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I have a brand new computer, built in burner and DVD player. Do I need additional hardware to burn from .avi to DVD format or do I simply need to convert the file types then burn with my internal burner? I'm sure I need more hardware, because I've messed around with it a bit...someone please tell me exactly what I need.
Thanks!
you need a dvd burner to burn dvd's
but if you have a stand alone dvd player that suports vcd/svcd/kvcd you can rip a dvd to mpeg1(vcd) or mpeg2(svcd) then burn it to a cdr to play
check your home dvd player here http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers.php
has good guides also
i hate to give u links n00b, but im just to lazy to explain...
www.divx-digest.com <---my fav
www.doom9.org <---not that n00b friendly, but good
btw u can still Ripp DVDs if u only have a DVD-Rom drive.
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u need a dvd burner and the software for it. thats it i think.
Nero works well for this method. You need Nero + CD burner. If you want to rip for playback in a stand-alone DVD, find the manual or even look somewhere on the device(usually the front) to find the compatible CD types (CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R). The file size of the video will determine what type of CD to use in the burn process. Example; A video downloaded in two files, around 135mb each; burned with Nero/VcD/CD-R(700mb), the ratio increases to over 400mb using the VCD burn format, thus, you will need two discs for each file. If the file is larger than 135mb, say, 635mb divx/avi then Nero(Vcd) will probably prompt for a CD-RW, wether or not the Nero will convert/burn all 635mb's to the CD-RW, I don't know, I've never tried it. I'm not sure about the SVCD method using Nero, but it is definetly an option.Quote:
you need a dvd burner to burn dvd's
but if you have a stand alone dvd player that suports vcd/svcd/kvcd you can rip a dvd to mpeg1(vcd) or mpeg2(svcd) then burn it to a cdr to play
yea but nero does such a shitty job at encoding
I would only use it as a burning app, much better encoders
Glad to know that, I was thinking Nero was the best, but I was wondering why it encoded so inefficiently. It burns ISO's well and music CD's well, but I'll definetly try another app, thanks for the links.
no problems on the links, now you need to hook me up with some of your nick
/off to stir my mdp2p`