GB automatically as BDR, so you usually don't need to create .DVD files (unless you are making very small ISOs).

Yeah, very true. My brain wasn't engaged on that one. Sorry.

damnskippy
27th October 2008, 19:44
Great, honestly my brain was not fully engaged either because I was thinking the .dvd files contained layer info etc as well as media type. But that would be another program.

I had not caught the default to BDR above 8.5GB previously though so that is good to know.