Future Switcher Question

[ziwi]

I am considering a switch, but had a question that perhaps someone could answer. I already have a PC with a DVD burner in there (Plextor 8x). Could I scale back on the superdrive with the purchase and buy DVD studio pro using the edu discount (~$50 is the difference) and burn disk images - transfer them to the PC and burn from there? If I can then it is a small cost for better DVD authoring software. I am trying to cut corners where I can utilizing the hardware I currently have.

Thanks in advance.

 

[e-coli]

I am considering a switch, but had a question that perhaps someone could answer. I already have a PC with a DVD burner in there (Plextor 8x). Could I scale back on the superdrive with the purchase and buy DVD studio pro using the edu discount (~$50 is the difference) and burn disk images - transfer them to the PC and burn from there? If I can then it is a small cost for better DVD authoring software. I am trying to cut corners where I can utilizing the hardware I currently have.

Thanks in advance.

As far as I know, apple uses the .dmg extension for its disc images, which is not recognized in windows.

There may be other ways. Like creating a disk image, and zipping the contents, then transfering.

 

[live4ever]

Absolutely

Sure, you can create a standard spec VIDEO_TS folder out of DVDSP 2 test it in Apple's DVD Player or VLC and transfer the folder via ethernet to the PC to burn.

Or you could pull the DVD drive out of the PC slap it in the Mac and use Toast to burn your movie.

I did this exact same thing except I used my Mac to burn to DVD-R since I don't have a DVD burner on my PC.

 

[superbovine]

Sure, you can create a standard spec VIDEO_TS folder out of DVDSP 2 test it in Apple's DVD Player or VLC and transfer the folder via ethernet to the PC to burn.

Or you could pull the DVD drive out of the PC slap it in the Mac and use Toast to burn your movie.

I did this exact same thing except I used my Mac to burn to DVD-R since I don't have a DVD burner on my PC.

you forgot the mention he needs dvd backup for commerical dvds.

http://www.wormintheapple.gr/macdvd/DVDbackup.html#download