Video dvds to play on dvd player for tv

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I used Ashampoo to create dvd home movies which play on my pc. They are great on the pc.
Can I change these dvds, which do not play on the dvd player to view on TV, to be able to do so?

Thank you
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Look at Ashampoo Burning Studio, you can burn to any platform.BluRay, TV, Player whatever.
 

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Thank you. What about the discs I have already burned to play on pc? The original files are gone so can I use a program to convert these dvds to play on TV. Movavi Video Converter seemed to say this was possible but I could not be sure as to how they explained it from live files as opposed to a burned dvd.,
If it is possible to convert a dvd to be able to watch on TV, what type extension am I looking for?
 

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Thank you. What about the discs I have already burned to play on pc? The original files are gone so can I use a program to convert these dvds to play on TV. Movavi Video Converter seemed to say this was possible but I could not be sure as to how they explained it from live files as opposed to a burned dvd.,
Which format did you make those video files in ? Which formats can your player play ? Easiest formats to work with are AVI and MP4.
Stuff you already transferred to DVD disks will of course have to be copied to HDD to do anything with them.
 

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Hi there.

Not free but it creates playable DVD's (physical ones's) from MP4/AVI/MKV/XVID etc formats. If your physical DVD machine can handle it these DVD's can be written to DVD+RW / -RW as well and you can use Dual layer disc for better quality for 1080 / Blu Ray rips. Using an RW disc means after you've watched the movie you can use the disc again to burn another one.

This software also uses ALL the cores in the CPU for video conversion -= it's quite an intensive CPU process if the SOURCE is a high quality video (1080p Full HD for example).

ConvertXtoDVD

ConvertXtoDVD - AVI to DVD Video Converter to burn on DVD

Screenshot shows an example of the Latest Spiderman movie from an original MP4 RIP (That computer had no DVD on it which is why I had the mp4 rip in the first place) being written to a DVD+RW disc which will play on nearly all physical stand alone DVD players -- so long as your player can handle DVD-VIDEO (most Panasonic, LG and other common makes do without any problem).



Cheers
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I now know that I must get the dvd I have created to the hard drive -I did not know that.

I do not know what files Ashampoo used to create the discs. I know I used a Flip camera which I think is MP4.

I have a Sony cd/dvd player which is 2003 according to the front of the booklet. OLD!
It says the picture data uses the MPEG 2 format one of the world wide standards of digital compression.
It seems to say it needs to be .MP3.
This player is DVP-NS425P.
It has a list of discs the player cannot play;
all cd roms other than music and video format,MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660 Level one level two and Joliet
DVD-RW's in VR mode, DVD roms, DVD audio discs, HD layer on audio cds
Also the player cannot play, a disc recorded in a color system other than NTSC such as PAL or SECAM -the player conforms to NTSC.
It needs to have a disc that was finalized and cannot be created in the packet write format.

I have provided all this player seems to give and hope this makes sense to you. as far as advising me how to do what I intended to do.
Also, please advise if a new player is required for me to do as I outlined.
Thank you
Peter
P.S. I just checked the Ashampoo program that created the discs and it says it created the following files; ISO, CUE/BIN, ASHDISC.
 

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What I was actually asking for is which format of files it can play. For instance: filmname.avi or filmname.MP4 or filmname.WMV etc letters after dot denote type of file or suggest codec they are recorded in.
 

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Hi there.

Seems your DVD player can't really play anything other than bog standard commercial DVD's -- I'd get a new one (cheap enough these days) if you still want to play DVD's -- however why not simply STREAM your video from computer to TV or just plug your laptop into the TV's HDMI lead --and then play the video with VLC player and watch it on the large screen.

The program I mentioned will create DVD's from MKV / MP4 / XVID / AVI etc. If you still want to create physical DVD's. You WILL need the DVD player though to be able to handle DVD-VIDEO discs. All the modern one's do.

After you've converted your DVD you should see screens similar to this on your TV after you've put your created DVD in the DVD player. This one has converted an MKV format rip with a subtitle file.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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I will not bore or persist but would like to see if I have any of this straight.
One problem is that it seems my player is old and needs updating.
However, my friend just converted vhs to dvd and plays on this old player to the TV. This has led me to believe this old player can play to TV if the files are appropriate.

Another option is to keep this player and hook the pc to the TV's HDMI multi colored leads . May I ask if Windows Media Center- not Player - will suffice as it is related to TV? I installed it when I migrated to 8.1.
I found VLC to be heavy and complicated at my level.

Have you heard of Movavi? It reads as though it is software that can change the dvd format to dvd form other formats unless I misread it.
I am nowhere near your level of expertise -somewhat like 3rd grade compared to college so it is hard to envision some of this but it is certainly appreciated.
I am somewhat determined to get these to play on TV and have a long road ahead.
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I have Movavi, you can ad short video files and Export them straight to DVD and burn it. Haven't tried this last part of burning disk but everything else works.
 

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Does DVD Shrink read as though it could take a dvd and send it to the hard drive where DVD could be created for the TV?
 
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Hi there

Are we talking about rips from commercial DVD's such as AVI, MP4, MKV etc. or are you talking about creating DVD's from things like CAMCORDERS etc.

Some TV's will play direct from a CAMCORDER without needing an intermediate DVD - another solution is to get one of those small cheap external DVD writers --they usually have software in them which will connect to a TV via a USB connection to a TV also without an intermediate DVD player in the process. I have a small Samsung one SE 208 cost 30 EUR so really cheap -- You just press the Load for two or 3 seconds to connect in "AV" mode. It only will access FILES though in this mode not play a DVD.

DVD's I've ripped and created with the CONVERTXTODVD program WILL play on pretty well all stand alone DVD players.

The other simple way would be just to connect your laptop to the TV either direct (HDMI) or Wirelessly via one of those "Comcast" things.

To get a Commercial DVD to play from a copy made on a HDD you need to remove the encryption with a program like AnyDVD. With Windows 8 the ISO on the HDD can be mounted (W8 has built in Virtual ISO mounter) and the disc will play just like a physical Disc.

This whole topic is complex so without knowing EXACTLY what you want to do it's difficult to propose the most suitable solution.

AVI format should be playable on even the most ancient of players -- create your rip / burn to AVI. Use AnyDVD to decrypt first and remove regionalisation - then convertxtodvd to burn an AVI DVD. Now it should play in your player. MP4 and MKV are later formats which will only work on newer players.

The advantage of getting a newer player is that these also can handle DVD+RW (saves you money in being able to use re-writeable DVD's for your movies) as well as a load of other formats -- these player Only type stand alone DVD players are also very cheap now - some can be found for as little as 35 EUR. Definitely time to junk your old DVD player.

Cheers
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Hi there

Are we talking about rips from commercial DVD's such as AVI, MP4, MKV etc. or are you talking about creating DVD's from things like CAMCORDERS etc.

Some TV's will play direct from a CAMCORDER without needing an intermediate DVD - another solution is to get one of those small cheap external DVD writers --they usually have software in them which will play a Disc direct to a TV also without an intermediate DVD player in the process. I have a small Samsung one SE 208 -- You just press the Load for two or 3 seconds to connect in "AV" mode.

(This mode won't play commercial DVD's though - you need a proper DVD player).

I'll test it on my TV to see if it will play DVD's I've made with the CONVERTXTODVD program without having to play these in a DVD player first.

The other simple way would be just to connect your laptop to the TV either direct (HDMI) or Wirelessly via one of those "Comcast" things.

To get a Commercial DVD to play from a copy made on a HDD you need to remove the encryption with a program like AnyDVD. With Windows 8 the ISO on the HDD can be mounted (W8 has built in Virtual ISO mounter) and the disc will play just like a physical Disc.

This whole topic is complex so without knowing EXACTLY what you want to do it's difficult to propose the most suitable solution.

Cheers
jimbo
I might be mistaken but I think OP is talking about home made videos. I also think that he is confused (as many others) about difference between DVD as media, physical disk itself and DVD format as multimedia set of files as it is case with "commercial" movies.
 

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Hi there

Are we talking about rips from commercial DVD's such as AVI, MP4, MKV etc. or are you talking about creating DVD's from things like CAMCORDERS etc.

Some TV's will play direct from a CAMCORDER without needing an intermediate DVD - another solution is to get one of those small cheap external DVD writers --they usually have software in them which will play a Disc direct to a TV also without an intermediate DVD player in the process. I have a small Samsung one SE 208 -- You just press the Load for two or 3 seconds to connect in "AV" mode.

(This mode won't play commercial DVD's though - you need a proper DVD player).

I'll test it on my TV to see if it will play DVD's I've made with the CONVERTXTODVD program without having to play these in a DVD player first.

The other simple way would be just to connect your laptop to the TV either direct (HDMI) or Wirelessly via one of those "Comcast" things.

To get a Commercial DVD to play from a copy made on a HDD you need to remove the encryption with a program like AnyDVD. With Windows 8 the ISO on the HDD can be mounted (W8 has built in Virtual ISO mounter) and the disc will play just like a physical Disc.

This whole topic is complex so without knowing EXACTLY what you want to do it's difficult to propose the most suitable solution.

Cheers
jimbo
I might be mistaken but I think OP is talking about home made videos. I also think that he is confused (as many others) about difference between DVD as media, physical disk itself and DVD format as multimedia set of files as it is case with "commercial" movies.


Hi there

These would be AVI (Home made videos) -- I can't imagine how ANY DVD player wouldn't handle these - even those around 20 years old !!!. If he just burns / creates a DVD in AVI format it should work. If it doesn't -- definitely time to get a new player.

Cheers
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Hi there

Are we talking about rips from commercial DVD's such as AVI, MP4, MKV etc. or are you talking about creating DVD's from things like CAMCORDERS etc.

Some TV's will play direct from a CAMCORDER without needing an intermediate DVD - another solution is to get one of those small cheap external DVD writers --they usually have software in them which will play a Disc direct to a TV also without an intermediate DVD player in the process. I have a small Samsung one SE 208 -- You just press the Load for two or 3 seconds to connect in "AV" mode.

(This mode won't play commercial DVD's though - you need a proper DVD player).

I'll test it on my TV to see if it will play DVD's I've made with the CONVERTXTODVD program without having to play these in a DVD player first.

The other simple way would be just to connect your laptop to the TV either direct (HDMI) or Wirelessly via one of those "Comcast" things.

To get a Commercial DVD to play from a copy made on a HDD you need to remove the encryption with a program like AnyDVD. With Windows 8 the ISO on the HDD can be mounted (W8 has built in Virtual ISO mounter) and the disc will play just like a physical Disc.

This whole topic is complex so without knowing EXACTLY what you want to do it's difficult to propose the most suitable solution.

Cheers
jimbo
I might be mistaken but I think OP is talking about home made videos. I also think that he is confused (as many others) about difference between DVD as media, physical disk itself and DVD format as multimedia set of files as it is case with "commercial" movies.


Hi there

These would be AVI (Home made videos) -- I can't imagine how ANY DVD player wouldn't handle these - even those around 20 years old !!!. If he just burns / creates a DVD in AVI format it should work. If it doesn't -- definitely time to get a new player.

Cheers
jimbo
You are right in that matter, AVI is ubiquitous everywhere nowadays but so is .Mkv, .Mp4, .Wmv even Flv and different video editing programs may use one or some of those formats. I agree that any device that would not play all or most of those formats are not worth their salt but there are many older ones that can't. Ordinary, older DVD players can use just DVD move format (you know the stuff with AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders) so without knowing what intended player's capabilities are I would not even start doing any conversions or just make it and burn to classical DVD movie format, there are tonnes of programs that can do that. DVD's and even Bluerays maybe on their way out but there will be devices using them for long time now. Heck, I still have bunch of VHS, 8mm Super tapes and even couple of Betamax tapes, together wit few hundreds of LP,EP and SP records and players for most of them. Even one of reel to reel 4ch studio tape-deck. I don't even have a "smart" TV, computer doubles for that.
P.S: have some double eight home made film tapes and a projector for them, digitized them long time ago but still keep originals.
 

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DVD Player

I think you have "hit the nail on the head."

My Sony plays commercial DVD discs with no problem but I understand that a player has to have the up to date technology to be compatible with the format being asked to play.
The Sony DVD player was bought in 2003 and because it always played commercial DVDs we never replaced it. I have about a dozen home DVDs I made with my Flip camera, MP4 I believe, which I burned with Ashampoo ver 6.
I saw no opportunity to burn it as a particular format. I avoided ImgBurn as it appeared to be for more skilled people.
My intention is to make 12 new DVDs which I can play in the DVD player to watch on TV not just the pc which we have been doing. A friend just made some DVDs from VHS which we play on TV which ignited this spark.
I noticed you mentioned a device to add that may play these dvds on TV but it may be just as well to buy a new DVD player and hope these will play. I don't know if they return DVD players as I don't need a new one except for this. I guess I have think about this. My age is also a factor. :think:
I have Win 8.1 and the media center.
Thank you
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in: Download WinX DVD Author - MajorGeeks program you can ad all kinds of video files and burn them directly to DVD together with a menu to choose which one to play on the separate DVD player. It's pretty intuitive and easy to work with.
 

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