DVD Burning

[quaker13]

Hi folks, I've got a windows media file [movie] that I would like to burn to a DVD that can be played on a home DVD player.

Not sure what format I need to be able to play on home player. I tried burning to DVD as is, but it won't play on the DVD player...but it will play on the computer.

[obsidian]

Depends on the DVD player. Most will do mpeg, vcd, svcd, avi, DivX and Xvid, etc. but it depends on the unit you have, you'll have to check the manual.

[quaker13]

OK, assuming it will play these formats, what is a good free program to convert my files to whatever to burn to DVD

[Fender]

http://handbrake.fr/

[obsidian]

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[quaker13]

Thanks. One last thing though; what would you recommend I convert the windows media file to...as in what format.

Just a standard DVD player to be viewed on.

[Fender]

You'll need to figure out what formats are supported by the player.

[^Ghost]

u want to make it an .iso file then use a program like imgburn to burn it to a dvd.