steps for creating ISO image from folder,not from cd.

[iago]

Hello i,m quite new on this kind of programs so i,ve been browsing the site to see if i could find a guide for creating an ISO image from a folder. And the most similar guide i could find is creating an ISO image from a CD,i know the steps must be alike or more or less the same,but as I said i,m new so i,d thank any help.if anyone could explain just the basics to create an iso image from a folder it would be much help.thanks

[LIGHTNING UK!]

It's basically this one only you ignore anything specific to the 'VIDEO_TS' folder.

 

http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=1778

[iago]

It's basically this one only you ignore anything specific to the 'VIDEO_TS' folder.

 

http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=1778

hi,thank you so much for the help, it really was what i was looking for.

i,ve followed the steps and there is one question i,d like to ask you if you dont mind,when i select calculator it just show me 87% ,not 100%,what does this mean?means that i dont have enough free space on hard disc?i guess this can be solved by deleting some files or programs...and another question ,when i press build icon it says me that i only selected 1 file ,should this be an inconvenient for keep building the files?thank you again

[LIGHTNING UK!]

It means you've filled up 87% of whatever media format is listed above.

 

Do you mean it says you only selected 1 folder? (rather than file)

 

That gives you the option of writing the folder itself (by name - and of course everything it contains) to the disc or just everything it contains.

 

So if you add the folder 'c:\my_dvd', you can either end up with a 'my_dvd' folder in the root of your disc (and all the files are below it), or you get all of its contents in the root instead.

[iago]

It means you've filled up 87% of whatever media format is listed above.

 

Do you mean it says you only selected 1 folder? (rather than file)

 

That gives you the option of writing the folder itself (by name - and of course everything it contains) to the disc or just everything it contains.

 

So if you add the folder 'c:\my_dvd', you can either end up with a 'my_dvd' folder in the root of your disc (and all the files are below it), or you get all of its contents in the root instead.

hmmm, lets see if i can possibly understand that,despite my unknowledge of the material,i,m sorry about my ignorance

 

 

Lets suppose for example that ive got an internet downloaded game in its folder,this folder may contain a group of folders each one with its respective files on them ,ok?

 

therefore i must create an ISO file that groups all this subfolders(and files)in just one image file, if i want to move this created ISO file to the CD-ROM virtual drive and be able to play the game i,ll have to do that ,right?

 

at this point some questions arise: when i m going to create the iso image,what do i have to write on the source field?i guess its the folder that contains the other folders and files ,and in destination field? i suppose that i,ll have to write down where i want this final image file be located in,with the iso extension.confirm this point please

 

once this is done,go to calculator,(i know im missing steps but i,ve got the guide to refresh my memory):)and in my case,with all previous steps done ,it results 87%so this may be that i,ve filled up 87% of the hard disc or media format,for media format do i have to understand the hard disc?C:?so can i build the ISO file although i havent fullfilled 100%,will the game work as if i have ?

 

PS:i told you i was new

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Ok, say you've downloaded some files into a folder called 'C:\Game'.

 

You'd add 'C:\Game' to the source box and something like 'C:\GameImage.iso' in the destination box.

 

When it prompts you about having only added 1 folder, click Yes. You do not want the 'Game' folder itself in the root directory of your new image, you just want its contents in there.

 

As I said before, the usage/progress bar on the calculator screen is for how much you've used for the media type shown just above the bar itself. (i.e. it'll probably say 'Min. Req. Media: DVD+R' or something).

 

You're better off just 'doing' and learning from the outcome rather than asking loads of questions up front.