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Burn to DVD-RWs in iDVD
Authored by: bluehz on Jul 02, '04 03:32:08PM

On a related note - there is a hack floating around that allows you to use iDVD with external burners and also to save from iDVD to a disk image (for burning on another machine, archiving, etc). I believe it will also allow burning to DVD-RW, if not you can certainly save to disk image and use Toast, or Disk Utility to burn to whatever you want. I have even burned miniDVD's onto CD media using the Disk Image technique.

The hack basically involves putting two files in your home directory - one named "Pfurz" and the other named "Hurz". The files are essentially empty - except the "Hurz" file contains an empty resource of type "AFRA" and the "Pfurz" file contains an empty resource of type "LISA". No harm can be done as the files are basically empty. No one seems to understand why this works - it has been suggested it is a programmers debug scheme - but who knows.

You can create the two files mentioned above, then open them in your favorite Resource Editor and add the appropriate (empty) resources if you desire. Or if you desire - the following shell script will create the files for you. It requires the Satimage Scripting Addition - available here http://www.satimage.fr/software/downloads/Satimage259.sit.


#!/bin/sh

# Script to create the two hidden files
# that will allow iDVD to burn to external
# DVD burners and save to disk image

echo <<EOF "============================================================
This script will create the two hidden files
that will allow iDVD to burn to external
DVD burners and save to disk images.
============================================================"
EOF

# check for Satimage Scripting Addition
if [ -d "$HOME/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Satimage.osax" ]; then
	echo "Satimage Scripting Addition installed, continuing..."
elif [ -d "/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Satimage.osax" ]; then
	echo "Satimage Scripting Addition installed, continuing..."
else
	echo "Satimage Scripting Addition is required for this script"
	echo "Get Satimage here: http://www.satimage.fr/software/downloads/Satimage259.sit"
	echo "Install it and then re-run this script"
	exit 1
fi

osascript <<EOF
set the_file to (((path to desktop) as string) & "Pfurz") as file specification
try
	open for access the_file with write permission
	close access the_file
on error
	try
		close access the_file
	end try
end try

set the_file to (((path to desktop) as string) & "Hurz") as file specification
try
	open for access the_file with write permission
	close access the_file
on error
	try
		close access the_file
	end try
end try

set thisQTresource to (((path to desktop) as string) & "Hurz")
put resource 0 to thisQTresource type "AFRA" index 1

set thisQTresource to (((path to desktop) as string) & "Pfurz")
put resource 0 to thisQTresource type "LISA" index 1
EOF

mv ~/Desktop/Hurz ~/Hurz
mv ~/Desktop/Pfurz ~/Pfurz
chmod 755 Pfurz Hurz

if [ -f "/Developer/Tools/SetFile" ]; then
	SetFile -a V ~/Hurz ~/Pfurz
else
	echo "Extra Credit: use your favorite file utility"
	echo "to make the two files ~/Pfurz and ~/Hurz invisible"
fi

echo <<EOF "============================================================
                 CONGRATULATIONS!
============================================================
The iDVD Hack has been successfully installed!

You may now launch iDVD and when you are ready to burn, hold
down the control key and then click the "Burn" button.
continue holding down the control key until a hidden dialog
appears that will allow you to choose to "Save to Disk Image"
or burn to an external DVD burner.
============================================================"
EOF


Please - no comments on my scripting style... I threw this together in about 5 mins.</code></pre>


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Burn to DVD-RWs in iDVD
Authored by: ecco on Jul 04, '04 05:06:26PM
LOL! pfurz and hurz are well-known in Germany:

hurz is a famous comedy song by Hape Kerkeling and
pfurz is the german word for fart
:-)

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Burn to DVD-RWs in iDVD
Authored by: miseenplas on Aug 11, '04 10:59:56AM

For give my complete ignorance..but exactly where is the "Home directory" folder in OSX? I'm running Panther...and am looking for a folder entitled "Home" but dont seem to find it.

Is this folder the home "applications" folder...the Library folder, the system library,etc? Please help...

Thanx,
Miseenplas

---
just because "we could" doesnt always mean "we should".......



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Your user home directory
Authored by: jecwobble on Aug 11, '04 03:00:21PM

The folder in /Users/ with your user name. For instance my home folder is: /Users/john/



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Burn to DVD-RWs in iDVD
Authored by: jcoady on Aug 23, '04 01:33:55PM

Sorry to be obtuse, but where exactly is my "home directory".



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Burn to DVD-RWs in iDVD
Authored by: Steve P on Aug 24, '04 07:34:49AM

Thanks for the Hack. However I tried to run the script having downloaded the Satimage scripting addition with no success, craps out on the first line. Not the familair with applescript. any suggestions ?? Should the osax file show up in the applescript plugin preferences panel? If so I can't see it so must be doing something wrong. Any assistance appreciated



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Burn to DVD-RWs in iDVD
Authored by: HouseSold on Nov 04, '04 12:39:12PM

We really need to burn (import DV) to an external hard drive and would like to implement this feature. I need some beginning tutoring step by step on what to open and where to paste etc. in OSX.3.5 on a Powerbook 1.33 to successfully utilize importing to the external drives.

We are using external HD's connected by FW800.

Thank you anyone willing to help/guide us.



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