I use EMC9 mainly to create DVD productions that include pictures, camera video and audio. I create a folder at the base of my C: drive for each new production, and copy pictures, video and audio there for best performance.

From these folders, I've burned my DVDs, made copies and distributed them.

Now, I want to archive the same productions off of my PC, with everything still working away from my current PC. I have a net-attached storage unit for the purpose.

What's the best way of doing this?

Two other goals:

1. I'm buying a new PC and will install Creator 2009 Ultimate on it. I'll want these archived productions to open in Creator 2009.

2. Besides Creator 2009, I want the production stored in a format that allows me to burn the DVD with generic tools - maybe even file copy tools.

What is the best way or ways to do this?

Thanks for your help!

1) Projects created in EMC 9 are not compatible with Creator 2009.

2) I don't understand what you are asking here. Are you talking about the project file, a Video-TS folder or iso image file or what?

Well, that's my problem - I'm not sure exactly what I need.

I looked in the help file about ISO image files - it seems to be saying that I lose functionality with it.

Also, I've never understood the function of a Video-TS folder and how to employ it.

What I do know is that I can't just copy all of my work folders up to my network storage, because then the VideoWave project doesn't work right.

Since I'm changing computers (and Creator versions) soon, I'm afraid of losing my previous projects. I may want to open them up again somehow and burn more DVDs for example.

Thanks for your patience!

An ISO is an ISO. It is a disc image and you can burn it on anything that will burn an ISO and it will produce your DVD Movie.

A Folder set – explained, Here - is your completed project and can be burned as covered in that post.

But neither one is your project ready to edit. You can import them from either an ISO or a Folder set but you will only be getting the movie clip.

Either way you will be starting from scratch and there is no way around it…

Roxio doesn't work wel if at all across networks. Trying to burn across a network is a no-no anyway for any kind of burning program.
Since you are putting all of your project into a folder you can copy that folder across a network. Later if you want to work on the project again, simply copy the folder back to the original location. A Roxio video project requires the sources to be in the same location as the last time you opened the project. If not you will get a message about missing files. Copy a project folder to a network of course changes the location of the source files and the project can no longer work.
Once you have your new comnputer running, you should be able to copy the folder back from the network to your hard drive, just make sure the location are identical otherwise you will have to go through a process of relinking everything. If you are upgrading to the latest version, Creator 2009 you will of course no longer be able to work with your EMC 9 project

Thanks Jim - I've saved off your excellent folder set tutorial to a PDF and will use it at home tinight.

One more question please. I'll use EMC9 to create the folder sets - later on, can I use Creator 2009 to burn the folder sets to DVDs?

There was another post stating that EMC9 is incompatible with Creator 2009, hence my question.


Walt, thanks for the quick reply.

I understand your explanation about moving my source folders, also that I would start over anyway in Creator 2009.

Jim described the process of creating the Video_TS folder structure. My thought would be to create Video_TS folders for each DVD I've burned, and then store them on the network.

Using Creator 2009, can I copy one of those Video_TS folders back to a random spot on my C: drive, open the Video_TS folder and then burn it as-is to a DVD?

Thanks for your help - Brian

Once you have created the Video_TS folder you should be able to burn it to a DVD with any software that is able to burn Video_TS folder sets. You should also be able to add the vob's from the folder set to a Creator 2009 project. You will off course see the previous project as one video file, there will be no access to any of the project elements used such such as photos, effects etc.

Walt - thanks for confirming that. Thanks to you and Jim, I now have everything I need to archive and transition folders and projects.

On the question of the video Folder set, yes you can burn that (or an ISO image file) to a disc using Creator 2009 (or any other app that has the ability to burn video folder sets and image files).

A video folder set and image files ( .ISO ) are not proprietary to the application that creates them. They are created to a given set of standards by the app that creates them.