Trouble with options copying DL disc to DL disc

[gastrof]

I've tried copying Dual Layer discs twice. One time I created a disc image, and that went fine. The image created a new disc without any problems.

 

The first attempt (and the third), however, was done by having the original disc in one DVD drive, and the blank disc in another. I've done this with single layer DVDs before, and it's worked fine. This time, however, a window I've never seen before opened, and it offered three choices.

 

One choice was to "Ignore Layer Break Options".

 

The other two, under "options" (as in "layer break options"?) were "Seamless" and "Don't update IFO/BUP files".

 

I'm not really sure what to do. I'd assumed the layer breaks would be the same on the copy as on the original, so why isn't it happening automatically like it did when I used a disc image?

 

I have no idea what'd happen if I told it to ignore the options, and also have no idea what updating the IFO/BUP files means, since I wouldn't be looking to make any changes. (I also have no idea what "Seamless" means in this context.)

 

Can someone tell me what settings/choices to make in setting up a direct disc-to-disc copy of a DL disc to a blank DL disc?

 

Thanks.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

That isn't a disc to disc copy. Build mode makes a new file system based on the contents of the 'Source' box.

 

Reading to an image and then Writing preserves the original file system.

 

If you really must do that workaround method of disc-to-disc (it's only saving you a few mins and in fact, you've lost them again by asking this question!), you'll have to pick one of the layer break positions from the list. Use the stars to help you. The double layer DVD Video guides in the Guides forum may also help.

[gastrof]

My current setup only has a DVD reading drive on the computer. My burning drive is a USB external. I'm also having to store disc images on an external USB hard drive.

 

This is slowing things down terribly, because the info in the image has to travel to the computer by USB, and then it has to go to the burning drive by USB.

 

Using a disc to disc method does save considerable time. (The disc reading drive is onboard.) The attempt I made using disc to disc took much less time than the disc image method. (With the disc to disc "experiment", I have no idea what options I chose, and don't know what state the new disc is in. It seems to play all right, but...)

 

I'll poke around and see what I can learn in the guides you mention.

 

Thank you.

Edited April 26, 2012 by gastrof