How to burn this file..

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  1. gunsmokez

    gunsmokez Member

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    Can someone please tell me how I can burn this WMV-HD (11.5 gigs) on to a disc? I would like to split the file into 3 dvds and be able to watch each disc separately.

    Any ideas? thanks
     
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    Do you want to just split the file into three pieces? Or are you looking to convert it into a DVD movie as well?
     
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    I would like to burn it onto dvd disc. Reason for the splitting is because of the size issue.
     
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    I haven't worked with WMV files much... or at all, actually. So whatever I say is just hearsay. It might work for you, it might not.

    Anyway. What you'll need to do first is split the files, obviously. I heard of a Windows Media Encoder or something like that that should be able to split your file fairly easily.

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...02-e496-465a-bba9-b2f1182cdf24&displaylang=en

    After that, it's a fairly simple process of converting it to a DVD file. For that, there's a few guides here you can try using:

    http://www.afterdawn.com/faq/conver..._i_convert_wmv_files_to_dvd.cfm#selected_item

    I'm not sure how your results'll turn out, though, because for one, I've never worked with WMV files, and for another, I think the reason why is because the WMV format is very subpar compared to other modern codecs.

    Anyway. Good luck with that.
     
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    attar Senior member

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    As KajNrig pointed out, you can use one of the tools included in the Windows Media package (Utilities > Windows media File Editor) to split WMV files.
    If you do use it, be aware that if you split a file you must use 'Save As' from the menu - else the change is made immediately to the source file and half your file is now gone - there's no undo feature.
    To prevent accidents, either work with a copy or change the source file properties to 'Read Only.

     
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    This has nothing to do with the thread topic.
    Or is this spam?
     

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