what video formats generally play on all dvd players?

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Grandpa Stu
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what video formats generally play on all dvd players?

Post by Grandpa Stu »

i have a divx video that i wanna burn to a cd so it can be watched on a dvd player. will burning the divx file straight to the cd work or do i need to convert it to some other format? if i do need to convert it then what format and what program should i use to convert it?

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SOAPboy
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Post by SOAPboy »

Raw AVI, Some mpeg, just depends..

Dvdhelp.com look up your dvd player
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hax103
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Post by hax103 »

The only format which will play on all DVD players is MPEG-2. There are several programs to convert avi files to true DVD formats for burning. i.e. avi2dvd or tmpenc

http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main.html

Note that not all MPEG-2 files will even play. There are specific bitrates and resolutions which are meant for DVD. Other ones might not work depending on your player.
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Post by SplishSplash »

dvd or vcd
Grandpa Stu
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Post by Grandpa Stu »

kk. yeah i basically want a vcd to play on a dvd player. i'll check out the links. thanks.
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Post by SOAPboy »

Erm i was wrong..

http://www.dvdrhelp.com

Forgot the R
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It curdled, and then I couldn't drink it. So I mixed it with some water, and it was alright again.

I am now sick.
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