Posted by pnguine on 03/23/06 03:09

Netmask wrote:

>
> That's why it won't play on a standalone DVD player. You need to Author the
> DVD by "adding" the VOB files, creating chapters and menu's if you want them
> and then let the program process the files - in doing so it will generate
> the IFO and BUP files. These files "tells" the DVD player what to do. In a
> computer all you need is basically the right mpeg codec and it will play the
> VOB files okay (they are mpeg files with a specific header).
> NeroVisionExpress will do but there are many many other programs you could
> use.
>
> There are some newer DVD players that will play mpeg files burnt as DATA but
> generally there is a file size limit.
>
>

I appreciate your help and understand what you are saying after doing a
3 day crash course in DVD burning but does it matter that it came with
all the ancillary files? When it plays on my machine the menus are there
and working.

Anyway, while we're there, what's a good freeware app for authoring?

Thanks

phil n

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