data dvd?

[bonez02]

so I just got a dvd writer... and it came with nero express 6... and im trying to write my first dvd and i have no idea where to start.... I was told i could just take mpeg files and just burn them to DATA DVD but i did this and i put it in my ps2 or my 2 dvd players and it wont read it? so basically im a complete noob and dont know anything about this burning dvd stuff...

[KBeee]

Welcome to the forums.
There are lots of Guides over there on the left.
Just have patience and do plenty of reading.
Good luck

[bonez02]

i tried didnt see anything about making a basic data dvd... everything i see is talking about converting from mpeg and avi to dvd so im lost

[Nitemare]

I was told i could just take mpeg files and just burn them to DATA DVD but i did this and i put it in my ps2 or my 2 dvd players and it wont read it

Whoever told you this is mistaken. A data DVD is a great idea for storing data. If you want to watch mpegs on your dvd player, ps2... whatever... you have to make a dvd video.

As stated before, start with the guides on the left. Good luck!

[laspis59]

TMPGEnc Plus or TMPGEnc Xpress and TMPGEnc DVD Author will get you going.

Guides are what you need to be looking at but I'll give you a slight starter tip.

You basically need to convert any video files into DVD (MPEG 2) files and then use an authoring tool to build DVD Video Files,then you can burn the DVD files using Nero and all should play fine.

[redwudz]

There are a few DVD players that will play a MPEG from a DVD data disc. But the MPEG would likely still have to be close to or the same as the DVD MPEG specification and format to work. The DVD format is shown in 'WHAT IS' DVD to the upper left on this page. <<<<<<

If you want to try something easy for beginners, look at ConvertXToDVD. You should be able to drop your MPEGs in there and do the conversion to DVD compliant format. Otherwise, you need to encode to, or start with a DVD compliant MPEG-2, then author it to DVD format before burning.

And welcome to our forums.

[bonez02]

so i have to turn my like 700mb movies into about a 4gb vob? with this converter?

[bonez02]

so i just used the converter and converted a avi file.... now i burnt it and i put it in and it says TV system doesnt match wtf does that mean?

[redwudz]

Most likely you had PAL (European) video and you didn't specify to convert it to NTSC (US and others). PAL has a 25fps framerate, while NTSC has a 23.976 or 29.97fps framerate. ConvertX can handle most framerate changes, but they can be complex at times. Computers can play either one and you wouldn't notice, but settop players are more picky.

If you have a unknown video, it pays to drop it into Gspot 2.60 before converting to avoid surprises.

And the average 700MB Xvid from the net converts to about a 1.5GB DVD, so you could often put two of them on a DVD, if you wanted.

[bonez02]

well i selected automatic.... and on my ps2 it says tv doesnt match and on 1 of my other dvd players it says that but on my other dvd player it works... so i need to select FORCE NTSC?

[bonez02]

hmmm for me when i converted a 696mb avi file it turned into 3gb

[laspis59]

hmmm for me when i converted a 696mb avi file it turned into 3gb

The bitrate and audio format you choose will determine the final file size,it dont matter what size the source file was.You can use the Videohelp Bitrate Calculator to decide on what bitrate you can use to fit the video contents onto your blank DVD media.

If you use AC3 as the audio format instead of LPCM then it will lower the final filesize.