Putting Video Clips Onto a DVD

[ColeS]

I have about 3 hours of video clips that I have tried to put onto a DVD using a software (Sonic) on my computer.

I put all the clips together, created titles, credits and everything. Then I copied onto the DVD (cd). It does not play on my DVD player, plus when I try to play it on my computer I hear sound but no picture [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

I dont know what I am doing wrong.

Does anyone know where I could have gone wrong, or know of a better way to do this? A friend of mine suggested that I was using the wrong DVD (cd) I use HP dvd-r 16x.

I am thankful for ANY help that I can get as these memories are really precious and I want to put them on DVD.

[dahjah]

Re: Putting Video Clips Onto a DVD

While unno at it can unno also explain de difference between DVD-R and DVD+R and why one will work fe onetine an de odda won't. Is how it set so?

[halfwaytree]

Re: Putting Video Clips Onto a DVD

Different manufacturers support different DVD formats.

You should check to see if the device in which you are using to record or play DVDs supports the DVD (disk) format which you purchased.

When you rent or buy a DVD with a movie already on it. The DVD has been burned in a way to support all formats. So no matter what you have it will play. It's a little different when you are burning your own DVDs though.

ColeS. the fact that you can hear the audio but can not see the video leads me to think that you need to update your CODEC (compression/decompression) for the program you are using to play the DVD. This is something you should be able to download free on the net. I have had to do the same in the past in order to fix the same problem you are having.

See the popular formats of DVDs listed here.


DVD-RAM

This type of media is found in four capacities: 2.6, 4.7, 5.2, and 9.4 GB. This media is re-recordable, that is, it works like a CD-RW. The DVD-RAM disk requires a DVD-RAM recorder both for recording and for reading. The DVD-RAM disk is usually fitted inside of a box (called caddy). In type 1 disks the DVD-RAM does not leave the caddy, while in type 2 disks it is possible to remove the DVD-RAM from its caddy. This media is not compatible with commercial DVD-ROM and DVD player units. Its main advantage over the DVD-RW is the number of times it may be re-recorded. It is estimated that the DVD-RAM may be re-recorded 100,000 times, while it is estimated that the DVD-RW may only be re-recorded 1,000 times.

DVD-R

This type of media is equivalent to the CD-R, the only difference is that its capacity is 4.7 GB, that is, it is a disk in which data can be recorded only once. There are two types of DVD-R media: DVD-RA (authorship) and DVD-RG (general use). DVD-RA media must be used when the DVD disk will be sent the a factory for the recording of the commercial DVDs in industrial scale, and it requires a DVD-RA recorder. For home use, the media and the recorder to be used are the ones of general use, DVD-RG. Most commercial DVD players play this media without any problems, so this is an option to be used to record your own movies in DVD. Notice, however, that some older players don't accept DVD-R media. This media can also be read in DVD-RAM and DVD+R units.

DVD-RW

It is the re-recordable version of the DVD-R. To use this type of media you will need to buy a DVD-RW recorder. The DVD-RW recorders usually record DVD-R, CD-R and CD-RW media, too. Similarly to what happens to DVD-R, DVD-RW disks can be played in newer commercial DVD players without any problems. Older commercial devices cannot recognize the media, refusing to play the disk. To play a DVD-RW disk, commercial players need the disk to be finished. After finishing the disk, you can only record new data in it by reformatting it, which makes you lose all the recorded data.

DVD+R

DVD+R is, like the DVD-R, a 4.7 GB disk that can be used to record films and watch them in commercial DVD players. Despite having the same function and capacity, a DVD+R disk may only be recorded in DVD+R recorders, while DVD-R disks can only be recorded in DVD-R recorders. We may find recorders that can record the two types of media in the market today. They are called DVD±R recorders. In practice, the difference of the DVD-R media to the DVD+R one is the performance: DVD+R disks are read more quickly than DVD-R ones. This difference is felt only if you use the DVD disk to record common files, that is, if you use it as a backup media, since they have the same performance for watching movies.

DVD+RW

It is the re-recordable version of the DVD+R and everything that was said about the DVD+R is valid for the DVD+RW. Only the newest DVD players play movies recorded in disks using this format. There are recorders in the market that can record both DVD-RW disks and DVD+RW ones. These recorders are called DVD±RW. Similarly to the DVD-RW, the disk needs to be finished to be played in commercial DVD players, and to record new data in the disk after having finished it requires reformatting it, which makes all the data in it to be erased. DVD+RW recorders are usually capable of reading DVD-RW disks (but not of recording them) and vice-versa.

Edited to add... Incase you didn't read over all the above. the bottom line is I have found that DVD-R seems to work best. Most (not all mind you) devices will play this format of DVD.

[halfwaytree]

Re: Putting Video Clips Onto a DVD

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