Posted by Gene E. Bloch on 10/09/06 17:37

On 10/08/2006, come_mon_come_mon! posted this:
> Hi,
>
> I have problem with my DVD files burnt on DVD-RW. I recorded some TV
> programmes using DVD recorder then burnt DVD from that recorder. I used
> DVD-RW from imation encore white series (4.7GB).
>
> To save space, I determined to convert those DVD files to VCD files. I
> used TSUNAMI MPEG DVD EasyPack Suite, Clone DVD & SONY DVD-ROM DDU1621
> (configured as IDE slave) to do this. Conversion was successful. I
> could play back the VCD files.
>
> As I have another PC (called it PC2) configured with LG4167B DVD drive
> & I had a lot of files to convert, I determined to speed up the process
> my doing conversion in both PCs. The problem came out as I found
> Windows explorer in PC2 couldn't read out file system of the DVD --- no
> VIDEO_RM, VIDEO_TS directories found, as if no DVD disc had been
> inserted into the drive. However, PowerDVD & NERO player softwares
> installed in PC2 could play all video files burnt on the disc.
>
> I wonder why explorer in PC2 couldn't read the disc file system but
> applications there could read out the DVD's content ?
>
> What should I do to correct this problem ?

I would guess that PC2 is using packet-writing software to create the
DVDs. This is the software that lets you treat a VD or CD as a very
large floppy.

Nero calls it InCD. I don't know what other programs call it. (Although
I have Nero, I don't install the InCD program.)

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Gene E. Bloch (Gino)
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