# Burning DVD's

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-dvds/114154>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 15, 2002, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-dvds/114154 "2002-06-15T02:58:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Athorita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@Athorita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athorita)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-dvds/114154/1 "2002-06-15T02:58:16Z")

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Is there anyway for me to burn a movie from my PC (in regular movie format) so that it can be played on a DVD player?

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-dvds/114154/2 "2002-06-15T02:59:54Z")

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Yes. If you buy a DVD burner. They are available.

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**Author:** ![Athorita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@Athorita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athorita)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-dvds/114154/3 "2002-06-15T03:01:00Z")

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so it can’t be done without a DVD burner?

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**Author:** ![abby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@abby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abby)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-dvds/114154/4 "2002-06-15T03:57:26Z")

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Most DVD players that you’d have beside your TV can play the “VCD” format (as well as normal music CD’s). VCD = video compact disc. You can burn VCD’s pretty easily using most CDR’s these days, if you have the right software (Nero).

Not sure what the format the source data needs to be in, I think MPG2, but with a particular compression codec. Presumably easy to find the codec.

A few moments of Googling will yield more info than you can poke a stick at.

You may wish to search for the “CDR FAQ”, a truly awe inspiring collection of information on everything related to CDR’s. It used to be maintained by a guy called Any Fadden (or was it McFadden?), no doubt his name.

HTH

abby

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**Author:** ![abby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@abby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abby)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-dvds/114154/5 "2002-06-15T03:58:37Z")

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gosh darn, His first name was _Andy_, not “Any”. As IF.

a

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**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-dvds/114154/6 "2002-06-15T07:00:28Z")

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All you need to know and much more: [www.vcdhelp.com](http://www.vcdhelp.com)

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**Author:** ![Snetho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@Snetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snetho)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2002, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-dvds/114154/7 "2002-06-15T15:42:35Z")

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I’m not completely sure, but maybe [DVD Copy Plus](http://www.321studios.com/index.htm?a=4603) might help.

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