[vanity]Can you burn movies onto a cd and play it on a dvd player?

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

Can you burn movies onto a cd and play it on a dvd player? Anyone know?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22burn+dvd+to+cd%22&btnG=Google+Search

[Dakmar]

Nope, different format.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Q. Can DVD-COPIES be played on a standard DVD Player?

A: Most DVD-COPIES can be played on a standard DVD Player, provided the DVD Player supports Video CD (VCD). Most DVD Players manufactured within the last two years, support the standard Video CD format. Refer to your DVD Player owners manual for more information.

[Dakmar]

Sorry, I guess I was wrong.

[SunStar]

Yes!

You can rip DVDs into VCD format, you can go from VHS to VCD format, and you can download AVIs and MPGs and convert them to VCD format.

VCD formatted CD-Roms are playable on DVD players.

[Publius6961]

Can you burn movies onto a cd and play it on a dvd player? Anyone know?

Only if you want to die!<

The industry now has the full force of the FBI and all the armed forces of the United States on their side to enforce the non-copy rule.

Rotsa ruck.

Yep, even if you own the original...

[js1138]

As Bill Clinton might say, it depends on what you mean by CD. Several posters have mentioned VCD. I have a commercial VCD movie that plays on my DVD player. The quality is a bit lower than the best VHS tapes. Sharpness and sound are ok, but it appears to be limited to 256 colors.

I believe VCDs are mpeg1 format, whereas DVDs are mpeg2 -- much better quality.

A CD can only hold about 20 minutes of video at DVD quality -- even if you have the hardware and software to make the transfer. You can't of course, make digital copies of DVDs without illegal software. You could make excellent copies with an S-Video card, but you would need a large stack of CDs to do a movie.

DVD burners are about $400 and blank DVDs cost as much as the movie you would copy. Plus there are format problems, and not all DVD players will play homemade disks.

[TomServo]

I like the APEX AD-5131 myself. Damned thing plays everything I throw at it.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

so, you're saying I couldnt just save a movie clip onto my desk top and then burn it onto a blank cd? Even if i saved it as a movie file?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I like the APEX AD-5131 myself. Damned thing plays everything I throw at it.

Hang onto it. The newer ones aren't like that.

[freedomlover]

While the post is alive does anybody know if there are any planned releases of new DVD recorders cheaper than the Philips ($1k) or the Panasonic ($600)? I'm itching to make my own DVD's but my initial research shows that the recording standard really hasnt been established and wont be until Sony et al get into the ring.

BTW a Sony japanese DVD recorder is only about $2500.

[Elsie]

I was just in CompUSA yesterday, and yes, they DO have DVD burners - for less than $200.

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How easy they are to use is another question.

Blank DVD writeable disks were running about $8 each.

[Cryptic_One]

What you're wanting to create is called a Video CD or VCD. Yes, this can be done using several movie formats which can be converted to .mpg and burned to a VCD. Check out http://vcdhelp.com/ They have tools, how-tos and even a list of DVD players and which formats they accept! Should be able to answer any question you have.

HTH!

[Cool_V]

SVCDs will also play on most DVD players. Although my Toshiba will only play VCD/SVCDs recorded onto CD/RWs. The picture quality of SVCD is quite good, however, a long movie (recorded in high quality) will consume 3-4 CD/RWs...

[TomServo]

Hang onto it. The newer ones aren't like that.

I'll just do as I always do and go to vcdhelp.com before I buy another one. :-) Talk about a great website!

[js1138]

so, you're saying I couldnt just save a movie clip onto my desk top and then burn it onto a blank cd? Even if i saved it as a movie file?

Sorry I take so long to respond. I hope the other posts have helped. There are three issues to be solved: First is getting a digital copy of a movie. DVDs are encrypted, and though software is available to break the encryption, it is illegal. You can get around this by taking the video output of a regular DVD player into a PC video capture card. the quality will be lower.

The second problem is capacity. DVDs have a 9 gig capacity -- about 15 times that of a CD. You can get an entire movie onto a CD, but only at a much lower quality. If you are talking about clips of a few minutes or so there is no problem.

The third problem is format. If you only want to play the result on a computer this is not a major problem. If you want to play the CDs on a DVD player, you need to go to the help web site and study the options.