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Schitzoboy
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Yes
Insane since: Feb 2001

posted posted 08-17-2003 00:04

I've got an AVI i want to put on a disc that can play in most DVD players. I only have a CD-Burner. What programs do I need and format create the disc? As you can see I know very little about these things

Alevice
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Mexico
Insane since: Dec 2002

posted posted 08-17-2003 00:08

For what i know (i could be wrong) you may need a dvd burner, which come with program that can do that.

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mr.maX
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Belgrade, Serbia
Insane since: Sep 2000

posted posted 08-17-2003 00:08

You need to create a VideoCD (basically it's in MPEG2 format) from that AVI movie in order to be able to play it back using standalone DVD player. Most modern CD burning applications can generate VideoCDs, and I suggest you to try Nero Burning Rom...


viol
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Charles River
Insane since: May 2002

posted posted 08-17-2003 02:41

I don't have a DVD burner and I have no idea how to burn one but I would say that Windows Movie Maker v.2, that's a free addition to WinXP, can do the job. But you do need a DVD burner, not a CD burner, to do the trick. And the media is also different: you need a blank DVD disk and not a blank CD disk. DVD stuff is much more expensive than CD stuff, but yet affordable these days. I am just waiting them to become much cheaper to buy a DVD burner.

Dan
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Insane since: Apr 2000

posted posted 08-17-2003 02:47

You do not need a DVD-Burner to make a VCD.
Any decent cd burning program will have this option.
Most DVD players can play VCD's.

ozphactor
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: California
Insane since: Jul 2003

posted posted 08-17-2003 07:32

Yeah, normal CD burners can burn VCDs just fine, and most DVD players can play 'em too.

Actually, if your DVD player can handle it (and you have the software necessary), I'd recommend burning to SVCD. Almost the same, just better quality.

viol
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Charles River
Insane since: May 2002

posted posted 08-17-2003 07:51

Thanks for correcting me.
I had read some articles about burning DVDs and never understood it like this.

Schitzoboy
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Yes
Insane since: Feb 2001

posted posted 08-17-2003 09:02

Ahh, but what am I to do if the video is 86mins? Thats 6 mins than I can fit on a VCD :P Looks like I may have to split it up.

mr.maX
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Belgrade, Serbia
Insane since: Sep 2000

posted posted 08-17-2003 09:42

Blank CDs are extremely cheap nowadays, so I guess that you'll be ok with two CDs instead of one...

BTW Even most VCD movie titles ship as two CDs, because they can't fit on one CD.


Ramasax
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: PA, US
Insane since: Feb 2002

posted posted 08-17-2003 20:49

The 2 programs I use make this a very easy process:

1) Tmpgenc - Small encoding program, will convert to MPEG1(Video CD) or MPEG2(dvd)
2) Nero Burning Rom - I am sure there are others, for free, but this program is very easy to make VCDs with.

If you are making the videos for regular CDs, keep in mind when encoding VCD format that each CD will hold about an hours worth of video, so a 2 hour movie will need to be split in half. You can accomplish this with Tmpegenc.

Ramasax

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