ImgBurn BluRay Structure Incompatible with Players

[AlecC]

I have an m2ts file that I want to burn to a blu-ray disc and play on my player. I've used tsmuxer to create the required folders and then used imgburn, selecting the two top-level folders to add to the disc. When I try the disc in the player I get an error saying that the structure is incompatible. I've tried this a couple of times with different m2ts files. Is there anything obvious I'm doing wrong?

 

Thanks.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Post a log please - as per the pink box up the top

 

ImgBurn doesn't make the structure, it just burns what you give it.

[laserfan]

You're doing something wrong, or the player is at fault. I have used ImgBurn to write BDMV/CERT folders to BD-R, DVD-R RW, DVD+R, and even CD-R and they all play on my various Blu-ray players.

[AlecC]

Big apologies for not posting the log file so here it is...

 

; //****************************************\\

; ImgBurn Version 2.4.4.0 - Log

; Monday, 13 June 2011, 22:56:59

; \\****************************************//

;

;

I 22:13:20 ImgBurn Version 2.4.4.0 started!

I 22:13:20 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (6.0, Build 6001 : Service Pack 1)

I 22:13:20 Total Physical Memory: 3,406,156 KB - Available: 1,849,320 KB

I 22:13:20 Initialising SPTI...

I 22:13:20 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 22:13:20 Found 1 DVD-ROM, 1 BD-RE and 1 Unknown!

I 22:15:43 Operation Started!

I 22:15:43 Building Image Tree...

I 22:15:43 Calculating Totals...

I 22:15:43 Preparing Image...

I 22:15:43 Contents: 9 Files, 14 Folders

I 22:15:43 Content Type: BD Video

I 22:15:43 File System(s): UDF (2.50)

I 22:15:43 Volume Label: [Not Configured]

I 22:15:43 Size: 23,957,619,816 bytes

I 22:15:43 Sectors: 11,698,063

I 22:15:43 Image Size: 23,958,650,880 bytes

I 22:15:43 Image Sectors: 11,698,560

I 22:15:43 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00

I 22:15:52 Operation Started!

I 22:15:52 Building Image Tree...

I 22:16:00 Calculating Totals...

I 22:16:00 Preparing Image...

I 22:16:01 Contents: 9 Files, 14 Folders

I 22:16:01 Content Type: BD Video

I 22:16:01 File System(s): UDF (2.50)

I 22:16:01 Volume Label: The Italian Job Blu-Ray

I 22:16:01 Size: 23,957,619,816 bytes

I 22:16:01 Sectors: 11,698,063

I 22:16:01 Image Size: 23,958,650,880 bytes

I 22:16:01 Image Sectors: 11,698,560

I 22:16:04 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:12

I 22:16:04 Operation Started!

I 22:16:04 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==-

I 22:16:04 Source File Sectors: 11,698,560 (MODE1/2048)

I 22:16:04 Source File Size: 23,958,650,880 bytes

I 22:16:04 Source File Volume Identifier: The Italian Job Blu-Ray

I 22:16:04 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.4.4.0

I 22:16:04 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn

I 22:16:04 Source File File System(s): UDF (2.50)

I 22:16:04 Destination Device: [3:1:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 1.00 (D:) (ATA)

I 22:16:04 Destination Media Type: BD-RE (Disc ID: VERBAT-IM0-00) (Speeds: 2.4x)

I 22:16:04 Destination Media Sectors: 12,219,392

I 22:16:04 Write Mode: BD

I 22:16:04 Write Type: DAO

I 22:16:04 Write Speed: 4x

I 22:16:04 BD-RE FastWrite: No

I 22:16:04 Link Size: Auto

I 22:16:04 Lock Volume: Yes

I 22:16:04 Test Mode: No

I 22:16:04 OPC: No

I 22:16:04 BURN-Proof: Enabled

I 22:16:05 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 22:16:06 Writing LeadIn...

I 22:16:16 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 11698559)

I 22:16:16 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 11698559)

I 22:55:27 Synchronising Cache...

I 22:55:29 Exporting Graph Data...

I 22:55:29 Graph Data File: C:\Users\PeteC\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_BD-RE_BH10LS30_1.00_13-JUNE-2011_22-16_VERBAT-IM0-00_4x.ibg

I 22:55:29 Export Successfully Completed!

I 22:55:29 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:39:24

I 22:55:29 Average Write Rate: 9,951 KB/s (2.2x) - Maximum Write Rate: 10,674 KB/s (2.4x)

I 22:56:58 Close Request Acknowledged

I 22:56:58 Closing Down...

I 22:56:59 Shutting down SPTI...

I 22:56:59 ImgBurn closed!

 

I made a mistake with the error message from the player. It read 'Incompatible Disc' rather than 'Incompatible Structure'. I don't know whether this is a) some problem with the m2ts file though it plays in isolation on my PC some problem with the format created by tsmuxer or c) some problem with the settings in imgburn. I've compared the disc with a different blu-ray that plays perfectly and the file system looks identical - nothing added, nothing taken away.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

You're way behind on your version of ImgBurn. Old ones aren't supported.

 

Likewise, Vista SP2 has been out for ages now.

 

If a disc burns and verifies ok (your log didn't show the verify phase so I guess you disabled it), ImgBurn's job is done.

 

Playback issues typically come from bad source files (wrong format etc) or unreadable (cheapo) media.

 

Do you have any proper BD supporting playback software on your PC? PowerDVD 10 / 11 'Ultra' etc?

[AlecC]

Yes, I have Power DVD 10. There isn't any problem playing any of the m2ts files on the PC and I'm familiar with demuxing, stripping out the audio core etc. Although a lot of people have had problems with Vista, I came to it after SP1 was released and haven't had any problems with it. I wasn't aware there was a compatibility issue with either tsmuxer or imgburn.

 

I will update to the latest version of imgburn and post back as to whether it makes any difference.

[ianymaty]

You need to play (verify) the files (BDMW folder / ISO) as BD Video Disc after tsmuxer with the software player before the burn. (not the m2ts file)

[LIGHTNING UK!]

The playability of raw m2ts files isn't important here.

 

You need to play the content as a proper BD Video disc so the 'index.bdmv' file is parsed etc.

 

My mention of the Vista update was not for compatibility reasons, but for security (and general bug fixing/feature improvement) reasons

[AlecC]

I've updated to the latest version of ImgBurn and the problem is now solved (same media, same file structure). Thanks to all for your help with this. I used to upgrade to the latest version but got a bit fed up doing it when a new version was released every week or so.