Burning Downloads To Dvd

[torrenova]

At the moment, I just store any downloads on the PC and watch them from there. So I don't really care what format they are in. I now want to copy some to DVD and need some advice.

What should I look for in the download to give me a good picture ?

What software do I need to copy something to DVD ?

Any format advice for best reproduction ?

Please add anything else you think constructive. Cheers.

[SabahCafeandCinima]

iso image dvd is best and easiest unless u want HD

DVD decyrpter

and DVD shrink

[G54]

Depends on the format of the download.

If it is a .avi you can simply drag and drop the file into you DVD C/D drive and media player will copy it to CD (note CD for that ).

To convert other formats I use ConvertXtoDVD or Nero.

With seperate subtitles ConvertXtoDVD is a good prog. Maybe not the fastest but for me 100% reliable.

When looking for quality ( I will presume you are using torrents ) I tend to look for DivX. If a d/l is HD (high definition) my dvd player rejects it.

DVD rips are often good.

Spooks Code 9 I am currently d/l is - Spooks Code 9 [HQ] [H.264] - and I'll use ConvertXtoDVD for that too.

So many d/l are available so also look for users comments posted by other users, these often tell if it is a cam or of poor quality.

Other people use different set ups to convert to DVD but I am happy enough with mine and have no problems.

I recently d/l Stargate Atlantis seasons 1-4 in a week and got 10 progs to 1 DVD so 20 = 1 season and takes 2 DVDs. They were all .avi except for a mistake where season 3 was partially HD and now am re-d/l that season.

[katana]

Are the movies in .avi format?

If so, convert to DVD using FAVC http://favcfavc.googlepages.com/

Here's a guide: http://www.digital-digest.com/articles/FAV...uide_page1.html

[MKAsok]

You should find the vast majority of video downloads are AVI files encoded in DivX or Xvid. For reasonable quality the file should be at least around a minimum of 700 MB for a movie of average length (90 mins). Don't bother converting to DVD (MPEG 2), unless you need subtitles or your standalone DVD player won't play DivX/Xvid. If it won't (burn the file directly to a DVD and and try playing it in your standalone player to find out), you should really consider buying one that will play most file formats (they're not expensive - Tesco Lotus is your friend - look for ones with lots of stickers on them, MPEG 4 is the important one), since it will save you an awful lot of conversion hassle. If you want the discs to last, invest in decent blanks (e.g. Taiyo Yuden, Verbatim, Sony). If you can't find what you want in AVI DivX/Xvid format (unlikely), most other formats can be converted to AVI Xvid pretty easily using avidemux.

[Digitalbanana]

At the moment, I just store any downloads on the PC and watch them from there. So I don't really care what format they are in. I now want to copy some to DVD and need some advice.

I've done this for a few years by just copying straight to DVD or CD (if the file is 700MB which a lot of movies are these days). The only thing to check is the player for your discs is compatible with the downloaded format. Often they come is AVI containers which may or maynot need tweaking with a FourCC changer.

In more recent times with hard disc space becoming so cheap why even bother as burning CD's takes time and the shelf life is limited? Just leave the files on (external) hard discs, clone them every few yrs before they get out of warranty with newer larger hard discs and just plug the HD into the USB of a home theater system?

Edited December 29, 2008 by Digitalbanana