divx to dvd help please

stationairy

hi, i have some divx files which i want to play on my shiney new dvd player, which is divx compatible.

proble is i went to copy them to dvd last night and nero keeps on coming up with error message, am i doing something wrong,
i am doing it as a data disc. is this correct?

please help as i have a new toy but no divx to play on it

brummybloke

divx files are only for burning onto cd rom
if you which to convert them to dvd-r format you may find https://www.dvdrhelp.com

suitable.

stationairy

so there is no way to burn them to dvd without converting it
whats the point of a dvd that plays divx as if you have say 3gig that needs burning you would use 4 or 5 cds when you could just use 1 dvd

Rex_Mundi

I've got loads of DivX movies I've burnt onto DVD. If you are doing them as a data disc, there should'nt be a problem.

This seems more of a problem with your software. What is the error message you are getting? I use Nero for doing exactly what you are trying to do. I've never had a problem with DivX and DVDs. They burn and play fine for me.

brummybloke

are you burning 1 divx image to dvdr or are you intending to put multiple divx on 1 dvdr?

stationairy

Rex_Mundi wrote:

I've got loads of DivX movies I've burnt onto DVD. If you are doing them as a data disc, there should'nt be a problem.

This seems more of a problem with your software. What is the error message you are getting? I use Nero for doing exactly what you are trying to do. I've never had a problem with DivX and DVDs. They burn and play fine for me.

thanks for reply got so scared then
i am not a home pc at moment but when i get in tonight i will post
any help is appreciated
i mean i mainly wanted to check it was a data disc i was meant to be selecting

Poppycat

Yes they burn fine to dvd. If you want to convert then assuming you dvd player doesn't support mpeg 4 (DivX or XViD) then DVd santa is a very easy tool to use and is very quick to decode. You can try the trial version

http://www.dvdsanta.com/

stationairy

brummybloke wrote:

are you burning 1 divx image to dvdr or are you intending to put multiple divx on 1 dvdr?

multiple divx files on 1 dvd about 10 but they all fit
do i need to do something else

Poppycat

It depends on the file size really they normally come as 700mb, 250mb, 350mb are popularly sizes. You can fit 6X700mb and still have almost 300mb left assuming its a 4.3gb disc.

dadrock

Poppycat wrote:

Yes they burn fine to dvd. If you want to convert then assuming you dvd player doesn't support mpeg 4 (DivX or XViD) then DVd santa is a very easy tool to use and is very quick to decode. You can try the trial version

http://www.dvdsanta.com/

I also rate DVDSanta for this conversion.

Rex_Mundi

I see that the OP mentioned his DVD player is DivX compatible, so there should be no need to convert the files.

When I put multiple DivX files onto DVD or CD. When I put them in my DivX compatible DVD player, I get a menu list up at the beginning with each file listed. I select which file I want to watch, and they run fine.