How to copy a DVD?

[Donn]

On 10/25/05, Kevin Brown <kevin_brown at qwest.net> wrote:
>
> > I did that, and I am able to mount the DVD that I burned and
> > see that the contents does contain: k3b_image.img but it does
> > not work when I try to view it on my TV's DVD player.
>
> That won't work because you have an image of a DVD burned on a DVD.
>
> > When I mount the original source DVD, it contains two directories
> > named VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS.
> >
> > Is it possible that I might need to just copy those two files to my
> > hard drive and then burn them to a DVD?
>
> Those aren't files. Those are directories that hold the files that the
> DVD players read.
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I have had some issues when burning DVD's as well. I recommend burning at no
more than 4x speed. Also, are you burning to a DVD-R DVD+R or a DVD-RW,
DVD+RW? Most RW's will not play in DVD players older than a year or so. And
make sure your DVD player supports the media you are using - or +.

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Donn
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