Can dvd rips or downloaded movies be burnt onto a cdr???

[twrex2000]

I want to back up some of my dvds, i don`t have a dvd burner and don`t really want to back them up if they have to be done with 2 or more cdr`s. Is there a way of putting a dvd rip or divx file onto a single cdr that can be played on my standalone dvd player? or can it be burnt on a dvdr with a normal burner? If there are any programs or software that can make movies fit on to a single cdr or dvdr can someone please steer me in the right direction. Thanks for any help in advance.

[Gees]

Nope :c* to most all of the above

divx playing on DVD player = no
burn dvd with "normal burner" (assuming you mean a CD writer) = no
dvd "rip" to cd = no, you would have to re-encode the movie*


*only vcd can possibly fit movie on only one disc - check the Guides to the left. Start at VCD at the very top.

but.......... you posted back in August that you were making VCDs , so I'm stumped why you're asking this now....

:co

[Hardcoreruss]

No you will need to convert your .avi files to .mpg. Check the guides, depends on what you want to create vcd, svcd or dvd.

[Gees]

They want an entire DVD on only one CD.

[bugster]

Convert to Divx. Buy one of the few DVD players that will play Divx (Kiss, Liteon etc). Burn to CD.

[twrex2000]

Look i`m only new at this and i only asked a question. I don`t want to put an entire dvd onto cdr just the movie, thats why i said dvd rip. And all i really want to convert it to is a vcd onto cdr. You can`t expect someone who is just starting to get into this sort of stuff to have the knowledge that you guys have.

[Gees]

Take a deep breath and count to 10 :c) Better?

You did get 3 useful answers. You just need to be a bit more specific. "DVD rip" can mean the entire DVD, not just the movie portion. That's what I, and a lot of other people would call a "rip".

I want to back up some of my dvds

I'd take that to mean exact copy.

And you'd posted 2 months ago that you made vcds, so the obvious guess was you wanted another way besides that.

or can it be burnt on a dvdr with a normal burner?

But that question is just too far out there, having been here since August. So, it really threw me, personally, about what you know or don't know. None of us can read minds.

[twrex2000]

Hey Gees or Digital Angel, what do ya mean i asked the same questions back in August? I`m basically asking NOW if movies can be burnt onto just ONE cdr and not TWO in a vcd format. I know you can`t play divx on standalone dvd players, well i know i can`t on mine, but i just wanted to know if i can do it on one cdr what does it have to be converted to, eg AVI, MPG, Xvid, etc thats all. If It`s too hard for you to give a response without being a "hero" and belittling ones that aren`t at your "geeky" level then don`t bother reading the post in the first place. This is what this part of the forum is for, Newbies and general DiscussionS.

[Gees]

if movies can be burnt onto just ONE cdr and not TWO in a vcd format

There's your perfect question right there.

I wish you the best of luck with all your questions/problems, attitude included.

[bugster]

twrex2000, calm down a little, your initial question was not completley clear as to what you wanted, at least to me and by the looks of it, others. If you want more than 80 mons on a VCD, use a lower bitrate and create an XVCD. The X in XVCD basiaclly means that it somehow does not fully meet the VCD standard, in this case bitrate. When you do this, player compatibility reduces, as does quality.

Try this link: https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=84759
Theres a guide plus 11 pages of discussion, should be enough to be going on with.

[twrex2000]

Gees, i apologise for my little outburst. Yes i have made a handful of vcds but of the 2cdr kind. I just wanted to know if there was another way to put them on just one disc. A friend of mine reckons it can be done but he just can`t explain how or what programs. Thats why i thought i`d ask for some real insight by asking people that know what they are doing. Sorry for not being clearer earlier. Once again sorry for snapping, thanks for your patience and guidance.

[Gees]

:c) apology accepted.

I think Bugster has your answer & hopefully, it will work on your player. Fingers crossed. :c)

Good luck.

[Solarjetman]

You could theoretically fit several hours of video on one CD. But the more time you fit onto the disk, the less quality of the video. You could make an non-standard VCD with a 500kps bitrate for example just like bugster said. However, you would only get half the quality of a standard VCD in that case. Not to mention the compatibility of your disk in stand alone players would drop dramatically. I think that you would end up perferring the two disk approach.

You may be able to fit a few extra minutes on one disk by a process called overburning as well, but not many. I am not sure how overburning affects compatibility of players though.

[twrex2000]

Thanks Gees, Bugster, and Solarjetman. I think i will just bite the bullet and stick to the 2 cdr way. I don`t want to sacrifice the quality just to fit what i can on one cd so thats very much to you all, i really appreciate all your tips.

[Gazorgan]

A good rule of thumb for XSVCD/SVCD is about 45 minutes/disk. You can stretch this somewhat, especially if it's letterboxed. However, you really can't do more than 2 hours on 2 disks.

Now, KVCD is different. You can do 80+ minutes/disk. Quality is VHS or less. If you have a TV under 25", often as not you can't really see artifacts. I have some 2 disk KVCD's of movies 2 1/2 hours + that are just awesome. I can tell the difference between KVCD and SVCD/DVD, but it's not noticeable once the movie is playing.

There are different KVCD templates. It is possible to put 3 hours on 1 CDR, but it's going to look blocky. Compatability is another issue, KVCD isnt' a standard fro players (although my Apex plays them all).

[andydd]

To be honest your best bet is just to go out n buy a DVD burner, they are getting stupidely cheap now, maybe have a look on Ebay, you can old old models for about the price of a CD burner now.

At the end of the day, whatever method you choose, VCD/SVCD, miniDVD, whatever, if you put more than an hour or so on a single disc its gonna look pretty crap, esp compared to a DVD.

Ive only got a few VCDS but i really cant stand watching them even on a small Tv..all that blockiness just gets on more nerves.