[furby]

i have just spent ages downloading a movie in xvid codec for video and mpeg layer 3 audio. it works brill on media player but how do i put it on a disc either vcd or dvd.

please help, all this wait for nothing.....well not nothing but it is frustrating!!!

[SirXerxes]

The easiest way is using Nero (or something similar) and creating a (S)VCD, Nero will reencode your xvid to mpeg, and it will play on your standalone dvd player, if it's capable of doing this.

This post has been edited by SirXerxes: 24 February 2004 - 07:35 PM

[furby]

thanks for that advice. is Nero the best option cos I have'nt got it .

[Agent Smith]

nero or roxio will do

[furby]

will roxio convert the avi file to mpeg. i'm a real novice and am not sure how to convert.

[h0plaa]

furby, on Feb 24 2004, 11:15 PM, said:

will roxio convert the avi file to mpeg. i'm a real novice and am not sure how to convert.

Roxio is vile shitware wich tends to render the PC unusable.
It is not recomended to install it.
Nero has a trial version here

[bearwitch]

Software is a matter of taste, and I can say the same thing about Nero as h0plaa said about Roxio.

Both Nero 6 and Roxio 6 will do the job you want. So take your choice and try it, if you don't like it try the other one.

[Agent Smith]

on nero express its prettt straight forward,just follow the instructions,not sure about roxio,maybe bearwitch can tell u on that.U dont need to do anything,the program will encode the file for u(takes about 45-50mins)

[h0plaa]

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Software is a matter of taste, and I can say the same thing about Nero as h0plaa said about Roxio.

But of course you can...users can say anything they want, thats the thing usually
refered as a democracy and freedom of speach, but that does not make it true,
does it now?

[Hitchcock]

Once you recode that Divx file to VCD you'll find it multiplies in size due to compression ratios between the 2 formats. And might even have a problem with no audio due to the extreme compression the DivX format uses.

[furby]

what would recommend that is the best way to put it on a dvd then??

[-Jackal-]

SirXerxes, on Feb 24 2004, 04:33 PM, said:

The easiest way is using Nero (or something similar) and creating a (S)VCD

Do this using Nero Express and burn it to your DVD. Nero will re-encode it for you. (you may need the mpeg2 plug-in first, though)

[DarkStar723]

It would probably work best if you used TMPGenc to put it in vcd format, also since you said it was already in xvid format, some dvd players actually support the xvid codec, not many but a few.