[dvp]

Hi,

Stupid question probably but I have no idea about how to burn films from my PC as mpegs onto a dvd so that I can play it in my dvd player. Dvd player can play mpegs but I don't know what software to use or anything.

Really appreciate help here! I have asked many people but my IT friends are of no help, all being music fans rather than films!

[HVAC888]

Is your DVD player Divx capable?

I have a Toshiba SD4980. I copy multiple avi's to a DVD and then can select which file to play using he onscreen menu.

Xvid encoded avi's work too contrary to what the user manual says.

[dvp]

No mine is mpeg compatible, but writing the mpeg to dvd-r and then playing it does not work. I thought that this would be the same as avi (as you have said) but it's not the case and I don't know why. I didn't think I would need a codec for this and the manual for the dvd is of no help whatsoever.

[Curlyben]

There's a large number of programs that will convert media files into DVD format for playing on a domestic player.
Roxio and Nero are two of the biggest in this field.

[HVAC888]

All DVD players are mpeg compatible, that is the DVD format.

What you need to do is use 3rd party software to convert your media file's audio and video to DVD mpeg format, then burn in to DVD as DVD-video which creates the DVD structure (i.e. VOBs).

You can Google this stuff, with all kinds of step by step instructions.

But probably the fastest solution is to get a Divx compatible DVD player, which I believe is most of the new ones out there.

[ScottGem]

What burner software do you use? I use Roxio and I just select the option to create a DVD, then select the video files I want to include. I then hit the Burn button and viola!

[NeedKarma]

All DVD players are mpeg compatible, that is the DVD format.

That's kind of misleading since
a. there are different mpeg standards
b. not many players play mpeg movies to begin with

[HVAC888]

Ok, I will re-phrase that, All DVD players are Mpeg-2 compatible (DVD) and Mpeg-1 (vcd) compatible.

b. this statement is mis-leading. Unless you mean playing .mpeg or .mpg files directly from a disc, then I agree.

In any case, convert your mpeg files into a DVD compatible format, either Mpeg-2 or Mpeg-1, then burn the file use the proper directory structure. For example, using Nero, select DVD-video, and it creates the proper directories. Chose VCD, same thing.

[HVAC888]

What burner software do you use? I use Roxio and I just select the option to create a DVD, then select the video files I want to include. I then hit the Burn button and viola!

Before I bought the Toshiba, I use Sony DVD architect to create the complete DVD movie, including menus and animated backgrounds, then saved the DVD to hard drive, then burned using Nero DVD-video format. Boy the whole process took forever, but looked quite professional.

Now, copy avi to dvd+r, and play.:)

[Curlyben]

As I mentioned waayyyyy up there on post #4 (and Scott on post #6) get a converter program.
Then it's a simple case of plug in almost any video file, convert and burn to DVD.
Pretty simple really.
No mucking about wondering if the avi file you have is Divx 4 or 5 or which version your DVD player supports.

Just remember the KISS principle

[NeedKarma]

Here's a link to a site that explains how to convert and burn to DVD using free open source software: Hack Attack: Burn almost any video file to a playable DVD - Lifehacker