Burning DVD files with Nero. . . ".IFO, .BUP, .VOB"

[Scheizekopf]

Hey everybody. Hope everyone had a good New Years Eve. Mine was fun.

I'm using Nero 6 SE OEM 6.3.1.19 and NeroVision Express 2.1.2.17

So I'm trying to burn a DVD. I just burnt my first one yesterday. All I could burn was the .VOB files. It worked and it plays on the dvd player that I have. It's just movie. No other information

With the .VOB files i have 2 ".BUP" files and 2 ".IFO" files.

Are these supposed to be included on the DVD also? And how do I do it? It wont let me.

 

[pbj75]

A standard DVD has two subdirectories from the root.
VIDEO_TS
AUDIO_TS

All the files are in the VIDEO_TS folder. The AUDIO_TS folder is almost always empty, but since it is part of the standard, you should still include it. Some players won't play DVD's that don't have a AUDIO_TS folder.

If you tell Nero you are burning a DVD Video, it will automatically create both folders and make sure your files are compliant.

BUF = backup file of the IFO
IFO = contains all the data to control how the video should be played (InFOrmation file)
VOB = contains the video, audio and subtitles

Try VideoHelp as a good starting point for video basics. You are entering a dark and forbidding world of alleged standards and experimentation. Have fun!!!

Other good spots are After Dawn and Doom9 .

 

[Scheizekopf]

I tried 2 different ways.

1. Burned the files to the dvd as a data dvd.
2. Burned a dvd video withe the .vob files.

When I did the first one it worked and had the whole movie but only the first chapter had sound.

When I did it the second way it's just pure video and sound automatically without any menu or titles.

I guess the second way is the way to go with Nero.

 

[pbj75]

This is where the DVD authoring tools come into play. Nerovision Express, Ulead MovieFactory, Adobe Encore, etc. all are designed to let you generate menus and arrange video clips into a standard DVD.

Typically, I will use the DVD authoring tool to generate all the menus and tie in the video clips. Then, I write it to a folder on the hard disk. This gives me all the standard DVD files (buf, vob, ifo) in one place.

Start Nero, tell Nero I want to burn a DVD-Video, and then add the files. This way, I get Nero to verify the compilation after it burns it. You can burn the DVD directly from most authoring tools, but none of the DVD authoring tools I have used lets you verify the compilation after the burn.

 

[Scheizekopf]

Yea I like how you do a Video DVD in NeroVision Express. It works good and you can put the menu at the beginning.

 

[Tiny]

*edit....sorry, posted a reply in the wrong thread!

dang you Mozilla and your tabbed browsing!

 

[the snake]

i use TMPGEncDVDAuthor, works pretty good for my uses, after it creates the the DVD folder i use the built in burning tool to create an ISO file.

that way i can mount it with a virtual drive and check to see that all the menus and chapters are working before wasting a DVD.