First off, Hello everyone . Right i have a few questions, 1. I have recently brought a DVD-RW, and im wondering which is the best/simple software to use to make a dvd 2. I have alot of downloaded movies on my harddrive and i was wondering which files are able to burn onto a dvd. 3. Will i be able to play them on a DVD player which is connected to the TV (Not a pc/laptop) Sorry for beeing a newb. THanks Liam
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if you downloaded movies from the internet you will have to convert them to DVD compliant files. Use ConvertXToDVD... this program will convert your files and then burn directly onto a DVD! http://www.vso-software.fr/products/convert_x_to_dvd/ otherwise if you are copying your DVD then use the 21 day free trial of CloneDVD2 + AnyDVD: www.slysoft.com and here is a guide for you: http://home.comcast.net/~bbmayo/BACKUP WITH CLONEDVD&ANYDVD.pdf [bold]here is how to make your DVDs compatible to your player for TV:[/bold] 1. burning speeds: burn at 4x so there will be less writing errors (rule of thumb is to burn at half the rated speed of the disk--8X disk burn at 4x). 2. read manual for your stand alone player and use the disks that will play in your player. If your player is less than 2 yrs old then it should play the + or - R disks! I said SHOULD that's why you read the manual. 3. try booktyping your drive to DVd-ROM so it will make your +R disks more compatible to players. Read this: http://k-probe.com/bitsetting-booktype-faq.php 4. make sure that there are no finger prints or scratches on your disk that make it hard for the player to read the disk! 5. use good quality media (rule of thumb....buy the ones that are Made in Japan.) Verbatim is a top notch disk and is the only exception to this rule....some Verbatims are made in Taiwan and they are top notch! 6. and don't burn too close to the outer edge of the disk ..... which will make the disk unreadable! but using good media you will be able to burn close to the edge better than lesser quality media. Just in case I only burn no closer than 4400MB, so if you can set your programs to that, all the better! follow these little tips of the trade and you'll have better success! good luck. also read this: http://www.cdfreaks.com/print/article/113 why the +R media is better than the -R media I made it easy for ya! LOL took me a long time to learn this out!
