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Putting DivX AVI files onto blank DVDs for playback
DarkestHour
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OK, so I've bought a Sony DVPNS38B DVD player (with DivX playback) for Xmas for a family member.
If they had a DivX AVI file on a computer, how would they go about putting it onto a blank DVD? Luckily, they're well into ICT and have Nero (version 8 I think). Would they have to create an ISO image from the AVI file and then burn that onto a blank DVD? As I understand it (and I don't, all that well) the ISO image 'contains' the AVI file and doesn't re-encode, but allows it to be burnt onto DVD (presumably for playback on DivX DVD players?)
Alternatively, would they have to create VOB files from the AVI (that is, encode it?) and then burn those onto the DVD? Or, seeing as the DVD player has DivX playback, would either of these methods work?
Thanks.
If they had a DivX AVI file on a computer, how would they go about putting it onto a blank DVD? Luckily, they're well into ICT and have Nero (version 8 I think). Would they have to create an ISO image from the AVI file and then burn that onto a blank DVD? As I understand it (and I don't, all that well) the ISO image 'contains' the AVI file and doesn't re-encode, but allows it to be burnt onto DVD (presumably for playback on DivX DVD players?)
Alternatively, would they have to create VOB files from the AVI (that is, encode it?) and then burn those onto the DVD? Or, seeing as the DVD player has DivX playback, would either of these methods work?
Thanks.
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1: Insert blank DVD
2: Format the disc (if the option arises)
3: Drag files from the hard disk folder to the DVD
4: Burn the files to disc (you may want to finalise the disc as some players will get arsey otherwise).
There's really no need to use Nero as DVD burning capabilities are built into Vista.
Thanks for your help, I'll tell him to give it a go.
OK, apparently that gives an error.
When inserting the blank DVD, he's given 3 options, burn DVD using Windows Media Player, using Windows and using Windows Movie Maker.
Using Windows (drag and drop), it gives 2 options when making it - to Master it (i.e. finalise) or to make it rewritable. Using the 1st option, it gives an error. Using the second option, it attempts to format it, but then fails. No reason as to why - just says it couldn't.
Thanks anyway.
Personally I'd just start up Nero, do a 'DVD-Rom (ISO)' - and drag the AVI files into the layout. Burn and watch. None of the conversion or any other kind of file creation is needed. The point of buying a DivX DVD player is just to throw the AVI files onto a DVD in their native, downloaded format, and watch away. Easy.
One thing you may need to do depending on the player is 'unpack' the stream in the AVI files - some files which have what is called 'packed bitstream' appear jerky on playback, and re-saving the file without packed bitstream can cure this. Re-saving only takes a few seconds per file (depending on size). The free tool available for such work is called MPEG4Modifier (google is your friend).
OK, we'll give that a go tomorrow.
Can you tell me what the difference between DVD+R and DVD-R is? It's just I bought DVD+R discs, and I've tried the Windows burning (and a form of Nero burning) on 2 different discs and both of them fail pretty early on in the process. Wondering if I need DVD-R discs? The actual drive on the computer used for burning has DVD+R written on it, beneath an RW logo.
If they keep failing, I'm not sure what could be wrong. Maybe the drive is faulty? Anyway, that's for another day...
Keep the avi files in folders especially if they have srt files for any subtitles.
With regards to disk types I have used both in the past and have found problems with getting older consumer dvd players not being able to play dvd+ disks. Google (dvdr+ dvdr-) without brackets and read up.