Noob Question About Burning a DVD

I downloaded a divx and an avi movie to my Macbook. They are both associated with a textbook I am using and are free to download if you have the accesss code provided in the text. My question is I would rather watch them on my tv instead of on my laptop. So how do I do this? I have a Sony progressive scan but I don't know if it will play divx or avi's. I have Toast Platinum and I'm looking for someone to instruct me in a very step by step manner as to how I can make a playable DVD. Thanks!

Toast will work. Just open it and choose make dvd video. You cn choose if you want menus or not. If it is a single video file I suggest no menus. For two or more menus help a lot. Toast will take the avi file and make it into a file your dvd player can use. Then add your file and burn it.
Mort

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I finally got the picture to show up on the TV. I went into video, settings and turned on the TV out setting. Now I wonder if I can burn the itunes shows I bought onto a dvd?
Will this be a backup copy incase my computer dies or will I be able to watch this on a dvd player too?
Anyone know if I should put the shows on a dvd and if I can watch them on my dvd player then?
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Question about burning my DVD

Hi
I was hoping for a bit of advice before I burned my DVD.
I have an iMovie project that lasts about 1hr 40 mins that I want to burn using iDVD. I realise this is long - much longer than any movies I've done before, so I was just wondering if there are any tips I should follow to make sure the whole process works smoothly.
Is there a particular type of DVD I should use for maximum space and effect? I gather I should set the option to "Best Quality" rather than "Best Performance". Ideally I'd also like to add a photo slideshow of between 30 and 40 photos. Is this a bad idea to try and fit anything more onto the disc?
Thanks in advance for any advice people might be able to offer.
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unoriginal,
You should start a new Topic for your problem. Coming into a previous Topic gets confusing...
1. Not good...
2. You should have 20GB+ free on your start-up drive.
3. Is it FireWire? Did you format for Mac? Is the iDVD project on your start-up drive at User/Documents?
4. Turn off all Energy Saver settings. Don't run virus software. Don't run FileVault.
Due to these problems, should I be aborting the project, fix them and try again,
Yes.
Capturing video to the external should work fine as long as it's FireWire and Mac formatted.
My 105min iMovie has been burning in iDVD for about 15 hours now.
Too long... See one of my projects below.
Ireland 2006
iDVD 6 Pass Through widescreen theme
696 images that are 2816x1584 pixels shot with Canon SD700 IS
15 640x480 movies from same digital camera transcoded to H.264 with QuickTime Pro.
Part 1 and Part 2 submenu buttons on main menu. All submenus are the Chapters option for this theme.
Part 1 leads to a submenu. That submenu has additional submenus and sub-submenus. Part 1 leads to 12 total submenus. These menus contain images and movies.
Part 2 leads to a submenu. That submenu has 5 submenus with only images.
I had to "remove" animation on all the sub-submenus and not include any music to get everything on a single-layer DVD-R. The Menu info was WAY over the 7:30; something like 14:00 after these adjustments. About 20 slideshows with music. Additional short slideshows with no music.
Started the rendering/encoding process at exactly 1:00:00 p.m.
Finished the Menu video rendering/encoding process at 3:53:30.
Finished the slides and transitions process at 5:37:30.
Process movies start 5:37:30, finished 6:27:45.
Burn process start 6:27:45.
Retrieving ends 6:28:30
Writing lead-in starts 6:28:30. Finished 6:31:55.
Writing... finished 6:33:50.
This is the longest project ever for me. Mainly because of the animated menu rendering/encoding.

Noob Question Re: Encoding to DVD

This is my first post in the adobe forums , so hello all!
I've been trolling this, and numerous other sites, hoping to understand the basic process of editing -> CD creation.
So here it begins...I am working on "work-out" video tape. The footage was shot using a Canon H10 to removable memory card. All files are .MTS, which don't pose too many challenges for my computer (i7 processor w/ 6MB memory) after the most recent PP update. Editing, adding AE, titles, graphics, or using Sound Booth is relatively painless. I have a total of (4) timelines that comprise the total video (Trailer, Intro, Instructions, and Workout). As I edited the video I'd often render what I had testing formats such as avi, MPEG2, FLV/4, Blu-Ray H.264, etc. I was amazed with the clarity and sharpness as I stayed with in the confines of 1980x1020. So I have no problems there. Once the editing, I first created a blank timeline and pulled into it the other timelines to make on timeline called "Video Complete". I dynamic linked that timeline to Encore and found out that amount of data, in that format, created a very unstable Encore - it screamed and hollered about running out of memory, etc. I watched several tutorials and found that dynamic linking the indvidual timelines gave me a much more stable Encore.
So I had the untranscoded .MTS files in Encore. I created my menu, linking the timelines, etc and built my project using the standard 720x480 (I believe) format. To say the least, I wasn't at all happy with the final product when watched on the television. Very pixalated/jagged around letters, etc.
I don't mind shopping around for the correct answer or putting my time in on research, I'd just like to know if I am on the right playing field and/or headed in the right direction.
So basically my questions are:
1) Is dynamic linking .MTS files to Encore the correct approach as opposed to rendering the .MTS files in PPro to avi or MPEG2 before bringing them into the Encore project? (Based on wanting the best DVD quality possible)
2) Transcoding settings for individual timelines should remain on automatic or should I adjust them and transcode before clicking on build project?
3) Since I was able to see MPGE2 renderings (from PPro) on my computer screen as sharp and clear, should I expect the same quality from a DVD product?
Any information would be helpful - thanks so much.
Joe

Re: Noob Question Re: Encoding to DVD
Hi, great questions:
I think this is a sound approach. MTS is short for MPEG-2 Transport Stream, so it's already MPEG-2 but will of course have to be re-transcoded for DVD to standard definition. If you want to experiment with high definition, you could try stripping the streams out of the MTS using a third party tool such as what you might find at videohelp.com - or not. Less transcoding is always better, but may not be practical. There's probably little advantage to doing this on the DVD side, but it might be worthwhile for Blu-ray? Or not.
First, try using Interpret Footage on the asset (the MTS file itself) - set it to SD Widescreen. You may need to Revert to Original if it's already transcoded. Try building another DVD and check the footage.
For the most part, yes. Of course, they will be standard definition on DVD.
Message was edited by: jbowden
Jbowden,
Thanks for the response. I will check out "Interpret Footage" on the asset of the MTS file and toggle to SD Widescreen. Will do that tonight so I can compare the two for quality.
Joe

2 noob questions about speaker settin

. What if I don't sync the Creative speaker settings with windows control panel speaker settings?
2. What if I the speaker settings(both Creative and windows) don't match my speaker type?For example, I have only headphone connected to my Audigy 2 ZS but I set the speaker setting to 5. or whatever else. Will this improve my sound quality in games such as Battlefield 2? Am I?supposed to get the virtual 5. surround sound effect? Because I've heard that cmss upmixes stereo sound in?games to virtual 5. or 7. surround sound for headphones.
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Message Edited by jermin on 06-24-2008 02:09 PM

Re: 2 noob questions about speaker settings?slightlys I have a slightly different set up.
I have 5. speakers that I use for movies and some games. For BF242 I use headphones because they give you an advantage as you can hear people creeping up behind. The virtual surround sound is really good with my XFi xtremeMusic.
First I don't think it matters what you select under Windows Control Panel as the Creative Console Launcher updates speaker settings in Windows. Second if you want virtual 3d with CMSS on headphones just select headphones and enable CMSS3D. Then click the 'headphone' button on the CMSS3D tab and you can test the sound - a helicopter pans around in 360 degrees.
Then in games set the software to output 5. - AFAIK. Battlefield seems to do this automatically but I can't speak for other games. I'm assuming the Audigy has the same CMSS3D tech that the XFi has.

A Question reguarding burning a DVD

I have made one dvd and am trying to make a second or third copy.
I have put the 2nd disk in and it goes thru all the stages of burning; all the way to finish recording. It spits out the disk and hangs here. It never asks if I want another copy.
Sometimes it will ask for another disk, and the drive just sits there and spins and then hangs up.
The disk is not a finished dvd. When you put it put in, the finder opens up IDvd, not a completed project.
IDvd just hangs, I usually have to force quit the application after a period of time.
Blank Disc: Maxell DVD-R 4.7 GB 16x
I volunteer at the church I go to and make DVD's of the Sunday Service. I usally make 3 copies.
I have used double layers recently and have not had this issue. [Memorex DVD+R DL 8.5GB 2.4x]
PowerMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Welcome to discussions, Red:
You might have an easier time making more than one copy by saving the project as a disk image and burning that.
(Thanks to Len Goff for the copy & paste)
File/Save As Disc Image...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=164927
This will isolate any encoding/burning issues you may encounter. Once the disc image is created, double-click the .img and burn the virtual disc that should appear on your desktop, using Toast to burn the DVD. Disk Utility to burn the .img file. Usually, you can select a burning speed in Disk Utility.
There are variations to this process based on which OS X you are using...
Open Disk Utility (in Utilities folder in Applications folder), click on the virtual disc (maybe the .img) in the left-hand window. Click the Burn icon. A new window should drop down and your SuperDrive tray will open after clicking the Burn icon. Insert a recordable DVD. (Verbatim DVD-R preferred by me.) Click the Close button. Wait. Select a burn speed. If you hold your mouse cursor over the pop-up it says: "Select a slower speed to work around burn failures," so select 4x or slower for best results. Then click the Burn button.
-->If the virtual disk selection won't allow you to click the Burn icon, use the .img file instead. This may have changed in 10.3.9 and did change in Tiger.
Also, you can use DVD Player to play the virtual disk to check your iDVD project before burning to DVD. Launch DVD Player. File/Open VIDEO_TS (Open DVD Media... in Player 4.6). Find the VIDEO_TS folder and open that. (The audio folder is for DVD-Audio disks.)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93006
:)Sue

Question about burning speeds

This has happened from new.
As you see from my Mac Pro specs, it's not daft , but when I tell it to burn a DVD or CD at x4
which is my preferred speed (nice and safe) it ignores me and does it at x8-10 varying
Importing CDs into itunes it gets up to x22ish
Does anyone know how to slow it down ?

Well, first of all, importing songs into iTunes is not the same as burning. Burning is a write operation. Importing is a read operation. (From the standpoint of the optical drive).
You can't really control the read-speed of the drive when importing into iTunes although iTunes does automatically control it if there are errors detected.
As for burning, what program are you using? I'm assuming you are using Toast if you know the actual speed at which the disc is being burned at as Finder/Disk Utility do not report this statistic. When you select 4x in toast, is the number bold? If it isn't then it isn't a recommended burning speed for your drive/media and will automatically step up to the next safest level.
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Noob question about launching apps

Greetings all,
Just made the switch to a Powerbook with OS X Tiger, and have a question about launching applications; specifically how to do so without using the mouse. On my Linux boxes (one at home, one at work), I do most of my work from the keyboard, without resorting to the mouse, even in Gnome or KDE.
In Tiger, I can select applications on the desktop, but haven't been able to figure out how to launch them without "clicking"... I've Googled and searched these forums, but no luck so far. Under Linux, it's the Enter key. I assume in Tiger it's some key combination...
I know there's probably a simple answer, but I've not been able to happen upon the appropriate key combo it at random, so I thought I'd ask the experts.
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I've owned a 2012 iMAC for a few weeks, having owned a 2007 iMAC until it stopped working. For the 2007 iMAC it was able to burn CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD+R, DVD-RW,DVD+RW and DVD+R/DL. I never tried recording DVD-R/DL on that iMAC, since it was implied(in the list of useable blank media) that DVD-R/DL couldn't be used.
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Is there an external (e.g. USB) HD DVD that I could connect to my laptop? So to watch HD movies on my laptop?
If such a thing exists would it also plug directly to a HD TV (as my laptop has no HDMI)?
Is there any way I could swap my existing internal DVD for a HD one?

Oh man,
I will show you why you _shouldnt_ think about buying an external drive for your machine.
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Question about burning in Finder?

I use finder to burn mp3 cd's all the time...basically because its way faster and I can fit multiple amounts of mp3's on a cd-r...but my question is this...my itunes library is filed like - artist name/album/songs....then in songs each track is given a track # ie..01, 02, 03 etc...but when I drag songs from my library to a burn folder the songs won't stay in the order that i drag them when they are burned to cd...instead of the order i dragged them Finder always burns them in alphabetical order??? Is there any way to make finder burn mp3's not in alphabetical order??? Thx!!!

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it has said finishing for an awfully long time. so i changed speed to 4x. i have a memorex cd-r brand 700 mb 80 minute blank cd in. i am burning about 35 minutes of my own voice. is there anyway i can see what song number it is on transferring and stuff like that? and how long should the burning process take.

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