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| Thread ID: 122537 | 2011-12-28 17:42:00 | ISO Question(s) | SurferJoe46 (51) | Press F1 |
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| 1251025 | 2011-12-28 22:30:00 | Actually that's not entirely correct. Most places go for a .MDS / .MDF as that also contains additional subchannel / metadata about the disc, such as the copy protection that is put on it. AFAIK it only copies the filesystem (For lack of a better description). This is why you can't copy an Audio CD in the same manner and save it as a .ISO file. It just won't work. You need specialist software to do that, and same for DVDs. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1251026 | 2011-12-29 02:51:00 | Wai, we have just copied a couple of kids programs Finding Nemo and Babe from HDD to DVD drive and it has the option to make the DVD readable on any player. We presume we can go in and adjust this on the header on the DVD?. Mind you it would be a good way to see the Grand kids eh, lol. Lurking. Not to sure exactly what you mean by "copied a couple of kids programs " If you mean copied the original CD/DVD then they should work fine. Bit if you mean copied them from the installed programs on the HDD to a DVD, theres a high chance they may not work. Generally there are more files and reg keys written to various places on the host Computer. This is why you can't copy an Audio CD in the same manner and save it as a .ISO file. It just won't work. You need specialist software to do that, and same for DVDs. to quote yourself : "Actually that's not entirely correct" :p music CD's, sure ISO's are a no no, but you can do them as a bin/cue file and that usually works. Then again if making a copy,simple copy CD is the easiest way. Same for Movie DVD's ---- The normal time there are problems is if they are copy protected, then you need software to remove/bypass the protection. A unprotected movie DVD will usually easily allow the creation of a ISO file. If you have a folder on a PC that has X number of files/folders thats easy enough to create a ISO image as well. I do that kind of thing often with my USB drives and folders I have on the workshop PC that contain many programs I use daily, and store them on a server for safe keeping.( backups) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1251027 | 2011-12-29 03:30:00 | Not to sure exactly what you mean by "copied a couple of kids programs " If you mean copied the original CD/DVD then they should work fine. Bit if you mean copied them from the installed programs on the HDD to a DVD, theres a high chance they may not work. Generally there are more files and reg keys written to various places on the host Computer. Both films pre recorded on HDD to copy later onto DVD so 4 year old can play it on his lappy, bright boy (takes after his Dad). Will see if I can fix up the front end and make it to play on any other media. Tks Wai. Lurks. |
Lurking (218) | ||
| 1251028 | 2011-12-29 09:06:00 | Same for Movie DVD's ---- The normal time there are problems is if they are copy protected, then you need software to remove/bypass the protection. A unprotected movie DVD will usually easily allow the creation of a ISO file. True you can do it with an unprotected DVD as it's just the UDF filesystem and a few .VOB / .IFO files etc, however you *can't* do that at all with a Music CD, you must have the additional data which gets left out of a true .ISO file and is stored only in an .MDS / .MDF or a .BIN / .CUE combo :) What I'm saying is: Use software dedicated specifically to the task at hand when it comes to copying / backing up discs ;) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1251029 | 2011-12-29 23:04:00 | If all you are wanting is a duplicate wouldn't copying it make more sense than creating an iso ? You say they work ok on the PC so it seems you don't have copy protection issues, why not just burn the iso's back onto disk in the original format or is this what you are meaning? Backing up your own personal DVD's is legit in the US but I think it's still illegal in NZ so I can't really tell you how without pushing my luck regarding forum rules but here's some software you may want to look into; AnyDVD DVD shrink ISO Burn Not sure if these are available for linux at all, AnyDVD is windows only for sure. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1251030 | 2011-12-30 02:51:00 | I have those (AnyDVD - DVD shrink - ISO Burn)- just wondered - and I'm in the US here - how to get the ISO to actually play, that's all. | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1251031 | 2011-12-30 02:55:00 | Unless, whatever youre putting it on / in, supports / plays ISO, it wont play it. End of story | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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