which format is required?

Question

hello guyz...i copied a film (mp3 format) into a CD-R but when i played it in my DVD its not working, nothing appears on the screen its just blank. can u guyz tell me what should i do...plzzzz...i really need help ...k thanks...
i will appreciate u all...

sorry not mp3 format :(.......how to noe the format ????

in my dvd manual its writen CD-R/RW discs containing MP3/WMA files can be played

Answer 1

Just to clarify, you copied a film (which I'm guessing was something off your camcorder) in MPG or MPEG format onto a CD-R. Then, you went to play that CD in your DVD player (which I'm guessing was attached to your television).

If that is a correct restatement of what you did, then it's safe to assume that your DVD player (the one attached to your television) doesn't play MPG or MPEG files.

However, if you actually copied an MP3 file (which is a compressed sound file format) to a CD, and then tried to play it in your DVD palyer (the one attached to your television), then it's safe to say that your DVD player doesn't play MP3 files.

In either case, whether you're accurately asking about MP3 or inaccurately stating MP3 when you mean MPG or MPEG, it seems that your DVD player is strictly a DVD player.

If you have Windows Vista (or an older version of Windows with DVD burning software and multi-media transcoding software installed) you could make your MP3 into a videoless DVD or your MPG/MPEG file into a regular DVD by using the appropriate software.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS NOTED:
In light of the information provided in the Additional Details section, I'd have to say that you may need to burn the MP3 using Windows Media Player so that you can get M3U or the WMP playlist onto the CD as well.

However, I'm not certain about this because I haven't burned a music CD and tried to play it in my DVD player since 2005 (or so). Perhaps someone else will have better information down below.

A LITTLE BIT MORE
I just burned an MP3 data CD in K3B (which is a GNU/Linux CD/DVD burning software package). In the spirit of caution, I chose to strip white-space in song-titles, as well as making the CD's naming convention DOS compatible (8.3 file-names).

The files I recorded were already in MP3 format, so I was merely transferring them from a DVD where I had them stored to a CD, which was playing in my DVD player as I typed this.

So, perhaps your DVD player needs 8DOT3 file names. Or, perhaps it can only deal with a certain directory-depth level (such as only being able to read one or two directories off the root of the CD). It probably doesn't need an M3U or WMP playlist, because if my piece of crap DVD player can read a DOS-friendly file directory tree, then your DVD player probably can too.

Answer 2

maybe you didn't copy a film but a song. mp3 is format for audio (songs, for ex.).