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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: vyper on August 13, 2005, 02:13:39 pm

Title: Hybrid DVD - How?
Post by: vyper on August 13, 2005, 02:13:39 pm

So, before i start visiting every AV forum on the net, I'd like to ask if anyone of our local geeks knows how to do this.

Put simply I want to create a DVD that both runs as a DVD in a normal player, and when placed in a PC runs as a DVD-Rom. Like enhanced CDs that run as normal in a CD-player but run as CD-Roms in a PC.

Any thoughts?

Title: Hybrid DVD - How?
Post by: Sandwich on August 13, 2005, 02:44:36 pm

AFAIK a DVD is simply a data disc with AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders. I don't see why you can't simply toss more files on there.

Title: Hybrid DVD - How?
Post by: vyper on August 13, 2005, 03:11:59 pm

I suppose that makes sense, I just have this odd feeling it's not that easy.

Title: Hybrid DVD - How?
Post by: Ace on August 14, 2005, 04:22:42 am

It should be a simple matter of making the normal DVD, and then having along side the audio/video/splashscreen data .exes and that data for PC.

Title: Hybrid DVD - How?
Post by: Descenterace on August 14, 2005, 04:53:22 am

I think you need certain software to generate the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS directories, and I think they need to be referenced at a certain position on the disc, but apart from that you should be able to sling whatever you like on it.

Title: Hybrid DVD - How?
Post by: MicroPsycho on August 14, 2005, 12:40:28 pm

try looking at a commercial DVD to see what kind of files are on it, it might help

Title: Hybrid DVD - How?
Post by: Flaser on August 16, 2005, 07:58:04 am

Browse the Nero documentation - if any software is supporting the burn of such thing, Nero is a likely source.

On CDs what you spoke of was Mixed mode CD where the audio session was written first and was followed by a data session.

Title: Hybrid DVD - How?
Post by: pyro-manic on August 16, 2005, 03:12:44 pm

I'm sure any decent DVD authoring prog would be able to do this. No idea offhand, though...