TROUBLE BURNING VIDEO CD'S

[shedevil1]

I've tried many times to burn video films onto cd's but have not success. Burning audio cd's I do very easy. Every time on vid cd it says no file format or unsupported file format. Any ideas of what i am doing wrong or what I need to burn video cd successful. The system I use for burning is 'NERO'. Can anyone help a damsel in distress please.

 

[cdogg]

Try this site:

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/guides.php?howtoselect=3;7

There are other guides as well. You need to make sure your video file is in the right format (MPEG-1).




~cdogg

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
- A. Einstein

 

[Kocky]

You cannot watch video cd's with Windows Mediaplayer. It doesn't support it. You have to download a video cd player form the internet to watch them or just put the cd in a stand alone dvd player that supports video cd.

 

[cdogg]

Kocky,
Good point, but I think her question deals with burning video cd's and what software to use, not necessarily playing them.

~cdogg

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
- A. Einstein

 

[Kocky]

Yeah, you're right cdogg. Didn't read the question to well.

shedevil1, what kind of file do you want to write to the video cd? For a video cd you have to use an mpeg file. It will not accept any avi files or you must have a built in software converter that converts the avi to a mpeg.

Found this on the net:

A Video CD is a kind of CD. It looks the same as a music CD or a CD-ROM, except that instead of music or software, it holds movies, using compressed MPEG-1 video. Its resolution is 352x240 (NTSC) or 352x288 (PAL), which is roughly comparable to VHS.

 

[techwolf]

what format or file extension are the movies you want to burn?

 

[shedevil1]

hi techwolf - te files are avi but i have no converter in my p/c that i know off. which converter do you recommend. thanks for the info from the net.

 

[cdogg]

Popular apps for converting AVI to MPEG include:

- AVI2VCD
- TMPGEnc

Both can be used to convert the file, with TMPGEnc being the more powerful tool. However, it requires some practice and help to get used to.

On that website I posted earlier, there's a TOOLS option on the left side. It'll take you to a page full of software, including the ones I just mentioned. There are also guides to show you how to use them (click 'Guides' on the left).

Here's the link to the software page to save you a click:

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/tools

~cdogg

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
- A. Einstein