pennyman Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 (edited) I used to rip and burn my DVD+DL with DVDDecrypter. In ISO read mode I had files ISO and MDS. In ISO write mode I charged MDS file and burned. As You know MDS files contains informations about original disc and in particular about track path. I notice that original DVD9 has OTP (Opposite track path) instead of PTP (parallel track path) that I can see if I make an ISO file with others rip programs. So it seems to me that to have MDS files I must make ISO files with DVDDecrypter. Am I wrong? How can I have MDS files with right track path (OTP) using other rippers or pgcedit? Sorry about my english...I'm Italian... Thanks... Edited November 7, 2005 by pennyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 OTP is all you can get for DVD+R DL discs. If it's PTP, THAT is when you have a problem, OTP is fine. If you mount an ISO made by another program, it won't have kept the info about track path and so will default to PTP, regardless of if that's correct or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennyman Posted November 8, 2005 Author Share Posted November 8, 2005 So, if I understand, I can get mds files only by reading the original disk with decrypt. There is no other way to get it? What about transfering Video TS folder on the hard disk and then using pgcedit? or similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 You're correct, there is no other way to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blutach Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 (edited) I thought you could make an MDS from an ISO by using the old prog and IB? Regards Edited November 8, 2005 by blutach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennyman Posted November 8, 2005 Author Share Posted November 8, 2005 Of course is like that. I hope there was an alternative program in order to have MDS files. What about Alcohol 120%? There is no way to say to pgcedit, after positioning the layer break, about OTP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfcrule1972 Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 I might be wrong but I think the .mds was something that the boss put into the old DVDD prog to assist with making DL backups. If you want another program to do this you would have to contact the authors and make your request to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 blutach, Yes you can make an MDS via 'Create DVD MDS file' in the tools menu. I assume that's what you're talking about? It doesn't contain layerbreak info though... never did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blutach Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Thanks for that LUK! When we were testing PgcEdit's ISO making, we wondered what was in the MDS file - as your advice was to select it in preference to the ISO - and how we might create an MDS from PgcEdit. In practice, the absence of an MDS has not been a bad thing for both SL and DL burns (at least for me). What exactly is in it, if I may ask? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 The layer break position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blutach Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Thnx Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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