Geting some rubbish in the name of the disk

[Paul Smith]

On 3/14/06, Anne Wilson <cannewilson at tiscali.co.uk> 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 ;-)

Thanks to all. I think Tim is right: I should avoid the use of
accented characters.

Paul