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What is a good dvd burning component for Windows or .Net?

I'd like to add dvd burning functionality to my .Net app (running on Windows Server 2003), are there any good components available? I've used the NeroCOM sdk that used to come with Nero but they no longer support the sdk in the latest versions of Nero. I learned that Microsoft has created an IMAPI2 upgrade for Windows XP/2003 and there...

Service that provides DVD Covers art?

Are there any services that allow you to retrieve DVD cover information? I'm working on a small WPF application where this functionality would be handy. If a user inserts a DVD or types a title in, it'll automatically grab the cover art for that DVD. Thanks. ...

DVD menu coding

As a programmer I have no idea how one would go about programming menus for a DVD, I have heard that this is possible, and even seen basic games using DVD menus - although it may very well be a closed-system. Is it even possible and if so, what language, compilers etc exist for this? ...

Best way to update multi-gigabyte program (DVD fulfillment? Updater software?)

Two years ago, we shipped a multi-gigabyte Windows application, with lots of video files. Now we're looking to release a significant update, with approximately 1 gigabyte of new and changed data. We're currently looking at DVD fulfillment houses (like these folks, for example), which claim to be able to ship DVDs to our customers for $5...

How can I programmatically determine the capabilities of an optical drive in Win32

I'm trying to create a deployment tool that will install software based on the hardware found on a system. I'd like the tool to be able to determine if the optical drive is a writer (to determine if burning software sould be installed) or can read DVDs (to determine if a player should be installed). I tried uing the following code strC...

How do I create a custom DVD player for XBox?

I would like to create an application that runs on XBox 360 (downloaded using XBox Live) that will play the DVD movie in the tray. I know the XBox already has this ability, but I want my custom DVD player to allow users to save bookmarks for parts of the movie they really like and then browse their bookmarks later when they put the DVD ...

DVD Menu Creation in .NET

Does anyone know of a good component for .NET that will allow me to create a menu and .iso for a DVD? For each DVD I have several video files and photos that I'd like to turn into a DVD automatically. ...

Automate burning of 100+ .ISO DVD images

Suppose I have a directory of 100 .ISO files. Do you know how I could automate burning them to DVDs? I'd basically like to send them to a DVD burner with a hopper of DVDs similar to how you can print sheets of paper on a printer. Any ideas on how to do this on Windows? ...

Accessing CD/DVD drive for backup from Adobe AIR application

Hi, Is it possible to burn a CD/DVD from an Adobe AIR app? How? I want my application to take some backup on the CD/DVD. Any other options? ...

VMR-9 Renderless mode: SelectAtPosition() crashes

How to solve the SelectAtPosition() crash when using VMR-9 in renderless mode? ...

Is it possible to create autorun hybrid CD/DVD on Max OSX Tiger/Leopard?

Excuse me for not quite a programming question, but I need to burn a disc that would be autoplayed both on Windows and OSX. I read somewhere, that OSX disables autoplay feature by default (?) regarding to some security issues or wtf. However, posting the problem here in hope Stackoverflow knows how to hack / enable it. And yes, I know t...

FFmpeg: A few errors including invalid frame size and incomplete frame

Hello all, I use this ffmpeg command to take clips from a large VOB files that is on a DVD: ffmpeg.exe -i E:\VTS_02_2.vob -ss 00:00:57 -t 00:16:15 vids\VTS_02_2.vob It worked first for a VOB file but then I got these errors: c:\ffmpeg>ffmpeg.exe -i E:\VTS_02_2.vob -ss 00:00:57 -t 00:16:15 vids\VTS_02_2.vob FFmpeg version SVN-r15625,...

Autorun.inf cannot deal with the sub-folders with space in their folder name?

I am trying to use an autorun.inf to run my executable file under a sub-folder with space in their folder name. Like this: H:\ autorun.inf FOLDER NAME 1 file.exe FOLDER NAME 2 some other stuffs If there's no space in the folder name, it works well. But if there are some, it's not work for me. Is this a restrict?...

Unique DVD info?

I was wondering, is there some type of disc ID i can use to search in my database to see if that disc is has been scanned or not? All disc were created by me typically burnt on windows. -edit- I could compare write time and volume label to see if the disc has been scanned but i notice if i put in certain commercial disc that fields are ...

OS X: which volume is a DVD?

How can I programmatically determine which (if any) mounted volumes are a DVD? I currently look for a directory with permissions 555 but I would prefer something a bit less hacky. Thanks!! $ ls -l /Volumes/ total 12 dr-xr-xr-x 4 mh gfx 136 Aug 3 2001 DQRMX2102 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 1 Apr 6 15:09 Macintosh HD -> / drwx...

How to make an html page open automatically on a CD/DVD

I need to include an html page (table of contents) on a CD/DVD. I'd like the html page to open automatically when the user puts the CD/DVD in their machine. Is there a way to do this (the MSDN cds do this) either by purchasing software or otherwise? ...

lib to read a DVD FS (data disc)

I am thinking i might want to port a lib to read a DVD filesystem. I am not talking about movies but datadisc. Theres existing code for me to do raw reads from the disc. I need code that request this data and allow me to browse files on the disc. What lib can i use for this? -edit- NOTE: I am using an OSless hardware. Ppl seem to miss t...

Enumerating attached DVD drives in Linux / Java / Scala

In my Scala (runs on top of Java) Application I would like to get a list of all drives that contain DVD media, e.g. something like this: /dev/scd0 Star Trek DS9 DVD1 /dev/scd0 The 4400 DVD1 Not sure if it's possible to get the name of the disc, but the path is the important thing for me anyway. I would prefer a pure Java / Sca...

DVD Playback in C#?

I am in need of a component or control that can read a DVD and play it back either on the current window, on another window, or in an arbitrary position on-screen (to be indicated programmatically). There do not need to be any user-visible controls on it; the app will handle that separately. Where do I need to turn? FYI, I'm using .Ne...

Very slow read from DVD in Java and .Net

I noticed in two applications to generate hashes of files, one written in Java and the other in C#, that the performance is horrible when reading from a DVD. I'm using Windows XP SP3. I noticed from the noise, that the drive keeps spinning down after reading a bunch of blocks, causing pauses of a couple of seconds between reads. The str...