DVD Burning stuff

[Weirdy]

there's no such thing as burning in dvd format

 

it's all data

 

data with the VOB file extensions are usually videos in MPEG2. There can be many on one disc, so how does a dvd player know how to play these. It's with the IFO and all other files that help dvd players recognize as data than can be played on those players

 

so when burning, just burn as data and do not, I repeat, DO NOT burn in multisession and always make sure to close the disc (one of the ways dvdr's and cdr's differ)

 

btw, when you re-encode your divx movies to a dvd format, make sure it includes numerous files; which are a few VOB's, the IFO, a TFO, and other files. If the encoder just spits out one file, then that would be strange *shrugs*

 

I used to juse use dvd santa for re-encoding, but there's a 20% chance the sound and video may be either out of sync, the sound may be sampled too high, sound is missing, etcetc

 

always expect issues

[Shibathedog]

okay that doesnt seem to work, and neither does DVD rebuilder

 

EDIT: Right now I have a DVD IMG file, thats Region one, with video in PAL format, im trying to convert it to a DVD thats region 1, with NTSC format. Im not trying to use DivX at all right now. I have a ton of stuff that works for that.

 

So your saying i should re-encode the DVD into an MPEG 2 file with no compression, and then have easy media creator burn that file as a DVD?

[Weirdy]

no, that's not what I'm saying; besides, DVD is MPEG 2 just in different extension

 

but you're going to have to do others stuff besides putting the movie in a different region since it is PAL as cinder suggested

[Shibathedog]

holy crap, this is going to take forever, im just going to wait for an NTSC release. Theres no way i can sit around and wait for all that converting.

[Weirdy]

I memmer I used to do divx -> dvd conversions.

 

I think I did one last year on the day before Halloween. Took like 4hrs

 

in that time I watched tv and slept

[Shibathedog]

i have a HUGE library of DivX movies, because i could never afford a DVD burner. But now that i have one i was thinking of converting them all, but screw that.

 

Im not even going to convert the PAL DVD to NTSC DVD, ill just wait for NTSC releases, its too much work, they already take like 4-6 hours to download because of peoples crappy torrents

[ken_cinder]

You have an Xbox........play the DivX back on it, burn em to CD. I have no intentions of EVER burning a movie on DVD, I'll rip one to DivX myself and burn it to CD. Already have infact.

[Shibathedog]

I have literally hundreds of Burned CD-Rs with DivX rips i made myself. (well, about 5% of them are downloaded, but good quality)

 

I was thinking about converting them all but nooo way.

 

I think your idea of using the Xbox is best, XBox360 is coming out soon so theres really no need for my Xbox anymore besides modding it (because its backwards compatible right!!?!?! they finally decided!??! I heard you need a separate HDD for backwards compatibility though)

[Weirdy]

those HD's are also going to cost around $100

[Prican25]

if you gonna get xbox360, be sure to grab the $400 one as it comes with the hdd and such so you can use the backwards compatilbity.

[Shibathedog]

yeah im definatly getting the more expensive one.

 

this better not prevent me from getting a PS3 though because i want that more.

 

I dont get why you need a separate HDD for Xbox360 stuff, and then another HDD for Xbox Backwards compatibility, that doesnt sound right, or do they use different HDD formats or something?

[ken_cinder]

You are confusing things. They're telling you to get the Premium package because it comes with the HD, which you must have for backwards compatibility with Xbox games.

If you get the core package, the HD costs you $100 on it's own.........ripoff.

 

You don't require seperate HDs, you just can't play Xbox games without one.

[Ryuken]

so you can't use one of ur own hd??

[Shibathedog]

I bet someone will eventually sell empty cases you can put your own HD in.

 

Okay thanks for clarifying that! i thought i was going to have to have 2 HDDs lying around!!

 

I think its really stupid not to just include an HDD, they cant do HDD caching now, i mean, i know the drive is going to be alot faster, but it would always help! Maybe some games will require an HDD!!! (I wouldnt doubt it)

[computerjoe]

Nero's done everything I've ever needed. It's really good value for money...