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cwallace
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_ 		8. March 2006 @ 16:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Using DVD Decryptor to make a backup it always creates an MDS file. I found the setting to uncheck the create an MDS file and I was wondering if it was actually needed in the process. What is the purpose of the MDS file anyway?

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Car.Mike
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_ 		8. March 2006 @ 16:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
cwallace,
A .MDS file is a file that contains information about the ISO file. If you are going to do a d/l burner then inside the .mds file is the info about the layer break. It is similiar to the .ifo file. I always keep the .mds file
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cwallace
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_ 		8. March 2006 @ 17:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I just noticed that when I make a back up with shrink it doesn't create one. It is just bothersome to have a duplicate filename in the directory that is a different format. It isn't that big of a deal I was just wondering if it is ok to uncheck the create MDS file button and if it would burn ok without one...:)

Thanks...
Chris
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Car.Mike
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_ 		8. March 2006 @ 17:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
cwallace,
If you are only going to do DVD-5 then I would not worry about it. If you are doing DVD-9 then you will need the .mds file DVDD creates. Shrink and Nero both have problems w/ the correct layer break but DVDD or Imgburn never do if the .mds file is present. If the .mds file is not present then all of the above programs try a best guess as to where it should be and DVDD and Imgburn come closer to where it should( original layer break) be than Shrink and Nero do.
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cwallace
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_ 		8. March 2006 @ 18:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok...I am seeing more clearly what you mean. I think I will just keep them there and once I get the main list created I will be adding the names manually to the spreadsheet so it won't matter on large editing of file lists. I only have around 125 movies in the list right now so it will be a one time finish and out...I have just always used a DOS command to create the text file with the directory list...the MDS just created a dup filename in the list...:)

Thanks VERY much for the insight...

Chris
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