Pls reply!! - burning dvd or video cd

[malty]

I've downloaded a movie, and would like to burn it to a cd. However, i want it to b able to be seen on tv using my dvd player.
is it possible?
what program shld i download to do this?
any easier way?

thanks

[ChristinaS]

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Not dBpowerAMP CD Writer. It only handles audio files and only burns cd's, not dvd's.

Nero can handle making video cd's and dvd's. But nero will not make a proper dvd outright, you need some other program to put together the various components of a dvd.

Sonic MyDVD can make a proper dvd with chapters, etc.. It of course depends what format your movie file is in.

[malty]

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hmm so..
wat do i do now....
lol..

hmmmm

anyway, how n where can i download that sony dvd thingy 4 free?

[ChristinaS]

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It's not sony anyhting. It's Sonic MyDVD . Google for it. It may not be free. I got mine when I bought the dvd burner.

See what programs you got with your dvd burner, you may well have one that can do the same thing.

[gameplaya15143]

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for (s)vcd:
quenc -> vcdimager

for dvd:
quenc -> dvdstyler

burn with imgburn

all FREE!

and don't steal movies :p

[neilthecellist]

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If your DVD player supports DivX encoded files, convert your DVD movies to DivX format using Dr. DivX and enjoy them on your DVD player.

But if I may ask, why do you want to transpose from lossless DVD to lossy CD ?

[ChristinaS]

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The cd need not be lossy - it could be Video CD - same encoding as for DVD but on a smaller capacity medium. It would be a maximum of 30 minutes I believe, so a full length movie won't fit. But it's good for short movies, music videos and other similar clips.

DVD players usually play those just like they'd play a regular dvd.

Nero can make a VCD easily.

[gameplaya15143]

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dvd uses mpeg2.. mpeg2 is LOSSY

vcd uses mpeg1, also lossy, you can put 2hrs on one cd, but quality will suffer. as far as i know, there isn't a minimum bitrate for the video, only a maximum

just read the documentation for vcdimager.. it tells you all this stuff

[coatrackofsatan]

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dvd uses mpeg2.. mpeg2 is LOSSY

vcd uses mpeg1, also lossy, you can put 2hrs on one cd, but quality will suffer. as far as i know, there isn't a minimum bitrate for the video, only a maximum

just read the documentation for vcdimager.. it tells you all this stuff

What are you talking about??? MPEG 2 is SVCD and MPEG 1 is VCD!
DVD has its own format which is lossless....
Malty what you need is a generic program that converts what you have to MPEG 2 or 1 and just burn it to a CD if it supports that or use a program like Nero to make a DVD disc that plays the video....

[Spoons]

Re: Pls reply!! - burning dvd or video cd

for (s)vcd:
quenc -> vcdimager

for dvd:
quenc -> dvdstyler

burn with imgburn

all FREE!

and don't steal movies :p

wow! i just tried out the dvdstyler as i have heaps of mpegs and it worked really well it would have to be the simplest way to add functional menus i have ever seen! as its always the menus which seems to be complicated in other programs. this is just drag and drop a button and assign it and thats it. too easy :D

[LtData]

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DVD is MPEG2 video, varying audio. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvd

[coatrackofsatan]

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Oh, thanks for the correction! I just was always told it was otherwise.
Oh wowzors i just checked those free utilities and they work amazingly well! Thank you!!!!

[Bobbie21]

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What is VOB? That is what DVDStyler is creating out of the video files I have as it prepares an image for burning. If I use VideoReDo to create VOB files, will that work for DVDStyler to create the image? On my first try I got a DVD that will play (with some difficulty) in Windows Media on a PC, but not in my DVD player.