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PC To DVD To DVD Player ....?

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  • 17-10-2017 8:40pm
    #1
    Stigura
    Registered Users Posts: 3,434 ✭✭✭


    :confused: So, I DL'd some films from the net. Transferred them to a DVD and gave it to my mate to watch on his DVD player.

    " File Not Found " is what I believe his machine said.

    Now, I remember my machine gave the option of creating a computer disc, or one playable on a CD player. I went for the latter. Watched said film, on here.

    My mate brings the DVD back. I offload the films to my HDD and put in a fresh DVD. Then what, please?

    I'm sorry. I haven't done this in a decade or more. I simply don't know what I'm doing anymore :o

    Thanks.


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    You need to author a DVD disk, not just transfer the file to it. This will take 10-20x longer to process. Then a bog standard DVD player will work.


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    Stigura
    Registered Users Posts: 3,434 ✭✭✭Stigura


    :eek: Good god! That's gonna mean an all nighter for this machine, sounds of it, ED E.

    Dare I ask if ye have a link to a decent 'Idiots Guide' to managing this process, please? I've never even heard of it before.

    Thanks.


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    refusetolose
    Registered Users Posts: 2,559 ✭✭✭refusetolose


    Stigura wrote: »
    :eek: Good god! That's gonna mean an all nighter for this machine, sounds of it, ED E.

    Dare I ask if ye have a link to a decent 'Idiots Guide' to managing this process, please? I've never even heard of it before.

    Thanks.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_authoring

    essentially you're going to need DVD authoring software , plenty free ones...


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    Stigura
    Registered Users Posts: 3,434 ✭✭✭Stigura


    :eek: :eek: :eek: Jesus Wept!!! If It's anything like That sounds like? I'll just tell him to buy a bloody computer!

    Thanks for that.


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    Recurve360
    Registered Users Posts: 423 ✭✭Recurve360


    If his TV has a USB port it may be possible to watch them on USB instead.


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    refusetolose
    Registered Users Posts: 2,559 ✭✭✭refusetolose


    Stigura wrote: »
    :eek: :eek: :eek: Jesus Wept!!! If It's anything like That sounds like? I'll just tell him to buy a bloody computer!

    Thanks for that.

    well its really easy ,just import your file and click author to dvd (PAL), might take a bit of time to finish though


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    Stigura
    Registered Users Posts: 3,434 ✭✭✭Stigura


    Recurve360 wrote: »
    If his TV has a USB port it may be possible to watch them on USB instead.

    :confused: How's that work? I'll ring him and ask him if he has one. Bet he'll ask me what a USB is though. It'll be great fun, trying to describe one :rolleyes:
    refusetolose wrote: »
    well its really easy ,just import your file and click author to dvd (PAL), might take a bit of time to finish though

    Easy? That wicked page made it sound like I had to go into business with Japan. Then sit playing with codes.

    :( Look; I'm sorry, lads. Truth is, I've been nursing a wound for a couple of months now and it's got me down. Just not my usual self. Sorry.

    I'll look into this software, tomorrow. I'll try to find out about usb's.

    Just trying to do a mate a favour here and it's getting silly.

    Really appreciate all ye help :)


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    refusetolose
    Registered Users Posts: 2,559 ✭✭✭refusetolose


    Stigura wrote: »
    :confused: How's that work? I'll ring him and ask him if he has one. Bet he'll ask me what a USB is though. It'll be great fun, trying to describe one :rolleyes:



    Easy? That wicked page made it sound like I had to go into business with Japan. Then sit playing with codes.

    :( Look; I'm sorry, lads. Truth is, I've been nursing a wound for a couple of months now and it's got me down. Just not my usual self. Sorry.

    I'll look into this software, tomorrow. I'll try to find out about usb's.

    Just trying to do a mate a favour here and it's getting silly.

    Really appreciate all ye help :)

    forget about the wiki page,just get the software and you're off


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    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,301 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Get a program called "DVD Santa"; it's grand for what you want.

    But you'll end up buying a fair few blank DVD's. Best off, in the long run, buying an android device that hooks up to the TV, and watch them that way.


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    TerrorFirmer
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    Some DVD players will play data discs - a DVD-R with video files burned directly onto it. Others won't so you have to create an actual DVD video disc, not just a data disc.

    As above, genuinely much easier to just buy an android box for €25-30 and use that to watch movies off USB then have to go creating actual DVDs (keep in mind, you're limited then to one movie per disc!)

    It's so much hassle for you and would take a while if your PC is slow or old.


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    Stigura
    Registered Users Posts: 3,434 ✭✭✭Stigura


    :) Thanks very much, everyone.

    I've looked at the links and slept on it. Too many variables I can't possibly fathom for myself. I need to get my mate in here and show Him this thread ~ and the links.

    We'll need to see what he thinks about these various gizmo's. He might even know if his DVD player / TV has a USB port or not.

    Then, he'd know if his kids would be willing and able to help him sort stuff out. I certainly couldn't. I read fora with this thing ~ as I guess I've proven :o


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