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How do create a DVD playable on a non-PC DVD player from a mpeg4 file?
I got a new digital video recorder for Christmas and want to burn the videos (mpeg4 format) to a DVD-R in order to view them on my television set. Are there some freeware or open-source software packages that I can use to burn the videos to DVD?
I am trying to burn the DVD from a Windows XP system
Yes, the "DVD Flick" program on sourceforge did the conversion and created the video in a file format that I was able to burn to a DVD in Nero. The DVD played correctly on my component DVD player. Thanks for your help.
2 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Yes, there are numerous ones.
If you bought your computer through a popular company, like DELL or HP or Sony, chances are you already have the software installed on your computer. DELLs come with a Sonic DLA program, which will burn video files to DVD. If you do not have one pre-installed, you can take your pick from this list of open-source programs: http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_of_search=soft...
or find freeware burn software here:
http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0-1-0.html?qt=dv...
Good luck!
EDIT:
Did you find any program in those lists that you like?
- ElaineLv 45 years ago
You have 2 problems. 1. You are assuming that just copying a file will make it work on a standard DVD player... It WON'T! 2. MKV files are particularly strange. Most DVD players will only play DVDs, and DVDs are formatted in a certain way, and have specific formats of files (videos, menus, region code, etc). If it is not this specific format, it will fail. Fortunately, there are many, many DVD authoring programs out there, and probably some for free. If you create a DVD in this program, it will convert the files and write them on the disc correctly. Your other problem is that of the MKV. MKV (Matroska Video) is a clever format that creates insanely high quality video. But it is very different to the .mpg and .avi files that these programs convert. You will probably have to get another program to convert the MKV, and these programs are few and far between.
