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Video file format

  • 13-04-2007 11:52am
    #1
    Be The Holy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭


    What video file format can be read by a standard dvd player?. Cant use wmv I know. Copying over a video form a camcorder onto DVD but cant get to play. Any suggestions??

    Cheers.


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  • #2
    forbairt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    define standard player ... ? model ?

    my bog standard ultra cheap player will play avi's ... xvid divx .. and so on .. mpeg ...

    An expensive philips one my dad has won't ...

    You'll probably want to use something like nero to burn the movie to a DVD as an actual DVD disc .. not just burning the file onto the disc


  • #3
    popey21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 328 ✭✭popey21


    What video file format can be read by a standard dvd player?. MPEG 2 (dvd)and MPEG 1 (VCD,SVCD)


  • #4
    Be The Holy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭Be The Holy


    Need to distribute a dvd, so wondering what is the best video file format that will play on the majority of DVD players? avi you reckon? No specific model as such.

    Cheers


  • #5
    Webmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,579 ✭✭✭Webmonkey


    Just do it in MPEG2 like said above. This is gauranteed to work in all DVD players


  • #6
    popey21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 328 ✭✭popey21


    try http://www.doom9.org/ go to the guides section or look in downloads for a program to convert your file to the correct format.

    for simplicity i use Nero Vision that came with the nero burning software. Or try ConvertXtodvd


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  • #7
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    DVD players are generally only capable of playing mpeg streams. You'll need a converter program like diko. Check the FAQ and Free software stickies.


  • #8
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    Khannie wrote:
    DVD players are generally only capable of playing mpeg streams. You'll need a converter program like diko. Check the FAQ and Free software stickies.


    I downloaded diko the other day, its a load of scrote imho, it kept throwing up errors. And i tried it on 4 different pcs, and 2 laptops.


  • #9
    TheBazman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,462 ✭✭✭TheBazman


    DVDSanta will convert most formats and copy them straight onto a dvd that will play on all players


  • #10
    conzy
    Subscribers Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭conzy


    Imtoo divx to dvd converter is pretty good..

    And If you have Nero it can do all this sort of stuff :)


  • #11
    zod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭zod


    Be The Holy wrote:
    Need to distribute a dvd, so wondering what is the best video file format that will play on the majority of DVD players? avi you reckon? No specific model as such.

    Cheers

    unless it's huge or you want great quality .. consider u tube or google video ? doesn't have to be made public.


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