Archiving standard DVDs onto Blu-Ray? - Blu-ray Forum

(Evan) · 12-18-2006, 06:20 AM

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to burn multiple, full DVD movies to a Blu-Ray disc, menus and all, and create a type of archive disc? A disc where you could select which DVD to open, and have the DVD play with full menus and everything just as if you were playing an actual DVD. Any thoughts?

Don Blish · 12-18-2006, 04:00 PM

Absolutely, lots of SD footage can be put onto a single BD disc. With the possible exception of the newly announced Roxio package ($500), the inexpensive software bundled with burners (like Cyberlink BD Solution for the Sony BWU100a) cannot make BD menus yet. I'm certain such software will be forthcomming from Ulead, Adobe etc. I think I can fit just about every SD project I created (before moving to an HD camera) onto one BD. I'll have a master topside menu, but the submenus will be the same as the original projects. After all, this is no different from a Blu-Ray movie that has lots of SD "extras".

SS Scott · 12-18-2006, 04:46 PM

as a single process, no, this is not possible. you cannot take say 5 DVDs and place them all onto one BD-R disc with one main menu connecting them all. Blu-ray Disc structure is completely different from DVD structure. There is not Video_TS...and even it there was, there wouln't likely be a way to have 6 video_TS on one disc (one shell linking to the other discs). So, the only way to do this would be to rip apart the assets from the discs and then import them into something like DVDit Pro HD and then connect them together in the application. It will then make a BDMV disc structure which will contain all of the assets from your DVDs.

12-18-2006, 06:20 AM	#1
(Evan) New Member Member since:Dec 2006	Archiving standard DVDs onto Blu-Ray? Can anyone tell me if it's possible to burn multiple, full DVD movies to a Blu-Ray disc, menus and all, and create a type of archive disc? A disc where you could select which DVD to open, and have the DVD play with full menus and everything just as if you were playing an actual DVD. Any thoughts?

12-18-2006, 04:00 PM	#2
Don Blish Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Los Angeles	Lots of SD onto BD Absolutely, lots of SD footage can be put onto a single BD disc. With the possible exception of the newly announced Roxio package ($500), the inexpensive software bundled with burners (like Cyberlink BD Solution for the Sony BWU100a) cannot make BD menus yet. I'm certain such software will be forthcomming from Ulead, Adobe etc. I think I can fit just about every SD project I created (before moving to an HD camera) onto one BD. I'll have a master topside menu, but the submenus will be the same as the original projects. After all, this is no different from a Blu-Ray movie that has lots of SD "extras".

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12-18-2006, 04:46 PM	#3
SS Scott Junior Member Member since:Dec 2006	as a single process, no, this is not possible. you cannot take say 5 DVDs and place them all onto one BD-R disc with one main menu connecting them all. Blu-ray Disc structure is completely different from DVD structure. There is not Video_TS...and even it there was, there wouln't likely be a way to have 6 video_TS on one disc (one shell linking to the other discs). So, the only way to do this would be to rip apart the assets from the discs and then import them into something like DVDit Pro HD and then connect them together in the application. It will then make a BDMV disc structure which will contain all of the assets from your DVDs.

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