Posted by The Wizard of Oz on 01/22/06 18:35

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 07:45:23 -0500, Matt Gingrich wrote:

> I'm new to this DVD burning world and am attempting to make a number of
> different videos from still images, etc. While I'm able to get this working
> well on the PC - I haven't been able to burn any to DVD that work on my
> Panasonic external DVD player so I can play them on the TV rather than on
> the computer. What am I do wrong? Is there some encoding I need to do,
> different burner, different software? Not sure.
>
> Thanks.

There is a very relevant question people are avoiding asking... Are you
burning a *data* DVD or a *video* DVD?

If you have a newer player, data DVDs are fine for MP3s and pictures
(although there is a separate slideshow DVD spec). To burn a video DVD you
need to have a set of video files to burn. Convert them to an appropriate
format (long). Arrange them so the player will recognise them collectively
as contents of a video DVD. Then burn the contents to appropriate media.
My fathers two new DVD players *say* they are compatible with the -R
media, however they read a +R when we put one in.

Some players will handle DIVX files directly. I don't understand how they
work and the files aren't compatible with ALL players. For a video DVD, it
is better to be as generic as possible.

When talking about software, you should also mention the platform.
Although it's likely you are using M$, people won't know for sure unless
you tell them. I've managed to create a couple of DVDs under Linux, but
how would that specific info be useful to a Mac person?

Later
Mike

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