To enable the files produced by Opus DVD to be read on a stand-alone DVD player they must be written (or "burned" as the process is known) to a DVD disk as a DVD Video. If a copy of Nero Burning ROM is installed on the same computer as Opus this process can be handled automatically. If not it is a simple process to create a DVD Video disc in most DVD writing packages.
Publish the DVD project to a folder. See Publishing a DVD Publication for more information.
Close the video publish window and return to the DVD Publish Wizard.
Select the Write DVD option. Another dialog will appear allowing you to choose whether to write the DVD directly to disk or to use the Image Recorder to write a direct image of the DVD Video disk onto your hard disk so that it can be burnt to a disk later. This is useful if the DVD writer is temporarily unavailable or if you want to test the DVD without burning a disk. Note that this image is a Nero-specific file and not the files required to construct the DVD in any other tool.
Click OK and the DVD is automatically created directly from within Opus without any further interaction.
These instructions are by their nature non-specific as each DVD creation package works in a slightly different way but this should guide you along the right lines. If you experience difficulty please consult the DVD software help or manual on the process for writing a DVD Video format disc.
Publish the DVD project to a folder. See Publishing a DVD Publication for more information.
Open your preferred DVD creation tool.
Create a new DVD Video project. The type is very important – a DVD data disc cannot be read on stand-alone DVD players.
Insert the files produced by the Opus DVD publish into the new project. In many DVD writing packages this is as simple as dragging and dropping the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders into the top level of the project.
Note:
Some packages will provide the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders for you. In this case you only need to add the contents of the Opus DVD VIDEO_TS folder into the same folder of the DVD project. The audio is embedded in the video files and the AUDIO_TS is only created for compatibility purposes.
Burn the disc. This may also be labeled Create, Write or Burn Compilation, depending on the DVD software.
Opus uses the Nero Burning ROM API which enables DVDs to be created directly from Opus. This feature requires a copy of Nero to be installed on the same computer as Opus. If a suitable version of Nero is detected the DVD writing feature is automatically enabled. To burn DVD media requires Nero 5.5.9.4 or higher although we recommend v6 or higher.
For more information about Nero visit the product homepage - www.nero.com
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