Issues with DVD and with SDL

Question

Whenever I use SDL under totem, the playing image always remians a fixed size. How do I correct this issue?  If I can't use that, how do I get the option XWindows (X11/Xshm/XV) to work? In either case, will the fonts of subtitles look better? When I ran them under no XV, they had terrible aliasing.
As for DVD under totem, I've installed gstreamer0.10 -plugins, as well as lidnvav. However, it keeps saying that it "can't determine the type of stream". How do I correct this?

Answer 1

To answer the last question first; VCD is old and less clear format for today's video.  DVD players can play it but the resolution is poor, kind of like a VHS tape as compared to a DVD.  For something to play in a DVD player, it most likely will require that a DVD authoring software be used.  Windows Movie Maker can do this but it may not like the format of the camcorder you have.  To use something that can handle most any type of video and convert it to a DVD playable in most any DVD player, try DVDFlick.  Free and found here: http://www.dvdflick.net/download.php
Depending on what part of Nero was used, it too should be able to make a DVD playable in a DVD player.
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