Someone might could clean this up a bit, but it is functional. Paste it into the Applescript Script Editor and save as an application without startup screen. This will create a droplet on which you can drop the parent folder of your VIDEO_TS folder.

on open this_folder
	tell application "Finder"
		set ginfo to (get info for this_folder)
		set disp_name2 to name of ginfo
		set POSIX_source to POSIX path of this_folder
		set POSIX_file to POSIX path of (choose folder with prompt "Choose a folder to save image in:")
		display dialog "Would you like to also burn the image to DVD?" buttons {"No", "Yes"} default button 2
		if button returned of result is "Yes" then
			set burning to "/usr/bin/hdiutil burn -noverifyburn " & POSIX_file & "" & disp_name2 & ".iso"
		else
			set burning to ""
		end if
	end tell
	
	do shell script ("hdiutil makehybrid -udf -udf-volume-name \"" & disp_name2 & "\" -o \"" & POSIX_file & "" & disp_name2 & ".iso\" \"" & POSIX_source & "\"")
	tell me to activate
	display dialog "Please insert a blank DVD"
	do shell script ("" & burning & "")
	tell me to activate
	display dialog "DVD image/burn complete"
	
end open

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FYI, I have tested ISO images made with hdiutil, and they don't seem to be compatible with all set-top DVD players. Be warned.

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You could check out my DVD Image Utility. It is a revised version of the above script (with mkisofs).

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This looks like a great little utility. May I suggest that you submit it to VersionTracker or MacUpdate so it is easier for people to find?

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DVD Imager has worked for me.

http://lonestar.utsa.edu/llee/applescript/dvdimager.html




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True, but I believe the point of this hint was to show that it could be done without third-party tools.

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I tried using DVD Imager, but it kept on crashing on me. I then ran the mkisofs command which DVD Imager uses, and that failed too, reporting errors. Using hdiutil worked fine each time.

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I currently use mkisofs in a similar Applescript to the one I posted above for my DVD imaging needs. The terminal command for mkisofs looks like this:

mkisofs -f -dvd-video -udf -V DVD_VIDEO -o ~/Desktop/DVD_VIDEO.iso ~/Desktop/DVD_VIDEO/

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#!/bin/sh
DIR=$1
NAME=$(basename "${DIR}")
hdiutil makehybrid -udf -udf-volume-name "${NAME}" -o "${NAME}" "${DIR}"

or

#!/bin/sh
DIR=$1
NAME=$(basename "${DIR}")
mkisofs -f -dvd-video -udf -V "${NAME}" -o "${NAME}".iso "${DIR}"

Both just dump the iso wherever you execute the script.
I'm not sure if name cleanup is necessary, some players might not like lower case and spaces. Then again, that might not matter at all. DVD player is fine with both anyway.

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bah

the usage for both would be: script.sh "path"

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also, mkisofs seems to be about twice as fast (based on one test for a 1GB image (1 vs 2 minutes)) and creates slightly smaller ISOs (~200k)

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Hmm, My version of hdiutil doesn't accept the -udf parameter.
Is this hint only for 10.4?

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This recommendation may not truly be in the spirit of the original hint but...why bother with command-line or "ISO" nonsense?

For the cost of three XL cups of Starbucks coffee, you can buy Burnz (found at http://www.thinkertons.com/ ).

It will burn a UDF disc (or anything from ISO9660 to HFS+) and do it quickly without having to mess with anything geeky. It lets you assign a picture for the disc icon (and uses Google to facilitate the search for the picture).

It's everything a Mac app should be: Fast, small footprint, reliable, Universal Binary, and is from a developer who answers his eMail!

No, I don't have any financial arrangement with thinkertons; I'm just a very satisfied customer.

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If you wanted to make a DVD image before burning it then surely you could just open Disk Utility.app and then:

File -> New -> Disk Image From Folder

Choose the folder that contains the VIDEO_TS folder (making sure that there's nothing else in there), and then when prompted to choose the image format, choose DVD/CD master.

I haven't had a problem with that method

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It sounds like the DVD Movies we downloaded is a pre-built DVD of some kind. The directory structure for DVD movies typically puts all the movie content and menus in a VIDEO_TS folder. Some tools also can help you to burn VIDEO_TS file to DVD on Mac, with easy steps.

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