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Video CD

  • 17-07-2008 7:03pm
    #1
    Stamen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭


    I have an AVI file that I want to burn and play in a dvd player.
    I don't have any DVDs and no decent software on my laptop. Is there any software that can burn AVIs to a CD? Is it even possible?


Comments

  • #2
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,853 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Nero can do it.


  • #3
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    Any data burning software can burn an AVI to CD/DVD. What you need to know first though is whether your DVD player is capable of playing AVI's from data discs. It may on;y play VCD/DVD format discs. What DVD player do you have?


  • #4
    Stamen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭Stamen


    I don't think it will play data disks, i tried before. Its old.


  • #5
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Does your player support vcd/svcd?


  • #6
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    Well then you'll have to convert the AVI accordingly, it should play VCD's anyway. Google is your friend here, but I'm pretty sure Nero can do this fairly painlessly.


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  • #7
    Stamen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭Stamen


    Yes it plays VCDs, does nero trial do it.


  • #8
    Stamen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭Stamen


    Nero 7 or 8


  • #9
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Yep Nero should do it and/or lots of other programs.


  • #10
    daftdave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭daftdave


    also look into a program convertxtodvd

    i prefer it to nero for converting avi to dvd as it is wayy faster

    just a personal preference


  • #11
    Stamen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭Stamen


    7 or 8???


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  • #12
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    Stamen wrote: »
    7 or 8???
    Both will do the job.


  • #13
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    ahhh i remember the days of having no dvd burner or tv out on the pc and converting all avi dl's and dvd rips to svcd using dvd2svcd with cinecraft encoder on a 3 pass vbr encode that took on average 8 hours :eek:

    lucky for you there are more powerfull pc's these days OP,

    To be honest ur better off waiting and getting a blank dvd for 50c at most,
    I actually only the other day used windows dvd maker in vista to put an avi on dvd and was actually surprised by the result and speed , if you have vista its already there on the laptop, there are much bigger and brighter apps to be found though.

    I never convert these days so im out of touch with hwats out there but in a jam this really did a nice job on some avi's from a digitial camera for me to show to family.

    Is videohelp.com still there dishing out guides for conversions????
    /checks ..... it is , have a look there OP!!!!


  • #14
    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,287 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    calex71 wrote: »
    ahhh i remember the days of having no dvd burner or tv out on the pc and converting all avi dl's and dvd rips to svcd using dvd2svcd with cinecraft encoder on a 3 pass vbr encode that took on average 8 hours :eek:

    Ah yes, those were the days :)*sheds single tear*
    Bet you used Flask back in the day to encode to DivX ;-) 3.11 alpha too


    Anyway, you could use free tools like Super to encode to mpeg1 and then use really any cd buring tool to burn a vcd disc. Nero demo will do just perfect here.

    NB
    You can fit 800mb onto a 700mb cdr because S/VCDs use what is known as Mode 2/XA format. Error correction is built into the standard. The error correction cds use (100mb) can then be used for video. (2324 bytes of data, no ECC)


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