Burning DVDs with long filenames

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Ben Martin

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does anyone know if there is a way to get around the limit of the length of a filename when burning to DVD? (Pioneer DVR-104 using Nero 5.5.9.0). filenames like this one get truncated and it's really irritating, not to mention the fact that it stops playlists from working because they can't find the file:
\Scores\John Williams\Raiders of the Lost Ark\Raiders of the Lost Ark - 15 - The German Sub - To the Nazi Hideout.mp3

i checked the first two options in 'Relax ISO restrictions' to up to 255 characters for pathnames, and tried switching to ISO9660 but to no avail (the latter made things even worse). switching to ASCII also didn't work.

anyone come across this and know whether there is a workaround? i was thinking perhaps to make an ISO image of the files on my hard disk and burn the image to the DVD - or will this result in filenames being truncated anyway?

any help or advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
 
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Ben Martin

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but it also doesn't work for long filenames. in fact i think it is the default setting on Nero, and that's why i have since tried all the others.

anyway, i went back to try Joliet again but when you click "Burn" the following message appears...
The following Joliet files or folders had to be renamed to make them compatible with the CD file system:

and then it lists a ton of files, along with the options to cancel or continue.

thanks anyhow for the advice. anyone else?
 
ipdave

ipdave

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What program is truncating them on reading?

If you use a standalone player (eg, APEX), you usually are limited to 8.3 filenames, btw.
 
ipdave

ipdave

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I have the 104 Pioneer with Nero 5.5.9.0, and I can get reasonably long filenames (not more than 255 characters, though) like this MP3 file below:

This Time (Featuring Etude in C minor, Op. 10, No. 12 by F. Chopin).mp3

If you see a filename in italics in Nero, before burning you have to change the name to a shorter one.
 
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Ben Martin

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thanks for the continued help ipdave. from what you said above i must be doing something wrong.

i just burned another coaster, and having checked several of my trucated filenames have determined that Nero is allowing a maximum of 60 characters (including spaces and not including the extension). for example, the following track names...

The Terminator [The Definitive Edition] - 06 - Gun Shop - Reese in Alley.mp3

The Terminator [The Definitive Edition] - 03 - The Terminator's Arrival.mp3

... only contain the text in bold when burned to a DVD-R with Nero. and it can't be the overall pathname limit of 255 because including folders the above are 130 and 129 characters respectively.

I used the following settings in Nero:





so i don't know how you managed to get away with a filename with 67 characters. i'm glad you did as it means it must be possible ... but i just can't work it out!

i've been using the wizard to set up the discs. could that be the problem? i see if you don't use the wizard there are other options to ISO - such as UDF or UDF/ISO. should i be using one of these?
 
ipdave

ipdave

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The only thing that is different is under the "Relax ISO Restrictions" section; I have the "Do not add the ';1' ISO file version extension" NOT checked (see the attach).

Seems once I had this checked and it messed me up too. Also a change of a bad key for Nero 5.5.9.0 or a reinstall might work.
 
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ipdave

ipdave

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The wizard shouldn't make a diff, but I turn it off so I am sure to check all settings anyway. :Main thing would be to uncheck that one ISO setting and look at the filenames before burning (see if any are in italics and shorten them first.
 
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Ben Martin

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okay, thanks again for the help. i'd better get to work then ... no fewer than 127 of the 904 files i'm putting on this disc need renaming!!

:eek:
 
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Echo

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Picked this up from a search...

I have the same issue when backing up mp3s to DVD-R. It's most annoying.

The solution I use isn't ideal, but if you do a file find for ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????* from the top level of your mp3 hd, you will get a list of all mp3s above the ISO length limit (70 characters with extension?).

From these results you can select all, and zip the whole lot up with "extra folder info" checked in Winzip. Remove all the search matches all from the hd, and burn the set (making sure to include that zip!). You can later restore those long mp3s from the zip by extracting with full pathnames.

This of course will also ensure all filenames are preserved if you ever have to restore from the DVD medium too.
 
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