help for real newbie

[jscott5150]

i downloaded lord of the rings and it came in 3 parts (avi) when i tried to watch on my computer it said "unspecified error" i have loaded the divx codecs and it still does not help if i try to covert this to vcd will it still come up as error when i wright to my vcd. is there a trick to downloaded clips easier. also any tips in converting to vcd and burning is much appreciated. also is it better to use cd/r or cd/rw for quality and if i don't plan on keeping thenfiles very long

[KingJohn]

Ok if you have all the codec's but just in-case you don’t, install the Nimo codec pack.

http://nimo.everwicked.com/ http://perso.wanadoo.fr/nimo/

Then load one of the AVI's into Vdub, any problems ?

If you try to covert to mpeg 1 with TMPGEnc do you get any problems ?, you can stop it after a few minuets to check the mpeg it makes.

You need to find out what your DVD player will play....

[jscott5150]

where do i find vdub or is there something comparable. also do you recommend cd r or cd rw

[KingJohn]

http://www.virtualdub.org/

Also get Vdub AC3, and Vdub MP3
http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/downloads/virtualdub.html

You need to find out what your player will work with, both CD-R and CDR-W, then its up to you what you use. Cheap = CDR