nickster Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 So let's say i download a video file from limewire or utorrent. I have Nero Burning Software and so i can burn it perfectly fine. I have a portable DVD player that supports CD-R's but not DVD-R's. I tried to burn the video file to a CD-R that said just music but it did not work, probably because the Cd does not support videos. What type of CD should i buy that i will be able to put video files on it and play it in my DVD player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 all CD-Rs are the same, and you can't burn DVD Video to a CD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someguyouknow Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 you can probably burn (S)VCDs onto the CD......other than than that you are out of luck......there is no certain type that you should get.....To burn VCDs you have to burn it as a VCD and not as a regular data cd....for that you need the proper software.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 I guess you can always downsample the file, but beware that you lose quality... check up Doom9.org for more information if you're willing to sacrifice time and quality-of-video...A little offtrack, but... is there any difference between Audio CD-Rs and Data CD-Rs? My local Rite-Aid and some other places (the last time I checked the advertisements... which was at least a year ago xD) marketed them differently and sold them at different prices... It has me confused, because I was thinking exactly what Firon said... that all CD-Rs are the same O.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 they are the same, it's a bunch of crap to tell you they're not. and I'd say burn as SVCD, not VCD, 'cause at least SVCD looks decent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Heh damn marketers... lucky I take my business elsewhere... namely NewEgg.com ;] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodStaindHurricane Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 NewEgg rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someguyouknow Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 yes it does....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inf Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 There is a small difference, the CDRs marked explicitly for audio have a few bits indicating it somwhere. There are some standalone CDR decks that check it and refuse to write if its not an 'audio' CDR. Also, 'audio' CDR price supposed to be higher, cause there supposed to be an extra tax on those, intended for the recording industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Hm... I thought I recalled that Audio CD-Rs were cheaper than Data CD-Rs... that's why I always considered buying them, but never did because of fear that I'd be wasting my money on stuff I'd never use... And my reasoning for them being cheaper was that they were less versatile -- only one type of use.Anyway, interesting tidbit, thanks Inf ;] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 I've never seen any player that doesn't play different types of CD-Rs, the ones I've seen just refuse to play CD-Rs period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inf Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Firon, some standalone RECORDING decks refuses to WRITE on 'non-audio' ones. The same deck can play any CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Ah, I see. Kinda silly. What a worthless standalone recorder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animorc Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 If you want a DVD clip written to a CD-r, you can burn it as a MiniDVD. It allows for writing DVD-streams to a CD-r disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00ted Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 check your portable dvd player software site. The player may not support the data format you are burning.Usually Apex players are good at playing multiple formats of data. Like, I've burned some videos (to CD-Rs, data, yes) which my PS2 won't play, but my Apex DVD player will play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickster Posted February 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 So i'm using Nero to burn it right... and i put in the CDR into my DVD player and the actual menu comes up but i keep pressing play and nothing happens. My DVD player can play CDr's its just that it wont play... And can u tell me more about Mini DVD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animorc Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Here's some basic information about MiniDVD:http://www.videohelp.com/minidvd.htmAnd here's a guide to authoring a miniDVD: (Pretty advanced one)http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/dvdit_pe_guide.htmIt's not very common for a standalone DVD-player to support miniDVD's, so you should check that out before you try to create one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Would make more sense to just make an SVCD... you can even put subtitles and multiple audio tracks on it if you really wanted to. And players actually support it, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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