"Tony Morgan" wrote in message
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In message , Dave R
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On Tue, 17 May 2005 23:27:55 GMT, "G Hardy"
allegedly wrote:

"Tony Morgan" wrote in message
news In message , Dave R
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Some software allows short cuts on the above. There was a Tevion
DVD Maker at Aldi recently that captured straight into MPEG2 format.
You could then use Nero to create and burn the DVD.

Which version of Nero are you referring to? I've got Version 6.6.0.2
and it won't convert MPEG-2 to the BUP/IFO/VOB filetype/structure
that's required. It will create the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS
directories, and burn *already* encoded BUP, IFO and VOB files into
the VIDEO_TS directory on DVD disk.

That's odd.

I have 6.6.0.0 and it quite happily works with MPEG-2 files. I would
have expected that yours isn't the huge an update over mine...

Nero have some weird numbering going on, and their product naming makes it
difficult to track. I think it's Nero Express 6, but ICBW.

Back to the question I asked - does it generate the BUP/IFO/VOB
filetype/structure - or do you have to use something other than (your
version of) Nero?

It's a serious question because I've had a number of requests from people
I know to transfer VHS to DVD for them. I've been reluctant to help
because I have to import into my video editor of choice (Vegas), then into
DVD Architect. It would be a lot easier to go straight from MPEG-2 to
DVD-burn with Nero if a later version than 6.6.0.2 allows it.


When I do a straightforward MPEG2 to DVD from say VHS - no editing
involved - I use Nero Vision Express. This *does* create the DVD file
system, whereas, like yours, my (very recent) version of Nero won't do this.

Rob

Tony Morgan
http://www.camcord.info

In message , Rob D
writes
Back to the question I asked - does it generate the BUP/IFO/VOB
filetype/structure - or do you have to use something other than (your
version of) Nero?

It's a serious question because I've had a number of requests from people
I know to transfer VHS to DVD for them. I've been reluctant to help
because I have to import into my video editor of choice (Vegas), then into
DVD Architect. It would be a lot easier to go straight from MPEG-2 to
DVD-burn with Nero if a later version than 6.6.0.2 allows it.


When I do a straightforward MPEG2 to DVD from say VHS - no editing
involved - I use Nero Vision Express. This *does* create the DVD file
system, whereas, like yours, my (very recent) version of Nero won't do
this.

Nero Vision Express comes with Nero 6.0.0.3, and (I've just checked) it
does *not* produce the BUP/IFO/VOB filetype/structure. In fact if you
run it and click DVD-Video files -- Add, it asks you for 'DVD-Video
file types (*.bup, *.vob, *.ifo)'.

Are you absolutely SURE that it creates the bup, ifo and vob files. I've
scoured Ahead's website as well as the on-line help and the manual, and
according to all of them *you* have to provide (both baseline and
express) with those files. All it does it put them in the right
directories prior to burning.

--
Tony Morgan
http://www.camcord.info

Tony Morgan wrote on Thu, 19 May 2005
Nero Vision Express comes with Nero 6.0.0.3, and (I've just checked) it
does *not* produce the BUP/IFO/VOB filetype/structure. In fact if you
run it and click DVD-Video files -- Add, it asks you for 'DVD-Video
file types (*.bup, *.vob, *.ifo)'.

Are you absolutely SURE that it creates the bup, ifo and vob files.
I've scoured Ahead's website as well as the on-line help and the
manual, and according to all of them *you* have to provide (both
baseline and express) with those files. All it does it put them in the
right directories prior to burning.

I think you'll find that there are at least two Nero OEM suites, a
'limited' and a 'full' one (?numbered 1 and 3). Only the latter's
Nerovision has the ability to encode from MPEG-2 to DVD file types. Some
of us had a kerfuffle with an online trader a few months ago when he was
advertising suites with the full capabilities but providing only the
limited one.
--
Iain Archer To email, please use Reply-To address

"Tony Morgan" wrote in message
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In message , Rob D
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Back to the question I asked - does it generate the BUP/IFO/VOB
filetype/structure - or do you have to use something other than (your
version of) Nero?

It's a serious question because I've had a number of requests from
people
I know to transfer VHS to DVD for them. I've been reluctant to help
because I have to import into my video editor of choice (Vegas), then
into
DVD Architect. It would be a lot easier to go straight from MPEG-2 to
DVD-burn with Nero if a later version than 6.6.0.2 allows it.


When I do a straightforward MPEG2 to DVD from say VHS - no editing
involved - I use Nero Vision Express. This *does* create the DVD file
system, whereas, like yours, my (very recent) version of Nero won't do
this.

Nero Vision Express comes with Nero 6.0.0.3, and (I've just checked) it
does *not* produce the BUP/IFO/VOB filetype/structure. In fact if you run
it and click DVD-Video files -- Add, it asks you for 'DVD-Video file
types (*.bup, *.vob, *.ifo)'.

Are you absolutely SURE that it creates the bup, ifo and vob files. I've
scoured Ahead's website as well as the on-line help and the manual, and
according to all of them *you* have to provide (both baseline and express)
with those files. All it does it put them in the right directories prior
to burning.

100% sure that my version (3.1.0.7) creates the vob, bup and ifo files from
MPEG2. Just looking at a DVD created by this very means right now. I know
Nero, (burning rom) needs to be given those files, that´s why I find this
version of NVE so useful!

Rob

Tony Morgan
http://www.camcord.info

Nero Vision Express *IS* the DVD video authoring app in Nero suite of tools
and it produces the correct DVD video layout for writing to a disk (or one
can just write to disk directly). I have used it numerous times and it works
perfectly.

According to Nero's weired naming scheme the correct name for the main
application is Nero Burning Rom which does has no authoring capabilities of
its own. One has to use Nero Vision Express to produce DVD Video.

if you have retail version of Nero 6.6 then NVE is a free download. For OEM
versions one has to upgrade to their DVD plugin.

--
Rehan
MS MVP -- Digital Media
www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows Movie Maker



"Tony Morgan" wrote in message
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In message , Rob D
writes
Back to the question I asked - does it generate the BUP/IFO/VOB
filetype/structure - or do you have to use something other than (your
version of) Nero?

It's a serious question because I've had a number of requests from
people
I know to transfer VHS to DVD for them. I've been reluctant to help
because I have to import into my video editor of choice (Vegas), then
into
DVD Architect. It would be a lot easier to go straight from MPEG-2 to
DVD-burn with Nero if a later version than 6.6.0.2 allows it.


When I do a straightforward MPEG2 to DVD from say VHS - no editing
involved - I use Nero Vision Express. This *does* create the DVD file
system, whereas, like yours, my (very recent) version of Nero won't do
this.

Nero Vision Express comes with Nero 6.0.0.3, and (I've just checked) it
does *not* produce the BUP/IFO/VOB filetype/structure. In fact if you run
it and click DVD-Video files -- Add, it asks you for 'DVD-Video file
types (*.bup, *.vob, *.ifo)'.

Are you absolutely SURE that it creates the bup, ifo and vob files. I've
scoured Ahead's website as well as the on-line help and the manual, and
according to all of them *you* have to provide (both baseline and express)
with those files. All it does it put them in the right directories prior
to burning.

--
Tony Morgan
http://www.camcord.info

On Thu, 19 May 2005 20:36:29 +0100, Iain Archer
wrote:

I think you'll find that there are at least two Nero OEM suites, a
'limited' and a 'full' one (?numbered 1 and 3). Only the latter's
Nerovision has the ability to encode from MPEG-2 to DVD file types. Some
of us had a kerfuffle with an online trader a few months ago when he was
advertising suites with the full capabilities but providing only the
limited one.

And the only difference between them is the registration key you
enter :-) The cheapest Nero Suite, as sold for a fiver with DVD
burning hardware, magically becomes Nero Enterprise Edition if a
different key is entered.

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