Burning after IFoupdate

[adyf]

When i load the video_ts folder into nero for burning i get the following error when i click on burn:

DVD-Video files allocation started
One or more files (mostly vob file(s)do not belong to the coresponding IFO file
DVD-Video files allocation failed

Can anyone help out please? Thanx in advance.

Ps Seems to play fine in powerDVD, menu's as well.

[OvERaCiD23]

Search on this. Re-allocation isn't required, basically it's just saying one of your VOBs doesn't correspond to it's IFO. This usually occurs after stripping and not correcting the IFOs. You should find more definitive answers in your search.

[adyf]

In this instance is it ok to ignore the nero warning and carry on with burning?

[idbirch2]

I've always found that if Nero gives that warning and you burn anyway the disc won't play in a standalone player. Best just to burn to a DVD-RW first though and find out.

[adyf]

Burned to DVD-RW despite warnings and it played on my Wharfedale M3!!........... is this strange or what?

[HyperYagami]

I always ignore it. So far no problem including my standalones and my friends'.

[influenza]

Use imgtools classic to create an iso and burn with dvddecryptor. No errors and garantuee for succes ;)

[Raster]

Whats works better ImgTool 1.1.1 VS ImgTool Clasic?

I use ver.1.1.1 and have used Clasic in the past. Sometimes I still get coasters with the ImgTool/DVDdecripter combination on reallocation error burns. Drives me nuts that I always have to burn twice, once to "RW" and than if OK to "R".

Has anyone ever come across a solution for this? I've searched many times and what I got was that you can either use the ImgTool/DVDdecripter combination or burn in Nero with UDF/ISO mode and in the DATE tab check the box for "Set Volume creation and modification. The reason explained is that date conflicts cause the Reallocation error (Did not work for me).

I know that ImgTool Classic does not use the Nero burning utilities and has its own built in. Is this what makes the difference? Is it just the burning utilities that are causing the problems? Should we all switch back to the ImgTool classic and if so, what good is it to keep comming out with newer versions if they are not going to do any good? (sorry, not trying to be sarcastic)

I myself don't think the fix is in the burning end. Someone must know what is happening in the Authoring stage to cause this problem and may have a solution.

Hummm

[CouJo]

The errors while reallocation are no burning problem. It also has nothing to do with the date you set. It says there is definitively anything wrong with your DVD structure: In fact the informations inside the IFO relating the VOBs are wrong. Never burn such a structure. You'll end up with a coaster in most cases (if the disc works this doesn't mean that your disc is 100% OK).

The solution is not that easy. I've tried also IfoUpdate once or twice and everytime I got the same reallocation error. So from this time I never used IfoUpdate. I don't know if this was an IfoUpdate problem or if it was an user problem. I switched to IfoEdit. And with a little knowledge of this tool and the magic "Get VTS Sectors" button you'll never get the reallocation problem.

You can't expect that recording software fixes the errors you made while (re)authoring (ripping/stripping/scratching ...) the DVD!

Also note that ImgTool Classic doesn't check the IFOs. You'll never get such an error with ImgTool Classic but the disc will also be faulty.

If your DVD structure is OK it makes no big difference if you use ImgTool Burn or ImgTool Classic.

[Fresh T.]

When I get this error, it is always related to the fact that one or more menu-vobs are 0 bytes in size, i.e there is no menu for this vob (no stripping or other things have been done). I haven't found any problems playing this dvd (using menu's etc) so I don't worry about it

[Raster]

Thank you for clearing that up CouJo. Like I mentioned, I did not think the fix would be in the burning software and I really could not see any reason to switch back to ImgTool Classic (unless I decided to remove NERO). So, the error is still there, it's just that ImgTool Classic does not let you know about it and ImgTool Burn will warn you and let you burn anyway if you want.

Now I need to learn more about IfoEdit so that I can correct the bad IFO information pertaining to the VOB.

Hummm

[Raster]

@Fresh T.

I've never taken a menu down to zero bytes. I usually keep the menu structure intact.

[CouJo]

it is always related to the fact that one or more menu-vobs are 0 bytes in size

Why do you need 0 byte files? For a working DVD you don't need files without any content. Just delete these files and run "Get VTS sectors" in Ifoedit and everything is fixed.

Greets, CouJo!

[Fresh T.]

@Raster
It's not that I take down the menu-vobs to 0 bytes, it's there on the original dvd. I too always let the menu-vobs intact.

@CouJo
if you don't need 0 byte files, then why are they supplied on original dvd's?

[CouJo]

There is no information in a file with size of 0 byte. Simply nothing. Therefor it isn't needed.

Greets, CouJo!

[Fresh T.]

Originally posted by CouJo
There is no information in a file with size of 0 byte. Simply nothing. Therefor it isn't needed.

Greets, CouJo!
I can understand that, but my question is, why are those files still on original dvd's when they aren't needed? Is this to keep the dvd structure intact or what?

[CouJo]

I don't know why. Maybe the authors of some DVDs are also not that professional in using their authoring software ... ?!

Just try to delete these files. The reallocation error should be gone. Let me know!

Greets, CouJo!