ISO files - how to view on my hard drive? help?

bluersx510 2005-10-18 23:45:04 UTC #1

hi everyone - i am a complete newb at this. I was able to configure shrink to write to ISO files as a 4.3GB in case i ever want to burn to a CD. I also have downloaded dvd decrypter and most likely will burn some of my DVD's later..

however for now, I want to be able to view the DVD ISO files. Is that possible? Someone suggest daemon tools and i installe dthat and can now mount the file as a 'drive'. However, it's still an ISO.

any suggestions? Thanks in advance!!

Wizzu 2005-10-19 00:18:50 UTC #2

I know a way but it's very barebones and doesn't offer navigation features, using Shrink's viewer.

In Shrink, select "open disc image" (menu file) and browse to your ISO
Wait for the analysis to be completed
Select the title you want to view (generally in the "main movie" folder)
Hit "play"
Double-click the preview window to set it fullscreeen (another double-click will restore it to normal size again).

Sure there must be some other way to view DVD-video ISOs, but that's the only one I know.

TimC 2005-10-19 10:17:23 UTC #3

It's so easy. Get Daemon Tools (free), which is a virtual drive emulator, install it & then mount your iso file on the virtual drive created just as though you'd burned it to a DVD & inserted it into your DVD-ROM.
The play it with WinDVD, PowerDVD etc.

bluersx510 2005-10-19 12:20:24 UTC #4

So the WinDVD or Power DVD or any DVD player will be able to just read the ISO as if its just a drive?

Thank you.

RLLMoFP 2005-10-19 15:20:29 UTC #5

If the ISO is mounted via Daemon Tools it will essentially be a virtual DVD. If the ISO is a movie you can load it up in your PC DVD player program. If it's a data ISO you can copy files from it just like it was loaded in actual DVD drive.