Movie Problems
 

I have downloaded a movie ( ******** ) in mpg format...how do I put it on a DVD so it can be played in a DVD player...Is this possible? Is the quality any good...?
How about AVI files are they better?
This is my first attempt at movies...I thought I could just download and burn :o ...
Any Help or guidance appreciated...( Is it a waste of time downloading these movies...it took forever)
Thx.


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You'll need a DVD burning program such as DVD Santa or Nero.
The quality of the DVD will depend at first on the quality of the downloaded video.
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I have been using Roxio creator 8. works great but is really slow.

They all are. Roxio creator is great (I use Roxio Toast on Mac), & it's normal for the process of conversion to take a long time. It needs to convert the video before it burns it. ;) Keep in mind some videos are downsized to fit onto a single VCD or else, in parts to fit onto a few VCD's which helps maintain quality particularly if burning to DVD. More about downlding videos generally here Movie download issues

hey LOR, do you ever have problems with movies that are xvid format. i know that i have dld two lately that cause roxio to shut down and want to reprort error. the only difference that i can find with these two is the xvid factor, is that an issue on a coincidence?
please help, thanks

hey there LOR,
i have dld two movies lately that say they are .avi but advanced properties lists them as xvids. they are the only two movies that crash my roxio. is it b/c of the xvid factor or is it just a coincidence?
please help if you can, thanks

You can try running the files through a fixer, but I personally think it's a waste of time...I have an xvid avi movie at the moment, whilst I can veiw it on the computer without any complications, it wont convert and burn, I just keep getting the error and needs to close message...So I just put it down to a faulty file and rated it on Bitzi to let others know....;)

Did you try the Video Converter I suggested to LOTR the other day??
http://www.erightsoft.net/S5E01.html
Would be worth a try.....
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So if I convert with that, would you then send the file to Sonic to burn...
What do you use???;)

I use Nero to burn.......but what do you mean with Sonic??
For video files that may need some fixes I usually use Videofixer, which has already fixed quite a lot of files....
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