dvd burning prob

for about 30 days i have been trying to take a _ts directory with vob, ifo, etc files in it and 'burn' it…and i have made 6 coasters. a friend wanted a copy of 2 dvd's about the telescopes where she works, i took windows explore and copied the files from the dvd to my disk (1 is approx 1gb and the other is approx 3+gb), so i could store em while i figgered out how to burn em. so i use nero - take files in _ts dir and drag & drop to the left panel in the video ts dir. i did that and hit burn and it simply makes a copy of the files on disk…i want it to make some format that will actually let me see the video hidden in there somewhere, isnt that what a dvd burner is supposed to do??? help plz i also tried roxio7 with same results, even tried burnatonce, no go!

hi Jbirdie,

it dosnt work that way as you found out. you need more software.

http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/117

http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/

http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/asf2avi.htm

http://www.videohelp.com/

am i to assume that the way in which i got the files is invalid and i am trying to burn usless carp**? for what its worth, i checked the files on my disc with those on the dvd i copied em from and all #'s match. if that is not the case can someone tell me WHAT program(s) to use and what to use it for? i promise that i will never use another dvd for any reason, if it wont work on cd-rw then i dont need it, but i gotta get out of this commitment. this stuff was shot with a home cam and is NOT copyright protected!. i dont even know what divx or vcd or any of that stuff so PLEEEEEZE keep it simple. tkz