When i download a film from lime wire to a folder on my PC i cant seem to copy the film to a DVD-R?
i tried so many times even with out lime wire, but now when i put on my PC a message come up telling "files ready to be written to CD (not DVD) in my DVD-RW drive (D) but the wizard tells me to insert a blank CD but it a DVD i want to burn, if someone could help me please step by step with burning dvd that would be great, i have tried Nero by im not to sure how it works, last night i manged somehow to get a film onto the disc and it played on my pc but then i tried to watch it on 2 normal DVD players but it did not play on them, at the moment i have the files to be written to cd up, plus is a mpg the same as a mpeg file what shall i do, any help please, my e-mail corkyboy33@yahoo.com
2007-04-06 10:09:40 · 8 answers · asked by star ray 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
If you are using Sonic be sure to select the correct format for playback. IN sonic open MyDVD, choose Video on the left.
Choose Create Project and DVD
Click the Add Files option to add the video you wish to burn to DVD.
You can create chapters at this point if you wish then simply click the big red burn button.
Go eat dinner and allow to burn.
mpg is the shortened version of MPEG
to clarify:
DVD-R can be written to only once
DVD-RW (DVD-rewritable) can be rewritten multiple times
To protect your movies I would suggest using DVD-R so that they will not accidentally be written over
2007-04-06 10:20:53 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe if you used a DVD-RW instead of the DVD-R when recording it might play on other DVD players. I am unable to help you in any way....too complicated for me.
The reason I mention the DVD-RW is because I was copying some VHS tape recordings, which are important to me, on to DVD and I used DVD-R discs and, like you, when I tried to play them on other DVD players they wouldn't work. As the DVD-R discs I used could not be made compatible I did all the copying again..this time useing DVD-WR discs and they worked on all players. So perhaps that would work for you too.
2007-04-06 10:33:54 · answer #2 · answered by Learner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you do not just copy a file to dvd if you want to watch it first make sure its a mpeg format to play on a home dvd player then you need to burn it to disc you and do this with windows media player 11 or by buying a burner program nero or roxio are the best
2007-04-06 22:11:34 · answer #3 · answered by simonjohnlaw 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. In order to play a DVD on a DVD player, the data has to be in a certain format. The disk will play on your PC because the data, probably avi or mpg, is readable to it. If you put a DVD in the drive and open it as a file you will see what format the player needs to see. Hope this helps.
2007-04-06 10:18:40 · answer #4 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One answer says "DVD-R is read only, try and use DVD-RW" that is false, I use DVD-R to burn movies all the time. DVD-RW is even less compatible on cheaper DVD players
2007-04-06 10:30:11 · answer #5 · answered by snowboarder360 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DVD-R - Is read only. I don't think you can write on it. Try it with DVD-RW (The disk that you use should be RW (Read & Write). If it is DVD-R it is read only. you cannot write anything on it.
Hope it helps.
2007-04-06 10:19:49 · answer #6 · answered by ╚RAJ╝ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well try Nero as its simple and make sure your video is small enough.
2007-04-06 10:16:27 · answer #7 · answered by sbraidley 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That person is obviously a jerk - so pay no attention
You might wanna call the Geek Squad at Best Buy ...
2007-04-06 10:14:40 · answer #8 · answered by Angela O 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋