TV series on to dvd HELP!!!!

[super_lis]

Hi, I have downloaded a tv series which consists of 14 episodes totaling approx 11.5 hours. Could anyone please tell me how i burn these episodes onto dvd.

Thanks

[mats.hogberg]

TV series don't differ from any other type of content, when it comes to converting them to Video DVD.
Easy solution: use convertx2dvd, put like 2 hours worth on a DVD-5
Hard solution: Look up whatever file format the episodes is in under CONVERT left (??? to DVD), encode each episode to DVD specs MPG (making sure you set the bitrate allowing you the # of episodes /DVD you want) and author.

/Mats

[lordsmurf]

In many cases, it's easier to just buy the DVD set when released. Or rent it and watch it. Or wait for re-runs.

[mats.hogberg]

...or watch it on your computer.
Perhaps hooked to your TV via TV Out (if your GFX card has TV out).

/Mats

[jolson]

If it's not h.264 content, but standard DivX/XviD AVI, DVD2SVCD is pretty easy to use (and DVDRemake to put several episodes on a DVD)

[DarrellS]

If you have a DivX/XviD player, you could probably fit these 14 episodes onto two Data DVDs without having to do anything to the downloaded files.

[mats.hogberg]

Many Ifs. If the OP could shed some more light on what he/she has, perhaps more specific suggestions may come forward?

/Mats

[Kate987123]

Hi,

I don't want to hijack the thread so I hope it's ok to post here...I think I'm having a similar problem.

I'm trying to burn a DVD consisting of downloaded TV eps in XVID format using Nero Burning Rom.

However, when I add the fle to Nero it increases from approx 349MB to over 2.5GB meaning I can only get one 40min programme on to a DVD

I assume I have to convert the file to something but I'm not sure what and don't particularly want to turn it into a data DVD

Any suggestions? Really grateful for any help or advice

Thanks,
Kate

[ntscuser]

Hi,

I don't want to hijack the thread so I hope it's ok to post here...I think I'm having a similar problem.

I'm trying to burn a DVD consisting of downloaded TV eps in XVID format using Nero Burning Rom.

However, when I add the fle to Nero it increases from approx 349MB to over 2.5GB meaning I can only get one 40min programme on to a DVD

I assume I have to convert the file to something but I'm not sure what and don't particularly want to turn it into a data DVD

Any suggestions? Really grateful for any help or advice

Thanks,
Kate

You have to burn them as a "data DVD", not as a DVD video. I've managed to squeeze half a season of Angel - 11 episodes plus matching subtitle files - onto a single DVD with no problems except that I had to shorten the file names before my standalone would read them all.

[didikai]

Hi,

I don't want to hijack the thread so I hope it's ok to post here...I think I'm having a similar problem.

I'm trying to burn a DVD consisting of downloaded TV eps in XVID format using Nero Burning Rom.

However, when I add the fle to Nero it increases from approx 349MB to over 2.5GB meaning I can only get one 40min programme on to a DVD

I assume I have to convert the file to something but I'm not sure what and don't particularly want to turn it into a data DVD

Any suggestions? Really grateful for any help or advice

Thanks,
Kate

Burn them as is with ImgBurn onto a DVD and get a DivX player

[Kate987123]

Thanks for the replies, I do have a DIVX player but wanted to be able to burn a normal DVD, I guess this isn't gonna be possible

Thanks again,

Kate

[guns1inger]

Don't use Nero for DVD conversion - it is rubbish.

Space = running time x bitrate - universal rule for digital video.

mpeg2 requires a higher bitrate than mpeg4 to maintain the same quality, so the size is larger. As a general rule, allow for 3 - 4 times the size.

I would put a maximum of 4 episodes of 4 minutes length to a single sided DVD, assuming they are the general quality of 350MB downloads. ConvertXtoDVD will do this a damn sight better than Nero.

Use Imgburn 2 to burn the results to DVD.

[Kate987123]

Thanks, am going to try it now!!