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Posted by Todd on 03/15/07 02:07
On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:15:05 GMT, "Stuart" <stuart@whodunnit8.com>
wrote:
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>"Todd" <twrexxnospam@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>news:gtnev2t4i845rtc9mkvhje86dtrr1rics8@4ax.com...
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> I have some .avi files that I'd like to be able to burn onto a DVD so
>> I can play it on my standalone DVD player that's hooked to my
>> television.
>>
>> I've tried burning the files to a "video CD" using Nero, and that
>> played fine on my computer but my standalone DVD player doesn't
>> recognize it. It reads the disc but just gives me a black screen.
>>
>> Today I tried converting the files from .avi to .vob and burning to a
>> DVD using Cucubus software. Windows Media Player crashed when it
>> tried to play that.
>>
>> I'm at a loss here. What's the easiest way to do this?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Todd
>Your home DVD player needs to support DivX or Xvid files to start with. If
>it doesn't then all you can do is to convert them to formal DVD format using
>a DVDauthoring program like ConvertXtoDVD etc.
>
>It probably would be cheaper to buy a new DVD player that supports DivX
>(avi's) than go through the time consuming conversion process then all you
>have to do is copy the avi's as DATA onto a blank DVD-R etc
>
Thanks for the advice, Stuart. I'll look into getting a new one then.
Todd
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