IDEA: DVD File Arranger

[justice]

I have several DVDs worth of projects that I would like to backup to DVD. I would like to see a coding snack that can sort (grouped by folder) files into multiple folders of a fixed max-size, in a way that all folders all as full as possible. It would be excellent if I could specify the max-size of each output-folder to make it flexible (CD-R, DVD-r, or X MB etc.) It might exist already but I cannot come up with the right search query.

It's a little hard to explain so please see the example below. Say i've got the following projects:

• Project a: 100mb
• Project b: 10mb
• Project c: 60mb
• Project d: 40mb
• Project e: 20mb
• Project f: 120mb

Now I want to back them up on my special 150MB discs, what projects should I put on which disc to use the least amount of discs?
I'd run the program and it would move the folders around the output could be:
Folder '01': project b,e,f (150mb)
Folder '02': project a,d (140mb)
Folder '03': project c (60mb)


What do you think? Thanks for your time, Sander

[justice]

Seems I've solves my own problem! Burn to the brim

With http://www.frogaspi.org/download.htm#frogaspi for the dll it needs (dump it in system32)

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[f0dder]

Oh, nice.

I found a python script that would do the sorting, but it was quite limited compared to Burn to the brim. Thanks for finding this app

PS: dropping files in system32 isn't always such a good idea, you can drop it in the folder where you install BTTB instead.

[justice]

Now i'm just looking for an app that generates a nice cover based on the root folders... any idea?

[justice]

After some help from a colleage and 2 hours of browsing I can present:
http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/CoverCreator/covercreator.html
http://www.spadixbd.com/freetools/jdirprint.htm

Use the directory printer to get a list, copy the part that matters into the Covercreator software as a backcover, add details, and print.