Burning CD/DVD videos

[Spjerre]

Hi!

 

I've got Dexter and Cougar Town on my computer and I got dvd-rw discs and want them on them so I can watch on a TV without using HDMI.

I've never burned a dvd or cd or anything close to it, and I need some help getting started.

 

Now I don't need to do this for a living or anything so I just need to know how to get a video file from my computer onto a dvd disc so I can pop the disc in the dvd and watch it on the TV screen. I hope someone can help me do that

[Daze]

I use a program called ConvertXtoDVD. You can't just burn it to disk with Nero or something because it's not in the right format. It needs to be converted to be playable. It has a built in burner too.

[Spjerre]

I use a program called ConvertXtoDVD. You can't just burn it to disk with Nero or something because it's not in the right format. It needs to be converted to be playable. It has a built in burner too.

 

So you're saying this program does it all? Is it easy to use cause I tried nero version something and it was simple enough but I'm not sure if I did it right and all. I tested on one but I think I did it wrong since it wont play on the dvd

[Wrathek]

first of all, dvd-rw is highly unlikely to begin with to play nice with dvd players. you're going to want DVD-R.

 

second, nero should be fine, if you've got the entire nero suite, the ones that open with "nero start smart" or whatever, just click dvd -> make dvd video. You choose your video file(s), create a menu, chapters and whatever, and it does it all for you.

 

otherwise, the general gist of it all is that you need to convert a video file into DVD files (most of the time a vast array of .vob and .sub files etc.) nero or something like suggested earlier are by far the most reliable, because it is done automatically. it only becomes slightly complicated if you're trying to hard-code subtitles.

[Tweezy]

If you are using Win7, you can simply pop in your DVD/CD into your disk tray (Making sure it's a writable disk drive!) Then you can simply copy and paste your files into the blank disk, then hit "Burn to disc" it's a selectable button.

[Daze]

If you are using Win7, you can simply pop in your DVD/CD into your disk tray (Making sure it's a writable disk drive!) Then you can simply copy and paste your files into the blank disk, then hit "Burn to disc" it's a selectable button.

 

You can't do that. Wrong format.