Region Issues Creating ISO

[Vimto]

Hi all,

 

One of our clients handed me a burnt DVD containing some security footage, asking if we could make a copy for him. Easy, I thought, I'll just make an ISO and then reburn it.

 

Funnily, when I tried to play back the copy DVD it says the region is not correct.

 

I tried mounting the ISO in DaemonTools and viewing from there, with the same result.

 

I've heard hints that it may be that there is only a small amount of video on the disk so something, somewhere is assuming it's a CD but I couldn't find anything further.

 

Can anyone help?

 

Cheers

Vimto

 

PS Sorry I don't have the log it was done on their PC to which I currently dont have access.

Edited May 24, 2012 by Vimto

[LIGHTNING UK!]

If your client just wants a straight copy, I assume the original disc was ok... therefore your copy will be to, even if *you* can't play it.

 

Regions aren't changed by reading and burning the disc. If a certain region is configured in the VIDEO_TS.IFO file on the disc then it'll be exactly the same on both discs. I don't know why it would be though, normally these things are created for 'all regions'.

 

You can configure your DT drive for any region - but that only matters if it's emulating a DVD-ROM disc once you've mounted it (mount the MDS if ImgBurn made one).

 

Get back to me when you actually have the disc or ISO in front of you.

[Vimto]

Just to close this one down and say thanks for the help.

 

Turns out that it doesn't help when your client doesn't know the difference between a blank dvd-r and a blank cd-r. Not sure if that was the issue but when I did the copy here all was good.

 

Cheers