Batch video_ts > ISO conversion using Imgburn

[Noeslee]

Guide to convert a whole lot of video_ts folders to ISO without interaction (to run overnight), beware, I had two DVD9 video_ts folders which lead to interact about a layerbreak, maybe it is possible to automate that to, but I haven't.

Hope you will like it and I'm sure there are improvements, but this worked for me.

install imgburn (freeware) (use google)

make sure your folders are setup like this:
\example.movies\movie.name1\VIDEO_TS
\example.movies\movie.name2\VIDEO_TS
...

create in example.movies a batchfile batch_to_iso.bat with this code:

Code:

for /F "usebackq delims=;" %%I in (file_list.txt) do "C:\Program Files (x86)\ImgBurn\ImgBurn.exe" /MODE BUILD /BUILDMODE IMAGEFILE /SRC "%%I\" /DEST "d:\ISOs\%%I.iso" /FILESYSTEM "ISO9660 + UDF" /UDFREVISION "1.02" /VOLUMELABEL "%%I"  /rootfolder yes /start /close /noimagedetails

make sure you have a d:\ISOS folder or alter the batch file with your own destination, the location of the imgburn.exe can be different in your setup, so please check before execute.

open a dos box, cd to your \example.movies\
to create your file_list.txt enter:

Code:

dir /A:D /B /O:N > file_list.txt

open the just created file with notepad and put an ; at the end of each line, something like this:

Code:

Aladdin (1992);
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1995);
Aladdin The Return of Jafar (1994);
The Lion King (1994);
The Lion King 3 (2004);
The Lion King II Simba's Pride (1998);

open a dos box cd to your \example.movies\ en then type batch_to_iso.bat

[Gravityz]

Thanks,

really good info.

i am currently facing the fact that the a110 will not play video_ts anymore so i probably need to convert to iso.

i modified your script and made it better(i think.)

i added some code which automates the adding ; part.

just install imgburn, put the script in the root of your drive(or in the directory containing al your dvd's(your example.movies)and start it up.

You can allways add an extra command to delete every dvd folder when it is done but i like to test first and delete later.

here is the script.
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Code:

;create list of all titles
dir /A:D /B /O:N > listtmp.txt
;add ; to end of name
set addtext=;
if exist tmpfile.txt del /q tmpfile.txt
for /f "delims=" %%l in (listtmp.txt) Do (
      echo %%l%addtext% >> file_list.txt
)
del /q listtmp.txt
;convert every name in file to iso version using imgburn
for /F "usebackq delims=;" %%I in (file_list.txt) do "C:\Program Files (x86)\ImgBurn\ImgBurn.exe" /MODE BUILD /BUILDMODE IMAGEFILE /SRC "%%I\" /DEST "E:\ISO\%%I.iso" /FILESYSTEM "ISO9660 + UDF" /UDFREVISION "1.02" /VOLUMELABEL "%%I"  /rootfolder yes /start /close /noimagedetails

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(03-04-2010 12:49 AM)Noeslee Wrote:  Guide to convert a whole lot of video_ts folders to ISO without interaction (to run overnight), beware, I had two DVD9 video_ts folders which lead to interact about a layerbreak, maybe it is possible to automate that to, but I haven't.

Hope you will like it and I'm sure there are improvements, but this worked for me.

install imgburn (freeware) (use google)

make sure your folders are setup like this:
\example.movies\movie.name1\VIDEO_TS
\example.movies\movie.name2\VIDEO_TS
...

create in example.movies a batchfile batch_to_iso.bat with this code:

Code:

for /F "usebackq delims=;" %%I in (file_list.txt) do "C:\Program Files (x86)\ImgBurn\ImgBurn.exe" /MODE BUILD /BUILDMODE IMAGEFILE /SRC "%%I\" /DEST "d:\ISOs\%%I.iso" /FILESYSTEM "ISO9660 + UDF" /UDFREVISION "1.02" /VOLUMELABEL "%%I"  /rootfolder yes /start /close /noimagedetails

make sure you have a d:\ISOS folder or alter the batch file with your own destination, the location of the imgburn.exe can be different in your setup, so please check before execute.

open a dos box, cd to your \example.movies\
to create your file_list.txt enter:

Code:

dir /A:D /B /O:N > file_list.txt

open the just created file with notepad and put an ; at the end of each line, something like this:

Code:

Aladdin (1992);
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1995);
Aladdin The Return of Jafar (1994);
The Lion King (1994);
The Lion King 3 (2004);
The Lion King II Simba's Pride (1998);

open a dos box cd to your \example.movies\ en then type batch_to_iso.bat

[Noeslee]

Thanks and nice job on the improvements.

[chris57]

It would make a nice WIKI article.

[lordy]

(06-06-2010 10:39 AM)Gravityz Wrote:  Thanks,

i am currently facing the fact that the a110 will not play video_ts anymore so i probably need to convert to iso.

Did I miss something re video_ts support ???


FWIW for anyone using Linux.. and probably OSX?

Code:

for name in ...list of folders containing video_ts ... ; do

    mkisofs -dvd-video -o $name.iso $name

done

[chris57]

(07-29-2010 12:26 PM)lordy Wrote:  Did I miss something re video_ts support ???

I thought the same but as the guide is really just a conversion process, and personally I use ISO for finished rips rather than video_ts, thought it could have it's uses.

[Gravityz]

Well actually it does play video_ts folders also but i found it a hit and miss after i upgraded my tv from SCART to HDMI(this really can affect al you movies)

converting to iso seemed to have speed up the player also

i recently had one dvd which did play as video_ts but did not as ISO.

it turned out that al the sections hat a VTS_XX_00.VOB exept the main movie

this was the cause of the A110 not playing the iso file.

i just added a fake VTS_03_00.VOB and it played on both video_ts and ISO

[chris57]

Seen that one before I think:-
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showth...hlight=iso

[Noeslee]

I have made the sript because my scraping software doesn't/didn't handle video_ts folders very well, so my database became messy and needed a lot of attention. Secondly I don't like files and folders in my movie folder, so now my movie folder only contains files. My PCH a-200 plays iso and video_ts very well

[sunflashx]

(03-04-2010 12:49 AM)Noeslee Wrote:  Guide to convert a whole lot of video_ts folders to ISO without interaction (to run overnight), beware, I had two DVD9 video_ts folders which lead to interact about a layerbreak, maybe it is possible to automate that to, but I haven't.

I found a solution for the layerbreak issue here:

http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=13338

I haven't seen the dual side warning since I fixed it. The actual setting seemed somewhat elusive to locate though.