WMV

[jason]

Do most DVD players play WMV/A files?

[filmboss80]

Most DVD players? Nope. Many newer ones offer that feature, but it is not standard on most DVD players, AFAIK.

[jason]

So if you were to put a WMV file on a blank DVD, the player wont read it?

[aedipuss]

not very likely any will read it.

[jason]

But they all will most definitely read a MPEG1 file? Just making sure.

[aedipuss]

most players used to read mpeg-1 written as vcd on a cd. not an mpeg-1 file copied to a cd. i'd guess most still play vcds but very few vcds are made because of the very poor quality of the video specs.

[Midzuki]

But they all will most definitely read a MPEG1 file? Just making sure.

MPEG-1/2 authored as DVD-Video: yes;

MPEG-1/2 authored as VCD: probably;

MPEG-1/2 authored as SVCD: possibly;

MPEG-1/2 in a data CD/DVD: depends.

[jason]

I see, thanks.

[jason]

The codec is MPEG-1 Video.

[aedipuss]

MPEG-1/2 authored as VCD: probably; <<not if it's mpeg-2>>

MPEG-1/2 authored as SVCD: possibly; <<not if it's mpeg-1>>


if you take that mpeg-1 and author it to a vcd with something like vcdeasy and burn to a cd then most players should handle it.

[Midzuki]

aedipuss wrote:

MPEG-1/2 authored as VCD: probably; <<not if it's mpeg-2>>

MPEG-1/2 authored as SVCD: possibly; <<not if it's mpeg-1>>

Apologies. I had ignored the fact that the OP lives in the United States.