On Monday 13 March 2006 20:14, Tim wrote: > On Mon, 2006-03-13 at 16:57 +0000, Paul Smith wrote: > > To create an ISO file of a movie I use the command: > > > > mkisofs -o dvd.iso -V "Movie Name" -dvd-video -v /path/to/DVD > > > > However, if the "Movie name" is a string containing accented letters, > > then I get some rubbish in the name of the disk when its icon appear > > on KDE desktop. How can I circumvent this problem? > > Simple: Don't use such characters in the name. > > Look at the ISO manuals/specifications to find out what's allowed there. > ISO9660 was very limited, revisions to the spec became more lax. > Maximum compatibility is most likely to be with things done to the > strictest level, though. > > > Since I do not have any external DVD player (I have got only the one > > on my computer), will the same rubbish appear on TV when the disk is > > played? > > No idea. Standalone players are wildly different from each other, > that's what you get for not adhering to specifications, or having sloppy > specifications. But I've only seen a few players that write the volume > name onto the screen. > Of course, if you get a good model like mine, it runs xine anyway ;-) Anne
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