What is a 'DVD Directory'?

I am still having trouble making the darned DVD disk. Now I keep
failing trying to run a disk I created with a failure message:

Unable to find DVD directory

I find nothing on the subject 'DVD directory' on Google.

Anyone know what it is, and its function?

Thanks

Gecko

gecko wrote:
>
> I am still having trouble making the darned DVD disk. Now I keep
> failing trying to run a disk I created with a failure message:
>
> Unable to find DVD directory
>
> I find nothing on the subject 'DVD directory' on Google.
>
> Anyone know what it is, and its function?
>
> Thanks
>
> Gecko

You are not giving much info. All files must be in a folder called
VIDEO_TS. All authoring programs that I know of automatically create
it.

gecko wrote:
> I am still having trouble making the darned DVD disk. Now I keep
> failing trying to run a disk I created with a failure message:
>
> Unable to find DVD directory
>
> I find nothing on the subject 'DVD directory' on Google.
>
> Anyone know what it is, and its function?
>
> Thanks
>
> Gecko

The disk should contain some .INF files which
are the "directory".

What DVD player gives you the message and what
burning s/w are you using?

On 12/14/2007, Rick Merrill posted this:
> gecko wrote:
>> I am still having trouble making the darned DVD disk. Now I keep
>> failing trying to run a disk I created with a failure message:
>>
>> Unable to find DVD directory
>>
>> I find nothing on the subject 'DVD directory' on Google.
>>
>> Anyone know what it is, and its function?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Gecko
>
> The disk should contain some .INF files which
> are the "directory".
>
> What DVD player gives you the message and what
> burning s/w are you using?

No, the disk should contain VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders, which are
the directories. The .INF files are - hang on to your hat - files!

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Gene E. Bloch wrote:
> On 12/14/2007, Rick Merrill posted this:
>> gecko wrote:
>>> I am still having trouble making the darned DVD disk. Now I keep
>>> failing trying to run a disk I created with a failure message:
>>>
>>> Unable to find DVD directory
>>>
>>> I find nothing on the subject 'DVD directory' on Google.
>>>
>>> Anyone know what it is, and its function?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Gecko
>>
>> The disk should contain some .INF files which
>> are the "directory".
>>
>> What DVD player gives you the message and what
>> burning s/w are you using?
>
> No, the disk should contain VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders, which are the
> directories. The .INF files are - hang on to your hat - files!
>

:-) ok, Gene, you're right, but DVD 'players' do not access the disk
directory the way the PC / MAC does.

"Rick Merrill" <rick0.merrill@NOSPAM.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:3vqdnWJ-ftDnif7anZ2dnUVZ_rHinZ2d@comcast.com...
> Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>> On 12/14/2007, Rick Merrill posted this:
>>> gecko wrote:
>>>> I am still having trouble making the darned DVD disk. Now
>>>> I keep
>>>> failing trying to run a disk I created with a failure
>>>> message:
>>>>
>>>> Unable to find DVD directory
>>>>
>>>> I find nothing on the subject 'DVD directory' on Google.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know what it is, and its function?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Gecko
>>>
>>> The disk should contain some .INF files which
>>> are the "directory".
>>>
>>> What DVD player gives you the message and what
>>> burning s/w are you using?
>>
>> No, the disk should contain VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders,
>> which are the directories. The .INF files are - hang on to
>> your hat - files!
>>
>
> :-) ok, Gene, you're right, but DVD 'players' do not access
> the disk
> directory the way the PC / MAC does.
>

I'm sure that my memory is amiss, isn't the file extension IFO?
And, if one takes a look inside an IFO file with a program like
IFOedit, one would see that the file name access must be similar
to PC / MAC as that's how the IFO "directory" to the VTS files
in the VIDEO_TS folder refers to them. In fact, unlike CD
music - which definitely does not have a similar file hierarchy,
none of the home-user OS' need do anything special to portray a
DVD file structure. It's identical to the one in use.

On 12/14/2007, Rick Merrill posted this:
> Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>> On 12/14/2007, Rick Merrill posted this:
>>> gecko wrote:
>>>> I am still having trouble making the darned DVD disk. Now I keep
>>>> failing trying to run a disk I created with a failure message:
>>>>
>>>> Unable to find DVD directory
>>>>
>>>> I find nothing on the subject 'DVD directory' on Google.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know what it is, and its function?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Gecko
>>>
>>> The disk should contain some .INF files which
>>> are the "directory".
>>>
>>> What DVD player gives you the message and what
>>> burning s/w are you using?
>>
>> No, the disk should contain VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders, which are the
>> directories. The .INF files are - hang on to your hat - files!
>>
>
> :-) ok, Gene, you're right, but DVD 'players' do not access the disk
> directory the way the PC / MAC does.

Oh?

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