# Converting Windows Media to DVD or VCD

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-windows-media-to-dvd-or-vcd/300719>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 23, 2005, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-windows-media-to-dvd-or-vcd/300719 "2005-04-23T03:07:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-windows-media-to-dvd-or-vcd/300719/1 "2005-04-23T03:07:50Z")

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I have some training videos in WMV format that I would like to burn as either VCD or DVD so that they can be played on a DVD player. I found many programs that will do that, but the trick is I also have subtitles included in a separate file with the same name, but an SMI extension. (e.g. video.wmv and video.smi) When Windows Media Player plays these videos, the subtitles are automatically avaiable as an option. Is there any program that can include them on the VCD or DVD? They wouldn’t have to be optional there.

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**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-windows-media-to-dvd-or-vcd/300719/2 "2005-04-28T07:53:56Z")

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Shoot, the Straight Dope has let me down. Well, if no one has an answer, can you at least point me to somewhere else I might ask the question?

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**Author:** ![Squee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@Squee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squee)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-windows-media-to-dvd-or-vcd/300719/3 "2005-04-28T08:02:34Z")

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I’m sorry you could not find help here… personally I come to the SD to find general help and to hear from voices around the globe, etc.

Kind of like a Jack of All Trades Message Board, but Master of None…

Try [www.videohelp.com](http://www.videohelp.com), or Google for your specific problem to find boards that cater to just A/V stuff.

I’m into computers and programming, so of course I don’t spend all my waking hours on this board… I go to other boards to scratch those itches.

Good luck!

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**Author:** ![Ponster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponster/32/17081_2.png) [@Ponster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponster)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-windows-media-to-dvd-or-vcd/300719/4 "2005-04-28T09:23:30Z")

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[WMV -\> VCD/SVCD](http://www.doom9.org/wmvconversion.htm)