I'm pretty new to this and could use some help. I have a cd burner and was wondering if I could burn movies that i have on my computer(.avi, .mpg) to be played on a dvd player. If so, could someone please give me detailed instructions on how I would go about doing this. Please help. It will be greatly appreciated.

Giulio

-- Giulio Lugini (glug3795@postoffice.uri.edu), May 23, 2001

Answers

You can only burn the MPG files as long as they are MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 compliant. You must use software such as Nero and Adaptec EZ CD creator Deluxe to burn these files as VCD disk. Lastly, some DVD players cannot play VCD disks.

For more details, go check at www.vcdhelp.com

-- ktnwin (ktnwin@excite.com), May 24, 2001.

No probs man but first you will need a top arse but affordable dvd player try ebuyer.com and get a yamada for about 50 squid vat inc. This is the one i have and it plays everything. Then you will need to learn about burning files properly. This is a lengthy process to explain you basically need to copy the image of a bin file instead of drop and drag on nero. There are other ways also

Not if you desire decent results. To create a VCD:

1) Load .AVI file into TMPGEnc 2) Set to "System Video and Audio" (lower right side) 3) Click on "Setting" radio button 4) Click on "System" tab, change mode to "MPEG1-VideoCD" (from default of "MPEG1") 5) Click on "Advanced" tab, change "Video arrange method" to "Center (Custom Size"), change dimensions to 352x288 or 352x240 6) Change "Source aspect ratio" to either "4:3 525 line (NTSC 704x480)", "4:3 525 line (NTSC)", or "16:9 525 line (NTSC)" - If you're in the PAL world choose either of the two similar PAL settings instead 7) Under the "Video" tab, change the dimensions to 352x288 or 352x240 (Note: "Video" tab mode of "MPEG1" is okay) - set "Motion Search Precision" to "Normal Quality". Change the "Aspect Ratio" to match, as closely as possible, the "Source Aspect Ratio" you set under the "Advanced" tab. 8) Change "Rate Control Mode" to "Automatic VBR (CQ_VBR) 9) Under the "Audio" tab, set to 44,100 224Kbps 10) Press "Start"

Note that if your video runs longer than 60 minutes, you'll have to subsequently split your VCD-MPG file in two. This too can be easily and precisely accomplished using TMPGEnc. Under the "Files" dropdown menu, click on "MPEG Tools" and select the "Merge & Cut" tab. Once again, make sure to change the mode to "MPEG1-Video CD". Load your file and enter a new (.MPG) name in the "Output file" box. Then doubleclick on the ORIGINAL file's name in the window, which will bring you to the cutting area. Select your desired start and end points for the first half, click on "Okay" which will bring you back to the first window and generate (in a sequence of three automated steps) the first new file. To create the second new file, repeat the steps starting with "Then doubleclick on the ORIGINAL..." (be extra patient with the second half, as the program has to do more seeking to establish the beginning of the new file).

Use a burning program, such as NERO to burn your CD-R or R/W CD as a VCD (DON'T ask NERO to format the file as a VCD, since you've already accomplished this!)

man youll figure it out

-- Jam da man (www.Jammy_b@hotmail.com), October 24, 2003.