I have a 2gb Mpeg - Can I burn this onto a DVD and play it?

[witchy2k1]

I just converted a Divx into an Mpeg2 file, but the file is now a massive 2Gb in size, can I use nero and burn this as a normal DVD or SVCD disc to play in my stand alone DVD player?

Or do I need to split the file into smaller parts?

[Tommyknocker]

Yes, make sure the MPEG file is DVD compliant (check the DVDR article top left).

[andkiich]

Before you just burn the MPEG2 onto a DVD and try to play it, make sure that your DVD player can play raw MPEG2 files. If it cannot, it must be authored first, creating your IFO/VOB/BUP files, and they must be in a VIDEO_TS folder.

[witchy2k1]

Before you just burn the MPEG2 onto a DVD and try to play it, make sure that your DVD player can play raw MPEG2 files. If it cannot, it must be authored first, creating your IFO/VOB/BUP files, and they must be in a VIDEO_TS folder.

Will Nero 6 do this for me if I use the wizard and tell it I want to make a DVD?

[andkiich]

No you'll have to use an auhtoring tool to build the DVD structure. Once you have the structure built for the VIDEO_TS folder, you can burn with Nero using the DVD-Video option.