Video and audio ts

Hello jpetuncable,

These are the VOB files that contain the movie and are the important ones.

For more information on the structure and content of a DVD-Video:
- https://www.commentcamarche.net/contents/460-fichier-vob
- http://www.ifoedit.fr/guides/dvdfiles.html

The AUDIO_TS directory is useless, but some old players require its presence. So you can do as you like for burning—either include it or don’t include it ;)

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This makes things easier, I finally understood.

But why does playing the film from the hard drive pose no problems, that is, the chapters flow automatically, whereas copying to DVD gives me a mix of chapters. That is, when they are listed by the DVD player they are in a jumble order and I have to select chapter 1 to start playback; play and stop at the end of the chapter; I have to select chapter 2; and so on.

Is it due to the burning program or a bad choice of settings? I burned using the Burn option from the top taskbar when the folder containing my files was open.

With DVD Shrink, choose to save as ISO Image, a file you will burn with the software ImgBurn.

For burning, you must burn a Video DVD and not a data disc!
With what and how do you burn it?

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I burn a video DVD onto a blank DVD and I do it like this:

- I open the folder C: blabla / my documents / and I select my two files. Under Vista, in the bar just above the folders there are: organize - views ... and Burn. That’s how I burn. I think it’s a Windows program.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of saving an ISO image rather than the movie’s video and audio TS system?

The built-in Windows burning function isn’t known for its reliability. It’s better to use a real burning software. There are excellent free ones (CD Burner XP, Infra Recorder, among others) that are on par with paid programs.

There is no advantage or disadvantage to using an ISO image. In the end you’ll have the same thing on the disc. An ISO file contains the same content; it’s just a file ready to be burned, that’s all.
One small advantage, though: instead of having several files, you only have one.
One drawback, if you can call it that, is that the disc’s filesystem must be NTFS because FAT 32 does not allow files larger than 4 GB.

I don’t know which version of DVD Shrink you’re using, but you can notice that the latest French version of DVD Shrink includes ImgBurn in its name to allow chained burning with this software: http://www.trad-fr.com/telecharger/details.php?file=5
After that, I have nothing against burning two directories AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS if the software allows it by using the burn a DVD-Video function, otherwise by burning a data disc if this procedure isn’t available.
But personally, I always go through an ISO image to burn my DVD-Video discs. After all, everyone can do as they wish.

As I don’t know what you’re burning, the return to the menu may be automatic at the end of the chapter or not; it depends on whether you copied the original DVD in its entirety and how it’s structured. The way it reads may be quite normal if it conforms to the original DVD.
DVD Shrink doesn’t allow you to rearrange the menu; either it keeps it as is (there are some adjustments possible, but look at the tutorials and replacement images), or it destroys it.

I don’t know Vista; the burning software may be good, I don’t know, I’m only giving suggestions based on my experience and what I’ve read; now it’s you who burns, so you do as you see fit.

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Hi,

You say that the ISO image is just an ISO file (which is on my hard drive) ready to be burned (onto a blank DVD), but will this ISO file on my hard drive be readable by my laptop?

My version of DVD Shrink is 3.2.0.16 used in a "special" way to always make a personal copy of my latest DVDs. I think the latest version no longer allows this.

I’ve had my laptop for a short time and I’m trying to understand what all these pre-installed programs are for. I discovered a program called CyberLink DVD Suite from HP. I’ll explore and see what it offers. Do you know it?

A big thank you for sharing your experiences; I’ve learned a lot.

Yes, a player like VLC can read ISO files corresponding to a DVD-Video even with an interactive menu. But you can also read DVD projects from the VIDEO_TS folder with VLC by going VLC → Media → Open Folder. The ISO file only serves me for burning; then I erase it, well, almost always, from my hard drive. I suggested using the ISO because some Nero 8 users under Vista experienced the DVD-Video organization created with DVD Shrink being disrupted during playback by a home DVD player. So, it’s just an alternative burning solution, nothing more. Since I didn’t know how you were burning, that’s why I mentioned it. Consequently, you do as you wish; what matters in the end is that the result is satisfactory for you. ;)

The latest official version of DVD Shrink is 3.2.0.15, dating from 2004 (!), the one you must have used that likely had its protections removed to comply with current legislation. The interest of DVD Shrink is that it is free!

CyberLink, which I also had installed on my PC that’s starting to get dated (2004), is an software suite, similar to Roxio or Nero, that allows burning, making DVD-Video, or also serves as a multimedia center. At first, I thought it was pretty good because I even had a remote control to watch on my television, but I removed it after a while because I didn’t find the program convincing. I preferred Nero, to which I have remained faithful. Also, when sold with a computer, it’s often an OEM light version but sometimes not. This is a personal opinion and does not determine the qualities (advantages/disadvantages) of the software.

Refer to the site to know what features your software offers. For example, you have a comparison of programs here that properly “judges” CyberLink DVD Suite 7: https://www.clubic.com/article-278154-6-test-comparatif-nero-roxio-cyberlink-toast.html

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ok thank you, i’m going to take a look around this site.

Thank you for everything

Here, I took a quick tour and ended up finding Power2Go. I used it to burn my video DVD and it works. Everything I had saved is there and in the right order. It's amazing!
A big thank you.

You're welcome, but all the credit goes to you ;)

Wishing you all the best here and elsewhere,
Bye
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Bye and maybe to one of the four...