Re: DVD format

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From: Digger (nospam_at_junkmail.com)
Date: 12/27/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:09:08 -0500

When you burn standardized *.avi, *.mpg, etc... files to a disc, all you
have done is create a Data Backup of your original source files...in
essence, your player will not play raw data files.

You will need to convert your DV-AVI to VCD (Video CD) or DVD compliant
formats, before burning. The underlying issue you are dealing with is,
*.AVI files are only a means to an end and not, "The End." VCD/ DVD
compliant files are quite different from your DV-AVI file.

A great source of beginning tutorials on the subject may be found here...

http://www.videohelp.com/

Most burring packages, such as ROXIO CD Creator (or whatever they are
calling it these days), can create VCDs from VCD compliant files (mpeg-1,
352x240). So, for purposes of VCD, your DV-AVI would need to be correctly
formatted and encoded as mpeg-1, *.mpg, before burning to VCD. A freely
available and widely used encoder for just such a purpose is called
"Tmpgenc", and it will do VCDs very nicely.

http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main.html

For purposes of generating a fully compliant DVD, you require a DVD capable
burner with the correct DVD media (physical disc media -- formatted as DVD +
R, or - R...entirely dependendant upon your DVD writer). Also required is
additional software designed specifically to support DVD Authoring.

To produce a DVD, one must take a video source, such as your DV-AVI, and
convert it into a fully qualified DVD file format (*.VOB), which is then
capable of being played on consumer DVD players. DVD authoring software
provides such capabilities, as well as options for adding personalized
backgrounds, menus, motion elements, music, slideshows, and voiceover
narration. The authoring software takes all elements of a complete DVD
production and combines them with your DV-AVI for final output. When
finished, the software delivers a fully compliant set of DVD files correctly
formatted and ready for burning directly to disc. 

-- 
Digger
"target3" <target3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:6C611FE7-507A-4917-8D92-159E09E6CFAF@microsoft.com...
> My home CD player says, "no play".  I see my home DVD player supports: 
> MP3,
> TVG, Kodak picuter CD.
>
> I opened the project in MS movie maker.  Chose save in DV-DVI format. Then 
> I
> used Roxio to burn the file to a CD-R.
>
> What else could I try?
>
>
> "target3" wrote:
>
>> Cari,  Thanks.  Basically you can do anything but edit until you save it 
>> to
>> disc.
>>
>> I saved it in DVI format but my home DVD player couldn't read it.  Do you
>> know how to save it so that my home DVD player can read it?
>>
>> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>>
>> > Use the Save to My Computer option. You are currently saving only the
>> > Project.
>> > -- 
>> > Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
>> > www.coribright.com
>> >
>> > "target3" <target3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:EF38ED07-8409-406B-B3AA-4C7EC9C6FE23@microsoft.com...
>> > > The only option I have when I click, file, save as is the " *.mswmm"
>> > > format.
>> > > My understanding is to play the movie in a DVD player I need the 
>> > > option to
>> > > save in the DV-AVI format.  How is this accomplished?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >

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