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JustinHorne · Oct 8, 2007, 10:17 PM

I'm trying to burn Video_TS folders, that NEED compression. Lately, every other disc fails. I don't think it's the drive. Toast will start to compress, then start to burn after just a few seconds of compression. It then finishes, verifies, etc, and the disc ejects, fully burned, yet useless.
MB DVD-r, using the latest version of everything.

Big Mac · Oct 8, 2007, 10:25 PM

How are you trying to compress the folders?

JustinHorne · Oct 8, 2007, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by Big Mac

How are you trying to compress the folders?

Basiclly, I:
Click the VIDEO_TS icon in Toast.
Choose the dvd name folder (I have occasionally tried selecting the VIDEO_TS folder WITHIN the main folder, doesn't seem to matter)
Turn on "Fit to dvd" compression
Choose the main title and the 5.1 audio, if applicable.
Hit burn

Then it'll quickly say copying, then quickly cimpressing, Writing LEad in for maybe 10 seconds, then writing lead out for 5 minutes, filling up the rest of the space.

analogika · Oct 9, 2007, 04:01 AM

Are those VIDEO_TS folders CSS copy-protected? Toast will usually warn you when you try to burn a copy-protected folder, and refuse to do it, but...

JustinHorne · Oct 9, 2007, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by analogika

Are those VIDEO_TS folders CSS copy-protected? Toast will usually warn you when you try to burn a copy-protected folder, and refuse to do it, but...

Yeah, they are, but I've already stripped the copy protection from them using MactheRipper 3.0, r14...
Before you pass judgement, I already own the DVDs, but also have a 3 year old in the house, so backing them up is pretty much a necessity.

Regardless though, it isn't seeming to have a problem with the actual folder, it's like it just THINKs it compressed it already, and moves on to burning. Usually if I try the same file 2 or 3 times, it'll eventually work, but I'm obviously wasting a ton of DVDs.

chriswithpepper · Oct 9, 2007, 04:01 PM

I have this problem with custom DVDs I create in Toast. Meaning, I take some downloaded (pass your judgment) TV episodes and make a DVD out of them-- I constantly get coasters 100%.

As for VIDEO_TS files, I never have problems. 98% (out of 150 or so) have been perfect.

Do the burned DVDs work in your Mac or any other computer?

JustinHorne · Oct 9, 2007, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by chriswithpepper

Do the burned DVDs work in your Mac or any other computer?

Yeah, the (successfully) burned DVDs work everywhere, no problem. The coasters end up with <100KB written on them.

chriswithpepper · Oct 9, 2007, 04:32 PM

Odd. What different DVD-R brands have you tried..

JustinHorne · Oct 9, 2007, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by chriswithpepper

Odd. What different DVD-R brands have you tried..

I'm currently using TDKs. I've had success with TDK, Sony (best success) and the Office MAx special no name brands.
All for them have historically worked at about 90%. I don't know enough about the technical workings of DVD burning, but I am pretty well versed on the overall concept, and it doens't SEEM like a media error. The disc burns fine, it's just that what is being burned isn't the compressed DVD.

chriswithpepper · Oct 9, 2007, 06:17 PM

That's odd. Have you thought about creating a UDF disk image and burning it through Disk Utility?

JustinHorne · Oct 9, 2007, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by chriswithpepper

That's odd. Have you thought about creating a UDF disk image and burning it through Disk Utility?

Will that compress it though? Most VTS folders are too big to fit on a single layer dvd.

chriswithpepper · Oct 9, 2007, 07:15 PM

Oh that's true... I think Toast will compress and burn to an image. If it does, then you should be good to go.

JustinHorne · Oct 15, 2007, 09:53 PM

WEll, I downgraded to toast 7.1, haven't had a single coaster since... :S