DVD Video/Audio disk creation and OSCDIMG

[heustess]

I have not been able to use oscdimg to successfully create a video DVD iso that will burn with dvdburn.exe. Other programs I have will create an iso that will correctly burn the video DVD with dvdburn.exe. I feel that I need to use the -uv switch, but here lies the problem. Note the results:

DVD options: These options allow for DVD Video/Audio disk creation

-uv This option specifies that UDF Video Zone compatibility is to

be enforced. This means UDF 1.02 and ISO 9660 are written to

the disk. Also, all files in the VIDEO_TS, AUDIO_TS, and

JACKET_P directories will be written first. These directories

take precedence over all other ordering rules used for this image.

-ut This option is used to truncate the ISO 9660 portion of the image.

When this option is used, only the VIDEO_TS, AUDIO_TS, and

JACKET_P directories will be visible from the ISO 9660 file

system.

NOTE: These options cannot be combined with ISO, Joliet, or UDF options

NOTE: UDF file and directory names in VIDEO_TS, AUDIO_TS, and JACKET_P

will use 8-bit characters as specified by the DVD Video spec.

UDF options: These options cannot be combined with ISO 9660 options

-u1 This option is used to produce an image that has both the UDF file

system and the ISO 9660 file system. The ISO 9660 file system

will be written with DOS compatible 8.3 file names. The UDF file

system will be written with Unicode file names.

-u2 This option is used to produce an image that has only the UDF

file system on it. Any system not capable of reading UDF will

only see a default text file alerting the user that this image is

only available on computers that support UDF.

-ur This option overrides the default text file used with the (-u2)

option. Example: -urc:\readme.txt

-us This option will create sparse file when available. This can only

be used with the (-u2) option.

-ue This option will create embedded files. This can only be used

with the (-u2) option.

-uf This option will embed UDF file identifier entries. This can

only be used with the (-u2) option.

-yl This option will use long allocation descriptors instead of short

allocation descriptors.

Three revisions of the UDF file system supported by CDIMAGE.

The default version is 1.50.

-udfver102 Writes UDF revision 1.02 (Supported: Windows 98 and later)

-udfver150 Writes UDF revision 1.50 (Supported: Windows 2K and later)

-udfver200 Writes UDF revision 2.00 (Supported: Windows XP and later)

NOTE: See DVD help for information on UDF and DVD Video/Audio images.

When I try oscdimg -uv I get the following:

ERROR: Cannot use -uv without -u1 or -u2

Obviously something is wrong. How then can oscdimg be used to create a video DVD iso and what switches should be used?

Edited January 16, 2009 by heustess

[DigeratiPrime]

Hello, just want to first ask if you've looked at ImgBurn (freeware)? I've never had any problems burning DVDs with it, it also supports write queues and has cvars.

[heustess]

I have used ImgBurn before as well as Nero and others. I really just want to know what I am doing wrong with oscdimg.exe which I think is capable, if the right switches are used, of making an iso that can be burned using dvdburn.exe into a Video DVD. I already use oscdimg.exe and dvdburn.exe (both commandline with no installation) for other things and am trying to trim down my software if possible. So far every created DVD with oscdimg.exe shows up as unsupported on my DVD player.

Edited January 16, 2009 by heustess

[Jeremy]

ImgBurn FTW!

[MHz]

I would look use the switch -uv for it's mention of DVD compatibility but it mentions to not be combined with other mentioned switches which you display in your command line usage.

-uv

Specifies UDF Video Zone compatibility during DVD Video/Audio disk creation. This means UDF 1.02 and ISO 9660 are written to the disk. Also, all files in the VIDEO_TS, AUDIO_TS, and JACKET_P directories are written first. These directories take precedence over all other ordering rules used for this image. This option cannot be combined with the -n, -nt, -d, -j1, -j2, -js, -u1, -u2, -ur, -us, -ue, -uf, or -yl options.

AFAIK, OSCDIMG 2.54 is similar to CDIMAGE 2.54. ImageX is possibly the latest OS imager that MS uses though it may not suit your needs with Video DVDs.

[heustess]

There is an error in the documentation for oscdimg.exe concerning the -uv switch. These are the results in the command window:

OSCDIMG -uv

OSCDIMG 2.55 CD-ROM and DVD-ROM Premastering Utility

Copyright © Microsoft, 1993-2007. All rights reserved.

Licensed only for producing Microsoft authorized content.

ERROR: Cannot use -uv without -u1 or -u2

(The WAIK Windows® 7 Beta has oscdimg.exe 2.55.)

Edited January 15, 2009 by heustess

[Salvadore]

There is an error in the documentation for oscdimg.exe concerning the -uv switch. These are the results in the command window:

OSCDIMG -uv

OSCDIMG 2.55 CD-ROM and DVD-ROM Premastering Utility

Copyright © Microsoft, 1993-2007. All rights reserved.

Licensed only for producing Microsoft authorized content.

ERROR: Cannot use -uv without -u1 or -u2

I agree that there's an error with OSCDimg Command-Line Options documentation regarding -uv switch. Have you tried out:

oscdimg  -uv -u1 SourceLocation TargetFile

This cmd line successfully creates ISO DVD-Video image file, but I'm getting following:

OSCDIMG 2.55 CD-ROM and DVD-ROM Premastering Utility
Copyright (C) Microsoft, 1993-2007. All rights reserved.
Licensed only for producing Microsoft authorized content.


Scanning source tree
Scanning source tree complete (123 files in 3 directories)

Computing directory information
WARNING: No AUDIO manager IFO file was found.

WARNING: No AUDIO manager VOB file was found.

WARNING: No AUDIO manager BUP file was found.

WARNING: No AUDIO manager files were found, aborting sort.

Computing directory information completeersion to 1.02

Image file is 3463806976 bytes

Writing 123 files in 3 directories to C:\Documents and Settings\XPUser\Desktop\DG_SAMPLER.ISO

100% complete

Final image file is 3464036352 bytes

Done.

Probably because of AUDIO_TS folder is empty.

However, I couldn't verify if that way created DVD ISO is playable on standalone DVD player, because I don't have one. But, once mounted, Windows Xp recognizes it as a DVD.

Here is a cmd line for handy Drag'n'Drop .BAT file:

oscdimg.exe -uv -u1 -l%~n1 %1 "%UserProfile%\Desktop\%~n1.ISO"

Just drag and drop the folder (which contains AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS subfolders) on the .BAT file and output .ISO will be dumped at desktop. (Make sure that OSCDimg.exe is copied to the "C:\WINDOWS\system32") And one more thing that this .BAT file does is that it takes THE NAME of drag'n'droped folder and forwards it to: File Name, Volume and Volume Set ID of .ISO file, automatically.

Beside dvdburn.exe, there's Active@ ISO Burner (CD/DVD/Blue Ray ISO images burner). It's a great companion with OSCDimg.exe and it's a freeware. Supports GUI and command line console.

Edited November 2, 2009 by Salvadore