MP4 to DVD?

[waterjug]

I have some mp4 files on my computer I would like to burn to a dvd so I can play it on a portable dvd player. I can easily burn it to a cd-rom, but then it doesn't work on dvd players. Is there any way I can reformat the cd-rom to a dvd?

[A Silver]

2 minutes ago, wii8cookies said:

I have some mp4 files on my computer I would like to burn to a dvd so I can play it on a portable dvd player. I can easily burn it to a cd-rom, but then it doesn't work on dvd players. Is there any way I can reformat the cd-rom to a dvd?

Get a program called DVD Flick and watch this tutorial.

[kirashi]

4 minutes ago, wii8cookies said:

I have some mp4 files on my computer I would like to burn to a dvd so I can play it on a portable dvd player. I can easily burn it to a cd-rom, but then it doesn't work on dvd players. Is there any way I can reformat the cd-rom to a dvd?

You'll need to burn it as a DVD-Video disc in order to play it back on most DVD players, unless they support reading raw MP4 files. You can use programs like Nero, ConvertXtoDVD, or Sony Vegas to do this.

[manikyath]

there's this horrible piece of software out there that i used to use that was okayish in terms of functionality, but i forgot who it was by, either dvdvideosoft (name says enough i guess..) or freemale.

[waterjug]

thanks! much help!

[Daniel644]

I used to use Freemake Video Converter but then they started putting watermarks on everything in newer versions.

[Mug]

Buy DVD-R disks, they're super cheap. You can't use CDs.

If it's Windows 7, just open Windows DVD maker. If it's windows 10, download Freemake, open the file and select the output as DVD.

[dalekphalm]

11 minutes ago, Mug said:

Buy DVD-R disks, they're super cheap. You can't use CDs.

If it's Windows 7, just open Windows DVD maker. If it's windows 10, download Freemake, open the file and select the output as DVD.

Actually you're incorrect. A DVD Player honestly doesn't give a shit whether the medium is a CD or a DVD, as long as it's authored properly into the correct format. You'll just get far less video (Something like 20 minutes or 30 minutes?) onto the CD. This is because of the VCD standard, which basically any player that reads DVD will also support.

 

Now with that in mind, unless the clips are very short, I would also advise against CD's. If he has both, or has neither (and thus needs to buy some), getting DVD's is the better option anyway.

[Mug]

1 hour ago, dalekphalm said:

Actually you're incorrect. A DVD Player honestly doesn't give a shit whether the medium is a CD or a DVD, as long as it's authored properly into the correct format. You'll just get far less video (Something like 20 minutes or 30 minutes?) onto the CD. This is because of the VCD standard, which basically any player that reads DVD will also support.

 

Now with that in mind, unless the clips are very short, I would also advise against CD's. If he has both, or has neither (and thus needs to buy some), getting DVD's is the better option anyway.

Well, you learn something new every day.

[paddy-stone]

https://www.dvd-guides.com/guides/dvdrip/70-guides/-sp-639/258-how-to-burn-dvd-video-using-imgburn

 

Use imgburn, very easy to do, used to use this a lot back in the day.

[TheBestUserName]

21 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

used to use this a lot back in the day.

For real... back when DVDs were relevant. 

[waterjug]

3 hours ago, TheBestUserName said:

For real... back when DVDs were relevant. 

i mean... it's a lot easier with a portable dvd player than a clunky laptop or a tablet with limited storage

[dalekphalm]

14 minutes ago, wii8cookies said:

i mean... it's a lot easier with a portable dvd player than a clunky laptop or a tablet with limited storage

If we're talking car or train ride, I'd straight up take the laptop instead, if it were me. Or grab a tablet w/ MicroSD expansion, or one that supports playing video off of a USB hard drive/flash drive.

[waterjug]

i have nowhere to charge the laptop, with a limited battery life, and my tablet is an ipad 2

[dalekphalm]

2 minutes ago, wii8cookies said:

i have nowhere to charge the laptop, with a limited battery life, and my tablet is an ipad 2

What is the capacity of your iPad 2? Because unless you plan on burning a dozen DVD's, you may well be able to just compress the video files tighter using something like Handbrake, and then drop them on your iPad. You could bring the laptop with you to periodically load new content onto the iPad if you watched it all, as that wouldn't take much battery life. There are ways to keep the laptop charged (buy an Inverter) or attach a USB drive to the ipad (using the Camera Connection kit), but these cost money.

 

Anyway if you're dead set on using DVD's, there have been some good suggestions above.