DVD Movie - Burning from HD to DVD

I have to try to ask 1 more time

Regarding DVD movie burning:

Copying a movie from DVD to your Hard Drive, it's very, very easy. You can watch movies on the plane, blah, blah.

BUT ... once in awhile I may need to burn the movie FROM the HD to a blank DVD. Simple task, I DON'T want ISO files, I was hoping for SIMPLE.

Been to many forums, please don't post another forum link. Sifting through all the other functions and guides, most having nothing to do with the task mentioned above, has consumed way too many hours. I've downloaded and installed 7 or 8 "Freebies"...... no good.

Atlas, one worked, "Easy DVD Clone", very, very simple, great GUI and the default settings covered what I needed..... and it worked with all the menus,features, etc. The trial version lets you use it 3 times.

QUESTION: Someone here has to have done or will need to do the same thing. WHAT ARE YOU USING and HOW ? THANK YOU


- Please no ISO files
- Please no legal tips, these are not Copyrighted movies
- If you LOVE something easy like "Easy DVD Clone", I am now willing to buy something, but please list the price.

THANK YOU Signed BB, (Beginner Burner)

 

Nero works pretty good. Probably can get an OEM copy eBay for $10. You should note a ripped DVD is likely too big to fit on a single layer DVD. You need to make it smaller to fit unless you have a dual layer drive and disc.

 

but first you need to convert the files(wmv,AVI,divx...) to VOB before using nero to burn movies to DVD. There're some software that is use for creating vob files.

Virtualdubmod - that's what i know. you can google for something like burn avi to dvd and what ever files name you want to burn to dvd

http://www.videohelp.com/ good sites for you to do the research on those things.

you can get free nero if you buy something over 30$ directron.com http://www.directron.com/frnero.html

 

You can use DVD Shrink to make the .ifo, .bup and .vob files that a DVD needs to be read by a DVD player and the correct size for a blank DVD. Nero can make those into a DVD-Video.

 

I use ClondDVD2 to make DVDs from my HD to disc. It also works great with ISO files.

 

just want to confirm that ur files are being ripped into ifo, vob & bla bla bla

simple = shrink+nero
& i m sure that i m just one of many that have said this

cheers ...

 

I’ll attempt to help you in your quest to burn DVDs off of your hard drive. From your post, I'll assume you know how to rip DVDs properly and that you're ripping to a VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS directory just like the structures found on the DVD movie disc. Now (without ISO files in the process like you seem to want) to burn the movie back onto a blank DVD, I suggest you use ImgBurn. Now, don't get your undies in a bundle because I recommended an image (ISO) burning program. While you can use this program to burn image files, you can also use this program to burn DVD movies that you've ripped to your hard drive and are not image files (ISO). To do this, follow the instructions provided in this post here on the ImgBurn forums: http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=1780

It can't really get any simpler than that using free tools. ImgBurn also allows you to burn ISO image files so if you accidentally rip to ISO, you can just drag the ISO to ImgBurn and burn away.

NOTE:
The above instructions are for burning either a single layer DVD or a dual-layer DVD. If you don't have any dual-layer blank DVDs, and you've ripped a dual-layer disc, the movie won't fit onto the single layer without some sort of compression to shrink the movie. I suggest you use DVD Shrink to take care of this process. If you want further instructions in how to do this, let us know.

I hope this helps. Keep in mind that avoiding .iso or image files in general can sometime make this process harder than it actually is.

 

First, thanks all for your input.

So others may learn as well, here are a few notes, before getting into 'burning' to a DVD from your Hard Drive.

I use and really like DVD Shrink to 'rip' / encode / decode / transfer the Movie files to my laptop into the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS directories. The DVD Shrink guide states to run the software in conjuntion with 3 other 'freebies' in the case Shrink cannot decode / decript a particular movie. However, DVD Shrink has worked fine in the few times I have used it without the need to run the others.

So now to the original point, getting the files onto a blank DVD to play on a stand alone DVD Player.

Simple=shrink+nero I agree, started with this combo, it worked, the 30 day trial ended, then someone on another site said the $10 OEM deal on e-bay was a rip-off, and I wasn't ready to spend $60 yet.

Tried ImgBurn and some others, (thanks for the guide link, I had seen that before as well as some other guides). Imgburn is NOT as simple or as intuitive as DVD Shrink or Nero, but it's free. I will give it another try, as well as the other mentioned above.

That's my experience as a beginner, others out there?

Thanks

 

Get a copy of Nero on eBay. It's like $10. Shrink is no longer being supported. You might want to try DVDFab. It is free as well.

 

As I told you earlier, I use a program call CloneDVD2 which does what you are asking. In addition, I use another of their products called AnyDVD which allows you to hack region codes to whatever region you like, remove the annoying advertising that begins most DVD's and all sorts of stuff. What I like even more about CloneDVD2 is that I can choose whatever audio tracks I want on output DVD which can only save space. I love this programs dearly and it was worth the money.

 

DVD Shrink does exactly the same things and it's free.

I'll tell you how I back-up my movies. I have AnyDVD, which is priceless. This is the only non-freeware program I utilize for backing up my DVDs. It's well worth its price. With AnyDVD running I don't have to worry about encryption. I use DVD Decrypter to rip to ISO. I then open that ISO in Shrink (File->Open Disc Image or Ctrl + I) and re-author my backup to my liking. I usually just copy the main movie and re-author it without audio tracks that I don't need. Once my DVD is re-authored to my liking, I then output the DVD to an ISO file, which I then use ImgBurn to burn.

nbn444: To get over the learning curve of ImgBurn, I suggest you output to ISO from DVD Shrink. All you then have to do is drag the ISO file to ImgBurn and click burn basically. If you're looking to watch the DVD you ripped on your PC and it's ripped to an ISO file, there are some media players that will even open disc images like ISO files. VLC media player is a great example. I'm sorry I violated your "no ISO" rule, but in the end using disc images does make things easier.