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What type of video can I burn to a DVD that will be playable with all DVD players (connected to TV)? What software should I use for burning?
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You can use Nero (a popular and more stable program) or just about any type of DVD Video software to burn your movies. This burns it into DVD format (which you will see with VOB and other files once it converts it). You can’t just place the video file on a disc to play in most DVD players because most DVD players do not recognize AVI etc.
Not all DVD players can play DVDs that you made yourself. DVD players recognize that it’s DVDRW or DVDR. However, not all are compatible and not all brands or models of DVDRs are compatible with DVD players. You have to experiment with the brand and model one but Sony and Memorex I found to be the better ones.
The DVD player itself sometimes won’t read it. This is because of the burning process. This is not something you can control. When they make, say a Star Wars DVD in a factory, they burn it differently. It’s burned and then the two plastic pieces are joined together. You are doing it afterwards, after the plastic pieces are put together. This is why DVDrs are only rated to last 5-10 years whilst factory-made movies are made to last at least 100 years.
Nero in my opinion is the best. If you can somehow get ahold of Nero 6 or 7, those were the better of the versions. Version 9 is okay but it could’ve been better. But it’s universal, easy to use and even has what most programs don’t have: To use the whole disc to give good quality for your DVD. Most programs will say you can still use some space before you burn your project with whatever quality setting they have, but they won’t make it better quality and not utilize that disc space.
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