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    playing a .ISO file

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by snowbrdkid, Aug 10, 2006.

  1. snowbrdkid

    snowbrdkid Notebook Consultant

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    Now that i have an .ISO file, what can i use to play them? Can i use MYdvd or powerDVD that came w/ my dell? or do i need something else?
     
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    ISO files are images to be burned on a cd/dvd in order to create a bootable media.

    But, if u use DaemonTools u can use the iso image w/o actually having to burn it on a cd.

    And u dont technically play these, their not movies u know.
     
    adinu, Aug 10, 2006
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  3. NuntiusLuminis

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    Use unscrupulous methods to download "Alcohol 120" or download the free "Alcohol 52."

    Create a virtual drive, and mount the image onto the drive.

    I'd recommend Daemon Tools, but it seems to be incompatible with my own system.
     
    NuntiusLuminis, Aug 10, 2006
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  4. gethin

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    Or you can use WinISO to create a CD/DVD or use it to convert the ISO file into something you can drag and drop on to your Hard drive.

    ISO is an image file, it is not a media file you can play.
     
    gethin, Aug 10, 2006
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    PowerISO works fine for me.
     
    YellowJacket, Aug 10, 2006
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  6. snowbrdkid

    snowbrdkid Notebook Consultant

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    are there any free programs? shoud i just rip them to a different format?
     
    snowbrdkid, Aug 10, 2006
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  7. NuntiusLuminis

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    Nero, free version.
     
    NuntiusLuminis, Aug 10, 2006
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    Why is that? As far as I know, it runs on pretty much any version of Windows?

    Also snowbrdkid, Daemontools is free.
     
    Jalf, Aug 10, 2006
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  9. snowbrdkid

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    daemontools had some language problem...
    but ill check out free nero
    thanks
     
    snowbrdkid, Aug 10, 2006
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    i found a program to mount the .iso onto a virtual drive(powerISO), but it didnt play
     
    snowbrdkid, Aug 10, 2006
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    burn it to a disk with nero
     
    streather, Aug 10, 2006
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  12. adinu

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    Id DT doesnt work (dunno why) then any free burning software should have an option for burning an ISO. Go to www.download.com and under utilities there should be a section for cd ripping software, both free and free trials.
     
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    ok lol sry for so many posts, but i got it mounted and it played, but the quality isnt that great. im using Virtual CLone Drive from slysoft. does the player matter or is it the rip? Its freaking sweet though, i can put my dvd collection on my external HD and play it through Dell's media direct!
     
    snowbrdkid, Aug 10, 2006
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    It's more than likely the rip that makes the quality bad. If it's not pixelated or slow, just a bad picture, it's the rip.
     
    Pitabred, Aug 10, 2006
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    i think videolan player can play iso straight without having to mount it first. try it. its free. http://videolan.org
     
    amnesiac345, Aug 10, 2006
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    VLC player plays my ripped DVDs that I ripped as an ISO file. It's good quality, just as if I were playing a normal DVD.
     
    Jesusfrk611, Aug 11, 2006
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    Doesn't WMP play ISO files?
     
    nbn444, Aug 11, 2006
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    I doubt WMP plays them. I always burno ISO's to CD then play them. To burn them i use Nero but a program called CDBurnerXP might do them as well.
     
    _radditz_, Aug 12, 2006
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    i use DAEMONtools. just don't shut down the computer by pressing the power button.
    and you can probably burn it using CDBurnerXP Pro 3, it's free and it's pretty cool, but i haven't burned ISOs using it
     
    Seraph617, Aug 12, 2006
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  21. Malia

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    I use Virtual CloneDrive all the time, and have never had problems. It's even compatible with Mediafour MacDrive, so you can mount and use Mac ISOs on your PC! So, it's the rip.

    The movie was probably compressed. You need double layer media to burn most movies on, but it costs more than single layer media, so it's common to shrink (compress) movies to fit on the cheaper DVDs. In the process, quality is lost. It's probable that that's what happened.

    If you're planning to put your movie collection on an external drive, uncompressed (i.e. so it looks the same as the original DVD), make sure to get a large external hard drive. A widescreen movie will almost always be over 7GB in size.

    Malia
     
    Malia, Aug 12, 2006
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