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If i open a particular *.BIN file with imgburn (Its an image to create a ps2 firmware boot disk), ImgBurn tells me that it is Sectors: 16129 Mode 2 / Form 1 / 2352 Which according to the help file with the firmware is correct (they use nero in there example) However if i use Magic ISO to convert the BIN to an ISO and then use ImgBurn to open it i get Sectors: 16129 Mode 1 / 2048 My Question is will there be any difference to the Burnt disk using the ISO against the BIN ? Or have i converted it wrongly ?

Thanks - I read somewhere on the forum a recommendation to create a .MDS from the DL ISO, so I thought it must parse the ISO and create a .MDS with the LB info in it. Thanks for confirming that the MDS creation utility functions as it did in DVDD. By the way, I confirmed that those discs were indeed parallel track path, thus the selection of the VOBU/ECC boundary for the LB!

On my Xp installation its Start > Help & Support > Performance and Maintenance > Using System restore to undo changes > Run the system restore wizard Then click the "Create a restore point" Bullet Name it summin like "Restore before installing blah blah blah"

Thanks for the quick reply - I realized the ambiguity in my statement and edited my post to confirm that the .MDS was created automatically when I read the disc (4 total - 3 from one set, 1 separate) to ISO image. So, it appears this was a coincidence then that I ran into my first 4 (2 if you count that 3 were from the same set) discs with PTP authoring after installing ImgBurn. On another, but related subject: If I understand it correctly, if I have an DL ISO file without a .MDS file, I should use ImgBurn's option to parse and create a .MDS file, and burn with that .MDS? The .MDS should function as if it was made along with the image in DVDD? Thanks again, fordman

The two apps are standalone, nothing gets deleted, uninstalled or overwritten. The bit you declined during the install of ImgBurn was nothing to do with the removal of DVD Decrypter, it was just to clean up your context menus so you didn't end up with 'Burn using DVD Decrypter' AND 'Burn using ImgBurn' when you right click an ISO image. Having both is pointless and as waste of space - hence why ImgBurn offers to clean it up for you. If the MDS file you have hasn't just been made by the 'Create DVD MDS File' option in the tools menu, the problem you're having with DL burns is that the images you're burning are from PTP DVDROM discs. You can't always burn such images onto an OTP disc because for OTP, Layer 0 must be bigger than (or the same size as) Layer 1. That is not true for PTP, where Layer 1 can be bigger than Layer 0. If the layerbreak position read from the MDS file is such that it cannot go on an OTP disc, the program has to attempt to move it. How well that works out is anyones guess! You should always use ImgBurn for DL burning now, it has other neat tricks that DVD Dec doesn't.

Ok, that's cool. Just to really point it out though... look at the 'NOTE:' line in the log. The actual data within the sector has compared just fine, it's the error correction stuff that's now different. Most drives totally ignore those bytes within the sector, on the fly when you burn - unless you burn in RAW mode (which I'm not). The drive then recalculates the data and burns the correct EDC/ECC data. So if you've not changed the image since it was first made, the program you used to create it hasn't done a very good job - because you drive is correcting what it has done! (That is a little weird though as it looks like you're using Microsoft's internal ISO building util!)

i was just wondering if it is possible for you to create an exact copy of something using only imgburn and if so how?

My first attempts of burning an image (.iso) file using a number of tools has been disasterous. I didn't save the log but noticed DVDD failed at exactly 50%. I had one "success" but the DVD would not play. I started to try IMGBurn and noticed the TOOLS/ISO/Display IFO Layer Break Info/ tool. For the problem image I get: -------------------------------- Optimal L1 Data Zone Start LBA: not found! VTS_01 This image has not been mastered correctly for burning on to a double layer (OTP track path) disc. None of the cells meet the 'DVD-Video Specification' criteria for a potential layer break position. -------------------------------- Will I ever be able to burn this image to a DL? (I can't re-rip it and its 8+ GB and too big to shrink to a DVD+R). Is there anything that I can do? I used IMGTool Classic to create the ISO image. I got a warning that it was larger than a DVD5 and asked 'Do you still want to continue'. When creating the ISO image is there any software or procedure that is recommended?

Imgburn does it for you .You can also burn the MDS file and if one doesn't exist you can create one.Tools ---> create dvd MDS file

sorry if this is a stupid question - but is there a guide on what and how to create a layer break or does imgburn do that for you?

Try opening it in Shrink, File> Open Disc Image or something close to that, and if it does open you can create a new ISO that should work. It certainly appears that there's something funny with the ISO. The fact that Nero does work is strange, but Nero is strange at the best of times.

ImgBurn has a whole load of new code to do with layerbreak stuff. DVD Decrypter was 'stupid' in this area - as such, that error message didn't even exist in it. You cannot just magically create a layerbreak within an ISO file. Files have to start at the exact sector to allow a cell to meed the criteria required for a layerbreak position. So although the burn (and verify) went ok, you may have a problem at the layer change on your standalone dvd players. Basically what I can see from your log is that the main VTS group is probably VTS_06 and within that, there are no cells in any of the PGC's that start on an LBA that's a multiple of 16.

I would love to see the ISO read mode added to ImgBurn. I still use DVD Decrypter because I can create my ISO and burn it from the same program, using the same UI. Of course, I would like to take advantage of the new feature of ImgBurn to do this (like queueing). Of course, this would fail if it was a copy protected disc, but for things from my Sony DVD Handycam, it would make things much easier.

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"I didn't want to create another page because I wanted to keep the space exclusive, that's one of the attractions for buyers. It will be quite lucrative for me, but it's the best option because I didn't want to turn away people who wanted to be part of it and the increased cost they'll pay will hopefully be value for money because of all the interest in the last 1,000 pixels." Far from being part of a gimmick, Alex says his advertisers have been more than happy with their investment. And Chris Magras, the president of US website promotion company Engineseeker.com, confirms that his $6,400 was cash well spent. "Our leads and sales have increased by 30% and the traffic has not stopped," he says. "The buy was perfect for a one time source of continued advertising and has paid for itself in its first month." 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I believe imgburn is one of the if not the best burner around free or other wise i have been trying to find a way to take full advantage ot this fact. I have been looking for a program that can create a iso of selected folder and files but there seems always to be something i don't like about them. It would be great if there was a file to iso mode in imgburn for me it would be then a great all round burner because uses could then burn data by first creating a iso of the files. You could have a box like imgburn queue with add file(s) and add folder(s) buttons, you could also have a option to either save the iso to a selected folder for later burning and if no folder is selected it just uses a temp folder which after creation it automatically burns the iso. My request maybe a long shot but this is one feature i would absolutely love to see implemented(soon the better ). Im no developer but as i said imgburn queue box looks to me ideal for aa gui for this feature all you would need is a create iso and destination select button etc. From DVD Decrypter you also already have a way to create a iso.

burntaonce will create iso files from data. It is free and a frontend for mkisofs. The gui is also simple and stylish like Imgburn.

I've searched quite a bit for an iso maker that can handle data files that are very large. For example, today it's possible to home record ones TV shows in the TS (transport stream) format. They're basically just glorified mpeg's. But the TS file for any given show is usually quite large, for a broadcast movie it can easily be over 4 gig's. While Nero can burn these to disc many individuals would prefer to let ImgBurn do the job by way of providing it with an ISO of the files. I've tried a few of the proggies listed in this forum, they're great and thank you, but seemingly none of them can handle these large files. Frequently they'll try to create the ISO but after their attempt completes I'll see that the file created is woefully undersized. So, if anyone has ever used a proggie that can do this specific function, create ISO's of TS files 4 gigabyte sized and larger, I'd be thankful if they could mention it here.

I use UltraISO. A tool specifically designed to create, edit and burn all manner of disk image files. http://www.ezbsystems.com/ Not quite true. DVD Decrypter read the sectors from a disk (not the files) and made a duplicate of the DVD in ISO format. Creating an ISO from a bunch of files and directories is not the same as reading sectors from a disk and outputting to an ISO.

That's what i thought from my previous posts i stated im looking to create a ISO with data not video files.

Don't ITC only burn video files, im only looking to create a iso out of data which i can then burn with ImgBurn.

I was trying to burn my family movies edited in Pinnacle Studio 9 Plus, but ImgBurn doesn't seem to recognize the DVD folder files Studio creates (i.e. BUP, VOB, and IFO). I want to use the bitsetting (booktype) DVD-Rom feature in ImgBurn for maximum DVD player compatibility. I have used it before with other applications (e.g. Photodex Producer) which create ISO files. Instead of ISO files, I get a folder of BUP, VOB and IFO files from Studio. Their FAQ #10621, says to use my burning software to "copy all .VOB, .IFO, and BUP files in the 'video_ts' folder." ImgBurn doesn't let me do that. Thanks in advance.

That's great LIGHTNING UK i will look forward to that version. I'm sorry i was not aware the way DVD Decrypter created a ISO was different to what i was suggesting. I think if you do implement this feature tho it would open ImgBurn up to a much bigger market then currently available because if you don't want to burn images you don't need ImgBurn but if you implement the ability to create ISO's as well. People can then use it to backup there data. If you do decided to do a temp version i will be willing to test it if you wish.

DVDShrink isn't capable (AFAIK) of building proper DL images. So basically, you need to output to a VIDEO_TS folder and then use PgcEdit to create the ISO file. You can have PgcEdit feed that ISO to ImgBurn, or just manually load ImgBurn and the file yourself.

I was wondering if someone could help me with an answer , I would like to backup my dvds to dual layer discs ,I normally use dvdshrink to create an iso file but if I use reauthor mode movie only would imageburn recalculate the layer break to suit the disc and burn the dvd accordingly or do I have to backup the whole disc to get the layer break right . regards rew

Down what route im not requesting anything to do with ripping movies etc. Simply the ability to create a iso similar to Folder2iso which a user could then burn with imgburn.