I having movie file in DAT format.Please tell how to write dat file to DVD/it should play in home dvd player?.

Question

I have purchased LG Dvd writer for my office computer & also DVD Player to my home to view Rented movie DVD cds.

I am already having CD writer. I usally copy movie files from VCD to computer & i will write it to another VCD when i needed && i will play it in CD player which is connected to T.V only. ( to write dat into VCD is use Nero Express by selecting - Video/Pictures - Video CD - Add - Next, Burn.

But now i was unable to write the same DAT file into my DVD writer. While try it i got the error such as etc., only Video_ts.ifo, Video_ts.vob, Video_ts.bvp, etc., can writen into Video_ts folder.

I have to write movie files to 4.7 GB DVD. Please advice is there is any specific software to write DAT files in dvd, if so please advise software which is available for FREE.

I apology to yahoo answer team because i have already ask above ? and got answer - as i was new to computer world I have not asked the question properly. I am learning computer for past 6 month's only.

Answer 1

DAT files are usually part of a VCD, as you already noticed.

Have you tried playing a VCD in your DVD player? Many DVD players will play VCDs.

If you really want to convert VCD's into Video DVDs, the conversion can be quite involved, and the results less than you expected. The reason is VCD is basically VHS resolution, 352x288 roughly (depeding on which system is in your in your area, SECAM, NTSC, or PAL) while DVD standard is roughly 720x480, almost 4 times as many pixels. Even with some data processing, the result will be pixely / blurry on a TV.

Assuming you don't care about all that, I will describe the rough process, and you can seek further help on each individual step.

1) Extract the MPEG-1 file and the audio file(s) from the DAT file (see VCDGear or VCDEasy)

2) Re-encode the MPEG-1 into MPEG-2, which is needed for DVD video. Video will also need to be resized to one of the compliant DVD resolutions. (see SUPER by eRightSoft)

3) The Audio will also need to be re-encoded into MP2 or AC3 format. (see BeSweet and various GUIs for BeSweet)

4) The result is then combined in an "authoring" program to generate the DVD image. (see DVDStyler or DVDAuthorGUI)

5) You then burn the image using your DVD burner to a blank DVD media.

All of the programs I referenced above are free and available at http://www.videohelp.com

Answer 2

Hello! My name is Nishant. Please select the file u want to write. Now use right click on the selected file for options. send the file to dvd drive from the pop up menu.(Send to- DVD Drive) now u can see blink in the start bar or task bar. Now u can write ur files to a new blank cd.