Had a question about the BATCH option of DVD-RB. Do you have to have the output file set to an ISO image in order for the batch part to make a backup. Why I ask this is.... Last night I set up to do 2 backups. The first backup I had it create the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders due to everytime I try to do an ISO of this DVD the EXTRA's features dont work. It is a TV series backup and on the first disc I had problems with the extra's working when creating an ISO so I had it output a VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS output the next time I ran it trhough DVD-RB and it worked that way. So I was doing it for the second disc as well. Anyway I got up in the morning and saw that The second DVD I had DVD-RB backup to ISO was there on my C: directory. But the other DVD I had DVD-RB output a Video_TS and AUDIO_TS was not in the directory. I had it output the files to my C: directory same as the second backup. I checked the DVD-RB log and it had done both of them and said it had created both but the only 1 that I can find and is on C: is the DVD I had output into an ISO. I have looked everywhere on my HDD and cant find the backup of the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folder it was supost to create. Just wanted to add a little bit about the creating an ISO image with Ghost Hunters and it not letting me play the Extra's. Its a weird issue. If I burn the ISO to disc it will hang when trying to play the Extra's. This happens both on my standalone player and CPU DVD burrner drive. Using TY's (TYGO2) I figured it was some sort of structure problem after encoding it and creating it. But if I use ISOBuster and extract the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS files from the ISO it will play the extra's on the computer HDD perfect. So I would figure if it is a structure problem then I should have the same problem with either an ISO image or a VIDEO_TS & AUDIO_TS outputed source. Now if I start Nero and choose to burn a DVD-video and import all the files that are in the VIDEO_TS folder and burn to disc it will work perfect extra's and all on my standalone and CPU DVD Burrner. This is the first time I have had this problem and dont know what would be causing the diffrence between an ISO or the Video folders output source.
you can select different output files for each project to output video ts files to. is the hanging while selcting extra's through menu. just a guess but are you using the enable menu encoding feature? hope that helps.
I did have it output the Video _TS files but it didnt leave them in the directory I chossen. It isnt on any of my deives. I searched. It said it created them but they are not there. Yes it hangs on the menu when I click Extra's it will go to the Extra's screen and when I choose deleted scenes that is where it hangs. the other Extra's will work but if I choose the Deleted Scenes under Extra's it hangs. What is this Enable menu option? can you explain more on it.
the option enable menu encoding appears in the settings menu under "multiple encoder" option. are you sure you selected different output folders for each title\encode to check select load project and load you different rbd files to check them new files w/ the same name will overwrite the old one's or at least make it hard to discern which one's are which. to readers alway's create subfolder "title of movie\video ts" for each title
The Ghost Hunters backup I was doing was the 1 that I placed the destination at c: (I didnt create a Folder for it and subfolders) I figured DVD-RB would make the folder itself. But for the second DVD I had it make an ISO of the DVD wich that showed up in the C: directory. So for the batch mode, I loaded the Ghost Hunters project in which I had set to make a VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folder and for the other DVD project I had it output an ISO. The ISO was there for the second Project but the first project had no files in the C: directory which I had the source output as VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders.
check your settings in mode>>select iso output optins and I believe you have chosen to delete the flies upon completion. this would delete all files in the folder (ie.. C:\ video_ts)
OK this is where im at. I finaly got done encoding the Ghost Hunters and this time it created the Video_TS & Audio_TS folders. I dont know why it didnt do it in batch mode. I then burned the files in the Video_TS folder it created with Nero using DVD-Video and it worked. All extra's and everything. Now back to what you sugested L8ter I looked and yes it did say to delete the files after the ISO is created. so I unchecked that plus I did not have encode menus checked. So I enabled that as well and will do a bunch of projects tonight with batch mode. I will post what the results are tomrorow after they are done. Thanks for the sugestions and apriciate your help.
no worries hope all is well. I was actually suggesting not to use the menu encoding, I think for .2 versions it was actually on by default and was stirring troubles so I would definately check your copies before calling it final. since that feature was off, my only guess is to much taken away from extra's?? or half d1 or similar that your player was having trouble decoding/reading. but like I said noworries
Thats ok ill check it out see if there is a diffrence. I just dont understand that I have the problem when I output an ISO. But I dont have that problem if I output a VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS and burn with NERO choosing to burn a DVD-Video. So it seems the problem will occure when it creates the ISO output file. But it is actully encoding the way it should. But anyway I will see after the last DVD backup is done. This time I enabled the menu encoding and I choose for it to make an ISO so we will see whats up. If it dosent work then I guess ill have to switch it to a VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folder and burn with nero.
Well it worked enabling encoding menus. everything worked and burnt fine outputing an ISO file. Thanks again for the info L8ter.
no worries larrylje, I'm glad to see that someone who helps out so much get through a tough one. I'm still wondering why the iso troubles fist time through, I wonder if it didn't use both video_ts files in the creation?? if you still have the images are there any significant sizing dif's? if you don't have it no worries it's just my neurotic nature
I did check that out and no there where no size diffrence. I also dont understand the problem. Once I enabled the encode menus then I had no trouble making an ISO output file of the backup and burn. It all worked 100% But before when I didnt have it enbaled if I made an ISO of the image and burned the ISO the Deleted Scenes of the Extra's wouldnt work. But if I took that same ISO and extracted the VIDEO_TS & AUDIO_TS out of it with ISOBuster and then burned the VIDEO_TS files with Nero using DVD-VIDEO they would all work 100% This happened on both Disc 1 and Disc 2 of Ghost Hunters. So it wasnt a 1 time fluke. Then for disc 3 when you had said to check the menu encoding option I did and it wasnt enabled and I enabled it and had it create an ISO like before and burned the ISO and that worked 100% after enabling the Encode Menus Option. I am going to redo Ghost Hunters disc 2 both ways once with (Menu Encoding) disabled and Once with (Menu Encoding) enabled. Because that was the only setting I changed for Disc 3 which turned out perfect after burning the ISO. Ill let you know my results.
Just wanted to give my results. If I have the encode menu disabled I have problems with the Extra's menu part. But if I have it enabled menus work perfect.
if I'm not mistaken the encode menues will not apply the extra's reduction but consider it the same as the main title, if you are using the extra's reduction then that may be the culprit in this case? don't take it for granted alway's verify, I know I read that somewhere but kudos on the testing!
When you say the extra's reduction are you talking about the option that you can select to reduce extra's and menues to make the main movie less compressed? If so this isnt the case. I read somewhere that it says not to use that option if your doing a TV episode DVD. Because it could take the first episode title and think that is the main movie and reduce the other episode quility thinking that is Extra's. So the option to reduce menus and extra's isnt enabled due to me doing a TV epsiode DVD.
ha, now that's a horse of a different color now isn't it (cheap wiz of oz plug) you have officially given me something to think about I have no more theories on that one. wtf??? lol not somthing easily done I'm full of theories, now if you'll excuse me I've got to go adjust my foil hat the aliens are back. ;-} I'm glad it worked out though.
yeah at least I got it to work. Actully you did by sugesting the encode menus option, even tho you where going to have me diasbale it. At least I found it and enabled it and it worked. Wouldnt have done that if it wasnt for you bringing it up in the first place. I still love the program. Havent used anything since going to it. Wished I would have went to the program when it first came out. Of course its also easier to set up and get the hang of it when you have people like you willing to help anyone that has a problem. You have helped me out a few times on this program and really appricate it. So again thanks for your time and happy encoding hehe
