DVDs

23 May 2010 17:22:58

Graham Caves

Hello Folks,

Could somebody advise me please on a piece of software which will allow me to burn films to DVD and play them on a computer or a normal DVD player such as you may have in your lounge or sitting room.

I have read about one called DVD FLICK - any other suggestions would be much appreciated so hope to hear from some of you soon

Kind regards

Graham Caves

Re: DVDs

23 May 2010 19:51:09

Lionel Ogden

What is the format of the films you wish to burn to DVD? Are they downloaded from iTunes, on VHS tape, on Commercial DVD or on a camcorder? Or are they from some other source?

Re: DVDs

24 May 2010 19:10:44

Graham Caves

Hello Lionel,

Some are from iTunes some are on a camcorder and some are from the web.

Re: DVDs

24 May 2010 20:28:41

Douglas Cheney

I would recommend Toast 10 it is a very good program. I have been using for a long time and found it very good

Re: DVDs

27 May 2010 15:59:44

Douglas Cheney

Another program which is recommended by Mac World is a program called Burn and can be found here
http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pages/English/home.html

Re: DVDs

28 May 2010 22:13:41

Lionel Ogden

The films downloaded from iTunes are probably copy protected so burning them to DVD would be a problem. Those downloaded from the web may or may not be protected and so Doug's advice should work. The films on the camcorder could be imported to iMovie, edited and then exported to iDVD.

Re: DVDs

2 Jul 2010 14:01:53

Eric Jervis

I've been using Burn in preference to Toast Titanium for a few days now, in order to put more than one item onto a DVD, and found it jolly good, but a bit of a curate's egg.
It converts my Mp4 files to Mpeg4, (is it compressing something that's already compressed?), and the resulting disc is quite watchable, so long as you don't look at their lips, which continue to move after they finish speaking.

Re: DVDs

3 Jul 2010 16:30:44

Mick Burrell

Eric - I think that's called "Lip Bounce" and it's not a software problem, it's caused by too much Botox ;-)

Re: DVDs

4 Jul 2010 12:48:12

Eric Jervis

Nice one Mick!

Re: DVDs

4 Jul 2010 18:11:21

Eric Jervis

Well well well well well WELL! Isn't that a curious thing? I've just looked at a file I've partially downloaded from the iPlayer. It just shows the Quicktime symbol and the legend MPEG4. When fully downloaded it changes it's identity to mp4 and has an image of the programme.
(I can't believe that this poxy American spellchecker wants to correct my spelling of programme, that entire race is illiterate.) (And judging by their recent presidents, a bit on the thick side.)
(Well, quite a bit, actually.)
Now where was I?
Oh yes, it appears to my untutored mind that Burn converts an Mpeg4 file that can be opened by Quicktime into an Mpeg4 file that can't, (use VLC) and incidentally cocks up the synchronisation between sound and vision; And the vision is somewhat blocky.
In addition to that, when I go File - Open with - I'm offered a different choice of programs to use each time.

Re: DVDs

4 Jul 2010 23:57:35

Thomas Maude

Eric
download a program from iplayer using igrabber and it will download it as Q time movie ( as you rightly say it will give you an image of the program WHEN IT IS COMPLETED the download)
up toast
drop it on
and it will encode and burn it to a DVD
job done
good luck

I found VLC a pain as it wants to override and open all types of movies so I got rid of it completely as q time is the most flexible and simplest way to handle most kind of vids

Tom

Re: DVDs

5 Jul 2010 13:59:13

Eric Jervis

Thanks Tom,
That's what I did before I heard about Burn. If you're only downloading hour-long programmes you end up with an awful lot of DVDs. I am, of course, talking about the freebie version of Toast. I've considered buying the full version of Toast, but the website assumes that you're a thief and says that it won't do this and it won't do that!!! Which I consider an impertinence as I don't need someone else to be the guardian of my conscience. I may have another look at it.

Re: DVDs

5 Jul 2010 22:13:57

Eric Jervis

Curiouser and curiouser!
When I put these 'Burned' DVDs into my Philips DVD player they play perfectly; there is no Botox problem.
Come back, Burn, all is forgiven.