Just a quick FYI: If you burn a DVDR and it won't work on your dvd player, there are really only a few reasons this would happen... 1. It was burned at too high a speed. I find if I burn at 8x or lower regardless if the media says it will burn at a higher speed, it usually will play. 2. If the dvd player is not one that will play that media that is burned. Not all players are created equal, and not all will play DVD-R's, DVD+R's, avi's, mp4's, etc. 3. Same for codecs. Even if the player will play avi's, if it only plays XVID and your avi was burned with any codec other (like H264), then it probably won't play it. VLC has that issue too... it will play XVID but typically not H264. 4. The converting program doesn't play well with your computer. I don't know why, but much like not everyone likes the same food, not all computers dig the same programs functionally. This isn't usually the case, but I've noticed that SUPER and I don't get along when it comes to audio syncing, whereas I seldom have a problem with ConvertXtoDVD or FreeStudio. You may need to figure out what your DVD player will play and then test some converters to find what best suits your needs. Good luck!
+Chinyere Agu You might want to check to see if your dvd player plays dvd-r's... some don't. If your player does play them normally then I'm not sure I have an answer. If you don't know how to tell if your dvd player is dvd-r compatible, you can post the make and model number of the player and I can see if I can find out if it's stated to be dvd-r compatible. :) Or if you're internet savvy, you can probably find out. If it IS compatible, try burning the dvd-r at a slower speed and see if that helps. Otherwise, you can also test the dvd-r you have burned on a player that you know to be compatible and if it doesn't then something is wrong, either with the burner or the media or the speed it's burned at. :) Hoping luck for you!
I am converting my VHS tapes into digital, when I burn them to a disc, it says it was successfully burned, yet it won't play in my DVD player. The video is in MPEG format, do I need to convert it to MP4?
That may depend on your DVD player. Do you know for a fact that it can play mpg? The weird thing about dvd players is that in regards to playing burned dvd's (non-commercial) there's no real standard in regards to "all players will play this or that"... but if your player should play a particular format and you've burned it into that format and it's not playing, then depending on the format the problem could be one of the following; it might have been burned at too high a speed, it might have been burned with a codec that the player doesn't recognize (for example, if you burn something as avi or mp4, that doesn't necessarily mean all players that play avi's or mp4's will play it... some avi's and mp4's are burned with xvid codec, H264 codec, or similar. Back around 10 to 15 years ago I never had that problem because mpg and avi were the big thing. Getting the smallest file was more important than video quality mostly because everything was kinda crappy... these days with larger hard drives and thumb/flash drives, filesize isn't so important anymore so quality is the higher priority.... as a result you'll find a slightly larger number of codecs available. I tend to stick to XVID when it comes to stuff I burn for friends or H264 for stuff I want to play on my computer, which I have attached to my tv for playing video files. Bottom line, check to find out what your dvd player is capable of playing, then convert your video to accommodate. I recommend keeping any successful video (for example, if your mpg plays on your computer, keep a copy of it) as you never know when that format will be useful to you. :)
Another possibility that just occurred to me might depend on the converter. I don't know how many converters I've tried over the last 10 years that I dumped after the first time I tried it... some people have success with converters that others don't find useful. A few converters I use are ConvertXtoDVD, VirtualDub, Handbreak, FreeStudio, and sometimes on a limited basis, CDburnerXP.
Hmmmm I'm thinking you may want to re-convert the mpg you now have to avi or mp4 as you originally inquired. If you have used CDburnerXP to convert the mpg to dvd and it doesn't work, I'd use FreeStudio as it's a free program and I have used it with success with it. You could also try DVDflick as it also is free and I've had decent success using it as well. :)
Sorry it tool so long to answer, UA-cam doesn't seem to always tell me when someone has replied... :( You might use VIDEO DVD if you wanted to convert it to "dvd format", but if you're burning some video files and want to maintain them AS those format of files (like AVI's, etc), then you'll want to burn it as a data disc so the player will read them as video files rather than dvd format, and in that way you can also use your choice of video players should you want to pop it into your computer, and can just copy one file or so if you like to a flashdrive. Also, converting to VIDEO DVD tends to make the video file sizes (VOB, etc), larger. :)
Oops, I just realized I misunderstood your question. The quick answer to your direct question is yes, it should work on a dvd player and the option I chose is the one that worked successfully for me. You could try using Video DVD if this doesn't work for you and if that DOES work for you instead then your player is probably a little more sensitive to formatting than mine. :)
+Chinyere Agu I've never had a problem with this unless the dvd player won't play a specific format of dvd (some players won't play dvd-r, some won't play dvd+r, and some won't play either) OR if something was wrong with either the media or burner. Also, as mentioned in the description, if the original dvd-r wasn't created/burned correctly, then issues with the original burn may transfer to the new burn. If you are burning it at a speed equal or lower than the media can support, and all the other mentioned possibilities are not a factor, then it *should* work.
Just a quick FYI:
If you burn a DVDR and it won't work on your dvd player, there are really only a few reasons this would happen...
1. It was burned at too high a speed. I find if I burn at 8x or lower regardless if the media says it will burn at a higher speed, it usually will play.
2. If the dvd player is not one that will play that media that is burned. Not all players are created equal, and not all will play DVD-R's, DVD+R's, avi's, mp4's, etc.
3. Same for codecs. Even if the player will play avi's, if it only plays XVID and your avi was burned with any codec other (like H264), then it probably won't play it. VLC has that issue too... it will play XVID but typically not H264.
4. The converting program doesn't play well with your computer. I don't know why, but much like not everyone likes the same food, not all computers dig the same programs functionally. This isn't usually the case, but I've noticed that SUPER and I don't get along when it comes to audio syncing, whereas I seldom have a problem with ConvertXtoDVD or FreeStudio. You may need to figure out what your DVD player will play and then test some converters to find what best suits your needs.
Good luck!
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Thanks. I was formerly using xilisoft dvd creartor, which refused to burn 1.3 gigs worht of video to a 4.7 gig disc.
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understand this, it plays well in the computer, but does not play in dvd player.
+Chinyere Agu You might want to check to see if your dvd player plays dvd-r's... some don't. If your player does play them normally then I'm not sure I have an answer. If you don't know how to tell if your dvd player is dvd-r compatible, you can post the make and model number of the player and I can see if I can find out if it's stated to be dvd-r compatible. :) Or if you're internet savvy, you can probably find out. If it IS compatible, try burning the dvd-r at a slower speed and see if that helps. Otherwise, you can also test the dvd-r you have burned on a player that you know to be compatible and if it doesn't then something is wrong, either with the burner or the media or the speed it's burned at. :) Hoping luck for you!
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I am converting my VHS tapes into digital, when I burn them to a disc, it says it was successfully burned, yet it won't play in my DVD player. The video is in MPEG format, do I need to convert it to MP4?
That may depend on your DVD player. Do you know for a fact that it can play mpg? The weird thing about dvd players is that in regards to playing burned dvd's (non-commercial) there's no real standard in regards to "all players will play this or that"... but if your player should play a particular format and you've burned it into that format and it's not playing, then depending on the format the problem could be one of the following; it might have been burned at too high a speed, it might have been burned with a codec that the player doesn't recognize (for example, if you burn something as avi or mp4, that doesn't necessarily mean all players that play avi's or mp4's will play it... some avi's and mp4's are burned with xvid codec, H264 codec, or similar. Back around 10 to 15 years ago I never had that problem because mpg and avi were the big thing. Getting the smallest file was more important than video quality mostly because everything was kinda crappy... these days with larger hard drives and thumb/flash drives, filesize isn't so important anymore so quality is the higher priority.... as a result you'll find a slightly larger number of codecs available. I tend to stick to XVID when it comes to stuff I burn for friends or H264 for stuff I want to play on my computer, which I have attached to my tv for playing video files.
Bottom line, check to find out what your dvd player is capable of playing, then convert your video to accommodate. I recommend keeping any successful video (for example, if your mpg plays on your computer, keep a copy of it) as you never know when that format will be useful to you. :)
Another possibility that just occurred to me might depend on the converter. I don't know how many converters I've tried over the last 10 years that I dumped after the first time I tried it... some people have success with converters that others don't find useful. A few converters I use are ConvertXtoDVD, VirtualDub, Handbreak, FreeStudio, and sometimes on a limited basis, CDburnerXP.
The DVD won't play in my computer either.
This was just a device that I found (VIDBOX) that connects from my media device (in this case my VCR) to my computer.
Hmmmm I'm thinking you may want to re-convert the mpg you now have to avi or mp4 as you originally inquired.
If you have used CDburnerXP to convert the mpg to dvd and it doesn't work, I'd use FreeStudio as it's a free program and I have used it with success with it.
You could also try DVDflick as it also is free and I've had decent success using it as well. :)
Would this work on a dvd player? why not use the other option "video DVD" that had in the description saying it would work on dvd players?
Sorry it tool so long to answer, UA-cam doesn't seem to always tell me when someone has replied... :( You might use VIDEO DVD if you wanted to convert it to "dvd format", but if you're burning some video files and want to maintain them AS those format of files (like AVI's, etc), then you'll want to burn it as a data disc so the player will read them as video files rather than dvd format, and in that way you can also use your choice of video players should you want to pop it into your computer, and can just copy one file or so if you like to a flashdrive. Also, converting to VIDEO DVD tends to make the video file sizes (VOB, etc), larger. :)
Oops, I just realized I misunderstood your question. The quick answer to your direct question is yes, it should work on a dvd player and the option I chose is the one that worked successfully for me. You could try using Video DVD if this doesn't work for you and if that DOES work for you instead then your player is probably a little more sensitive to formatting than mine. :)
It easily burn, but refuses to play in dvd player. why?
+Chinyere Agu I've never had a problem with this unless the dvd player won't play a specific format of dvd (some players won't play dvd-r, some won't play dvd+r, and some won't play either) OR if something was wrong with either the media or burner. Also, as mentioned in the description, if the original dvd-r wasn't created/burned correctly, then issues with the original burn may transfer to the new burn. If you are burning it at a speed equal or lower than the media can support, and all the other mentioned possibilities are not a factor, then it *should* work.
thank you so very much!