Will A DVD Data Disc Work On Mac As Well As PC?

[blazin-j]

I have two questions:

1. Disc Format

I am a PC user and I wanted to archive and share some video clips that can be opened by Mac computers as well as PCs. If I burn a Data DVD on my PC (I use Nero 9), will that work in a Mac computer too?

2. File Format

Can Mac machines play .MPG files? Or would it be better to convert them to .MOV files? I know PC user can view .MOV files with the right viewing program, but I did not know what viewing programs were available on the Mac and what file formats they could view.

In summary, the idea I have is to share the video clips as data files so they can be viewed, edited, etc. regardless on what platform the user is on.

[Baldrick]

1. Yes.
2. Yes. MPEG1 mpg files should play without any problems. MPEG2 mpg files requires a mpeg2 decoder(for the quicktime player) or they can use the free VLC Media Player.

[blazin-j]

Thanks Baldrick!