View Full Version : How to make DVD folders into .iso's so XBMC can read them?
LaTropa64
2007-06-16, 10:49
I've downloaded dvd's in the past and they come as either a single .iso or .img file and XBMC has no problems playing them.
I have a bunch of DVD's though that I've ripped to VIDEO_TS folders. I don't want to keep them as folders and would rather just have the movie be a single file. I tried using a program called Folder2iso to make the .iso but XBMC can't play it. Any other suggestions as to how to create a valid iso out of a DVD?
why not keep them as folders? as folders they are possible to store on the xbox. just start the video_ts.ifo and they play just as iso files.
LaTropa64
2007-06-17, 01:04
why not keep them as folders? as folders they are possible to store on the xbox. just start the video_ts.ifo and they play just as iso files.
I know they will play as folders but I don't want to store them that way because everything else in my media directory is a regular file. I don't like that all the folders show up at the top of the listing.
jmarshall
2007-06-17, 01:21
Sort by File will show them mixed in.
No idea about the folder->iso thing though sorry.
LaTropa64
2007-06-17, 01:40
Thanks. I'll just sort that way for now.
To get the iso's, I'm thinking of just burning the folders with Nero to make an actual DVD and then take that DVD and run it through DVDDecrypter to have it make an iso. It seems kind of a round-about way to do it but it is all I can think of.
tickehead
2007-06-17, 01:41
You will need DVDShrink to do this...
Open up the main folder of the movie on your hard drive with DVDShrink's Open Files option. Rip and set the save as option to .iso. It takes about 10 minutes per movie. Google DVDShrink and you will find plenty of places to download this freeware.
I have all 300 of my movies in ISO files and it just makes for a much cleaner hard drive.
LaTropa64
2007-06-17, 01:54
You will need DVDShrink to do this...
Open up the main folder of the movie on your hard drive with DVDShrink's Open Files option. Rip and set the save as option to .iso. It takes about 10 minutes per movie. Google DVDShrink and you will find plenty of places to download this freeware.
I have all 300 of my movies in ISO files and it just makes for a much cleaner hard drive.
Awesome! Thanks. I didn't even realize DVDShrink could do it. I've never paid that much attention to the other settings when you go to author the dvd. :)
if you are running *nix you can grab the program 'mkisofs' and then run the following command:
mkisofs -dvd-video -o "Awesome Movie.iso" Awesome\ Movie/
this is assuming that you have your VIDEO_TS folder (and whatever else was at the root of the dvd) inside the "Awesome Movie" directory.
source of tip (http://www.elijahlofgren.com/linux/video/)
Also, you can "burn" to an Image file from Nero, set that up where you choose what burner to burn with...
forumuser
2007-11-27, 10:47
Does anyone know if there are advantages to one over the other? I have ripped everything in VOB this far. Is there any advantage to ISO and if so, whats the best way to convert ripped VOB files to ISO? Thanks.
jmarshall
2007-11-27, 23:09
Pros: 1 file only (some may find it tidier)
Cons: 1 file only (can't put on xbox harddisk)
As JM said - only one file.
I've also found that ISO files start faster across the network (almost instantly from my server), while VOB files take considerably longer. Also matches the format I use for TV side(which only accepts single file episodes) - keeping the file convention consistent.
Use DVD Shrink. Open file folder in Shrink and rewrite using ISO output. (you must have the ifo files present - not just all the VOB's)
stromrickard
2007-11-28, 22:18
ImgTool is a much more lightweight tool then DVDShrink. Works really fast and i find it to be more reliable then DVDShrink when it comes to compability with different players (although i guess there's no problem with XBMC).
couldn't this be because the ISO is simply 1 file opening via SMB, where as hitting Play on a folder requires fetching a directory listing and then opening and parsing a couple files?