copying 3D blu-ray movies

[macoandsue]

I've been having a problem making copies of any of my 3D blu-ray movies since the beginning, if not 3D movies no problem. I've tried full disk,main movie,clone all with dvdfab burning engine all on 50gigs disk, I dont know why this is happening, my last try i sent a copy of the log after unsuccesfull burn.

[glenns]

How to make a 3d disk.

First make sure Fab burning engine is selected in Fabs software settings.
Download vitural drive from fabs front page

Second-Take store brought 3d blu-ray make sure its clean no fingerprints,dust dirt or scratches this is a important step so clean disk even if it looks clean.

Third-Put store brought disk in burner and clone disk to hard drive using blu-ray copy select clone or burn in version 9.This makes a 50 gig exact copy minus the copy protection and is put in Fabs folder named clone.

Forth-Take this file and load in virtual drive and select Blu-ray copy You can make a 50 or a 25 gig full disk,main movie full 3d or side by side (Data file in 3d).The full disk includes everything on disk, the main movie is just the main movie both can be made in full 3d meaning 1080p in each eye the same as the store brought disk is.

The side by side is not a blu-ray but 1080 in one eye with the other eye less resolution.They can be put on blu-ray disks(25 gigs) or compressed and put on single or 2 layer regular dvds at 1080p or less resolutions.

Advantage is you don't need a 3d blu-ray player to play a side by side movie just need a 3d tv or 3d monitor and a regular blu ray player for 25 gig disks or if compressing to less than 25 gig with blu-ray main movie then a regular dvd player can play side by side 3d if it supports the format.Newer one's may.

I think all blu-ray players will support side by side.Your 3d tv must also support side by side most do..If you make just the main movie you can compress side by side to any size disk or any resolution.The 3d effects are the same.They also look great even compressed to 8.5 gig 2 layer disks on a large screen tv.Your pushing it on 4.5 gig regular dvd's but it can be done it is highly compressed maybe kids won't know the difference.

Now at the bottom of the page there's a small box that says 50 gig that's the default setting and is a drop down box when clicked here you select 25 gigs if you want a 25 gig disk.This is for full disk full 3d.Hit start and several hours later fab makes and burns a 3d movie for you.

For main movie full 3d you select this first in blu-ray copy then you can take out sound tracks you don't want and choice which subtitles you want to copy or don't select any if you don't want any then check the 25 gig box on the bottom of page and hit next it brings you to the 3d page their 3d is already selected for you this will make a full 3d disk.Just make sure that little box at the bottom of the page that 25 gig is selected if not you get a 50 gig copy uncompressed.If you want a side by side you select it here instead of the pre checked full 3d copy.

Now put a blank 25 gig in your burner drive fab will take it from here and compress the movie and do the burn for you if the disk is in the drive.If you don't have the disk in the drive the disk can be burned later by putting the new made 22-24 gig compressed 3d folder (that should be in full disk or main movie folders in the Fab program files)load it in virtual drive and select write data or burn in version 9 and burn the disk always make sure you do this with Fabs burning engine that gets set in software before you even make the 50 gig iso from the store brought disk or you won't get a 3d disk Fabs burning engine burns the 3d files on the disk.

Img burn can do this only if you made a 25gig iso during the compression stage so only if you made a 25 gig ISO can you use img burn to do the burn.

It's better to compress and burn in the Fab program all at once.When you start going to other programs to do the burn they may have higher burn speeds that's a bad thing burning the disk too fast Leeds to a lot of problems and reason it won't play in other players.When setting burn speed set to auto or one half disk speed to make a disk that plays well on other players.

Fabs program files is where the log files are under log, their Fab records each step of the process in case something goes wrong if so you can cut and paste the log file for the movie you just done and put it in a post so staff or user's can look at them to see if their are errors or fab bugs to be fixed it's a great help when something goes wrong.The newest made file is the last one at the bottom all files for all disks made are here unless you delete them.If using img burn to burn a 3d iso they also have a log file should something go wrong post its log file.

Their is another file called the burn log this file tells a lot about the burner you used we can check to see if your burner software is out of date or if your burn speed is set to high and other things so also include a burn log when something goes wrong with burning a 3d disk like no 3d etc.Again cut and past only the part of the file that you had trouble with the newest movie done is the top log in this case.Their dated also to make them easy to find.

Sounds hard but its like riding a bike after you get the hang of it.When done their are two copy's of the same movie in Fab folders the 50 gig iso and the 25 gig compressed movie you just made.They will still be their so you can make another copy or delete them.Their in two different folders.Make sure in Fab settings that delete temporary files is unchecked so fab doesn't delete these temporary files after it makes the clone to hard drive.When done you can go back and delete these temporary files so your hard drive doesn't fill up.

[glenns]

P.S.If your making a 3d 50 gig clone to hard drive ok and only have trouble with burning to a 50 gig disk then post the 2 log files here internal and burn log so we can see whats going on.Cut and paste only the movie your having trouble with not the whole log.

[mjmbond]

How to make a 3d disk.

Forth-Take this file and load in virtual drive.

glenns, why do you suggest loading the file on a VD? What is the benefit of this, vs. simply working from the file in the Clone folder?

TIA

[glenns]

Some of us test the iso file before the burn some don't burn at all but put on a second drive to be played by a 3d media player and test it first.Virtual drive loads the iso into fab automatically once loaded so if you want to use the same iso to make different kinds of 3d disks having them load by them selfs makes things easy.

Also you can have up to 18 drives makes doing more than one thing at once easy as i can work with 2 iso's at once.You don't have to use the virtual drive if your not going to preview it on a computer.

If your making 50 gig copy just clone the 3d disk and burn with Fab burner or img burn as long as the 3d movie is a iso clone then both can do the burn just make sure the burn speed is set to auto or one half the disk speed if you want the disk to play in other players.

Burning to fast is what gives playback problems and the reason the disk won't play in other players.Also cheap disks cause a lot of problems we can see all the steps you take to make a disk if you cut and past the internal and burn logs to a post,If you don't post logs we can only guess what your doing wrong and a lot of people here won't help you if you don't include your log files just so you know.

Their may be other reasons why i use the virtual drive to make 3d movies that I am forgetting I am retired and my memory isn't what it use to be i do seem to remember a Fab developer told me this is the best way to do it some time ago and i just stuck to it.If anyone else can think of a reason i have not mentioned here please feel free to jump in including the developer that told me to use virtual drive when making 3d disks some years ago.Virtual drive is free and a nice helper program.

[mjmbond]

Excellent explanation! Thanks again.

[macoandsue]

Replying from your suggestions.

Hi, i Ihave been a member since dvdfab gold came out Yearssssss! ago.i know how it works my problem is that i can't make a 3D copy succesful, i am burning to disk at 2x the speed i thought that the slower the speed the better the burn,or should i start burning at recommended speed instead just curious. Oh by the way the disk that i purchased are not verbattim? disk but probably a cheaper version but i have not had a problem copying reg blu-ray movies at 25 gig or 50 gig. Stumped!!!!!!!!!!.

[sauranan]

Hate to be stupid but how do you load the Clone file -(I assume it is an .iso file). I have read the tutorial and still can't figure it out.

Thanks

[glenns]

Saurana:To mount a iso clone just right click your mouse scroll down to mount disk and what letter drive you want to load it to.Some set up 3 drives some just one.When done you unmount it by finding the white Fab logo in your tray and left click the mouse and unmount the iso or if you set up more than 1 drive you get a choice to unmount all at once.Fab keeps a memory of all disks you loaded into the program you can also delete the record of past mounts.

[glenns]

macoandsue:Set burn speed for recommended or one half disk rated speed.
Don't burn 3d at 2x speed Try 4x for 6x disks and 8x disks.Make sure your using dvd fab burning engine under (blu ray burners) in software settings.

If you still have trouble with the burn after checking the above, post the burn log and internal log for the 3d bluray your having trouble with in Fabs files so we can see whats going on.If your not having trouble with your brand of blank bluray disks when making regular blurays 3d should also work fine on the same blank disks.