Choosing main movie for re-authoring

[sharjohn]

I am new to this great program! I am successful at most steps in taking a blu-ray movies and shrinking it down to BD-9 except for the step of choosing the right stream.

On several disks, there are two streams that appear identical in length. They have listings of chapter that are close but not identical.

This is my biggest issue, what steps do I need to take to determine the correct stream? In the case of BORAT, I ended up burning the DVD with the directors cut which included commentary. I would love to know of a technique that I can test or view the chosen stream to make sure it is the correct one before I burn it or better yet, shrink it. That takes so much time and then to have the wrong one is frustrating.

[Guest]

I am new to this great program! Which great program?

[sharjohn]

BD-Rebuilder

[Capsbackup]

You could play the disc with PowerDVD or TMT3, etc.. to see the contents of the disc and to check how many chapters and the total time there are in the movie/version you are playing. Also, use BDInfo to see the contents of the disc. This will also tell you the .mpls of the different versions available for the disc. Some discs have alternate versions on the same disc, so this can help you select the one you want. Look for total times, chapters, audio options, etc...
For movie-only backups, select mode, alternate movie-only playlists to view the available options on the disc. ( with BD-RB )
A little user preparation can save a lot of time and frustration! :cool: