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DD716TED
Explorer
Apr 22, 2020

Calling Computer Video Buffs..

During this extended period of "Home Confinement", I finally had the chance to sit down and edit / put 41 separate Drone Videos into a 34 minute video of a new manufactured home being brought into and installed from start to finish in our park. Using Windows MOVIE MAKER, this project was accomplished even adding music and screen titles.. When finished, the Movie Maker program stored the complete video in MP4 format. I then burnt the video to a DVD. As it turns out, the DVD I made will play both the audio/video just fine on a PC BUT NOT PLAY THRU A VCR..which I have found out requires the video to be in either MPEG4 or VOB file format.. I really don't know for sure but thats what I think is the reason from what I have read. Now is the problem of converting the MP4 file to one that is VCR compatable..(VOB)? (MPEG4)? Anyone aware of a free file converter that will accomplish this feat? Several I have found want $20 or so for the program.. When completed, I am going to give the video to the new homeowner... Ideas ?? Suggestions ??
  • Lwiddis's avatar
    Lwiddis
    Explorer II
    Apr 22, 2020
    “Anyone aware of a free file converter that will accomplish this feat?”

    I know of a couple, yes.
  • DD716TED's avatar
    DD716TED
    Explorer
    Apr 22, 2020
    wildtoad wrote:
    Why the need to play it thru a VCR?

    I meant DVD player connected to a TV... Confinement is getting to me!
  • wnjj's avatar
    wnjj
    Explorer II
    Apr 22, 2020
    I think you should be able to burn directly to a playable DVD from within Movie Maker without ever even saving it as mp4.
  • fj12ryder's avatar
    fj12ryder
    Explorer III
    Apr 22, 2020
    I'll put this over on this thread too. JIC.

    I was thinking Movie Maker would give you different options to save a project, depending on what you were going to do with it. Been a while since I've used it but I'm pretty sure there are various ways to save a project.

    Go to the "Home" tab, then go to the far right and select the "Save More", and that should give you a drop down menu.
  • MrWizard's avatar
    MrWizard
    Moderator
    Apr 22, 2020
    You don't want to burn the mp4 file to CD
    You need to Author a DVD, and yes that is what the process is called
    The mp4 is turned into a Set of Vob files and and other associated files that are used for indexing chapters and scenes used for DVD format
    That collection of files is burned to a DVD disc to create a DVD that will play on any DVD player
    This is a multi step process, even if the software of choice is a one button click
    The first step is the conversion into DVD files
    Which then get turned into a DVD image file
    Which then gets burned to the DVD disc
  • MrWizard's avatar
    MrWizard
    Moderator
    Apr 22, 2020
    X2 for video help forum
    Another program is Avi2Dvd

    It converts most pc video formats to DVD
    I have used it extensively in the paste, but very little: the past year

    I still have it and use it, just not as much as before
    I am not using anything else instead, just not creating as many DVD from self produced camera video,

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