ahhhhh..help pleaaaaase!!! :)

Bobo · 05-06-2006, 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magicman

For the time being though, I'm ever so slightly drunk, so I'll have a look in the morning. And Bobo, if you want the hug, you are welcome to it.

Lol! ....well I really dunno here,

And one other thing to check is exactly what kind of discs your burner can handle. I am not sure what would happen if you put a DVD+R disc in and it couldn't handle it, but it is possible. Do you know what the exact model number is? (for both the burner and the player)

hammerhead_05 · 05-09-2006, 01:47 AM

ok....i checked the DVD player...and it says "CRAIG DVD/compact disc player"
and then it says MP3, compact disc digital audio, DtS, & Dolby Digital....i have no clue what the crap that means

....but yea...thats what it says.
I also went to best buy, and told them about my problem....said that there is no software that i can purchase in order to transfer WMV to anything that will play on a standard dvd player.....i was like

great! LOL
But yea, i will check back in to see what you have to say

thanx, you are a big help!!!

hammerhead_05 · 05-09-2006, 01:55 AM

sorry....i didn't see the last post...but this is the model #CVD328. Oh, and i looked at the BACK of the dvd player, and it said NOTHING about "DVD+R", but it did say "DVD/MP3/CD-R/CD-RW/CD Player"...

hammerhead_05 · 05-14-2006, 12:35 AM

...is anybody there?.... *sigh*

magicman · 05-14-2006, 01:14 AM

Sorry I haven't checked this thread for a while.

I'm not quite sure what stage we're at. Can I just recap?

Quote:

I also went to best buy, and told them about my problem....said that there is no software that i can purchase in order to transfer WMV to anything that will play on a standard dvd player.....i was like great! LOL

That's rubbish. There's plenty of programs out there, some cost money, some don't. The best free one I linked you to above (here). But it's not very user friendly, so you may think it worthwhile investing in something like WinAVI. That's pretty much foolproof. It can convert wmv files into the proper VIDEO_TS folder, then you just burn that whole folder to the disk.

Quote:

Oh, and i looked at the BACK of the dvd player, and it said NOTHING about "DVD+R", but it did say "DVD/MP3/CD-R/CD-RW/CD Player"...

I still think that DVD-R's would be the best bet, you've got the burner, you've got the player, and you probably need the disks if you haven't bought them. I don't see any reason why your player wouldn't recognise it, but the best way to find out is to do it.

If there's any more information you need, I will try and check this thread more regularly now.

hammerhead_05 · 05-14-2006, 03:50 AM

sweet...ok....i already DLed the free one.....but i can't really figure it out. Do you know what file i should save it as?....again, i am going from WMV...

thanx

**DCIScouts** · 05-14-2006, 03:55 AM

Yeah, about Best Buy, I usually go in there just to toy with them and their lack of knowledge. So, the moral of the story is, BEST BUY'S WORD IS NOT GOD!!! (we could start a whole other thread about that subject

...)

hammerhead_05 · 05-16-2006, 01:50 AM

Ok, so, it turns out that i have downloaded this:

http://www.alloksoft.com/wmv.htm

I have the trial version, and i converted one of my files from WMV to AVI and i also tried the DVD thing. After i converted them, i burned them to a DVD+R, and also a regular CD. After doing that, i took both CD's to my DVD player, and they BOTH do not work

I just dont know what to do.

If you go to that site above, scroll to the middle of the page to see the text written in blue....what file should i save it as to be able to play in a DVD player?!?! I am just so lost!
PLEASE leave any ideas.....
THANX!

magicman · 05-16-2006, 02:00 AM

Well I tried the program myself just to see, and like I suspected, while the program advertises itself as converting to DVD, all it does is convert files to DVD-compliant MPEG-2 as well as demuxed audio and video. While all that may sound complicated, all it means is you'd have to do more work with the files to get them to play in a DVD player.

If you're happy to experiment with trials, download a trial that I know for a fact will work - WinAVI. In selecting the DVD output option on there, it makes 2 folders called AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS. The first one is empty, but both together is what a DVD is made of, so just burn those to a disk and you should be home free. Because it's a trial, you'll get a message plastered all over the encoded video, but as I said it's the best non-freeware in my view, and if you're going to use it a lot it'll be worth investing in it.

hammerhead_05 · 05-17-2006, 12:59 AM

OOOOMMGGG!!.

ok, so i downloaded that program that you said to...and i transfered my file....and JUST like you said, it created 2 folders, i burned BOTH of them to a CD and my computer played them fine (with a CONSTANT message in the middle of the screen saying to buy the program!.lol) and i put it in my DVD player, and SOMETHING happened. A screen popped up and it had the 2 folders Audio_ts and video_ts, but it wouldn't let me play them, i could only toggle with them....
Any other suggestions?!..maybe i did something wrong...maybe there was something i was supposed to click that i forgot.....

thanx bud, you are getting me SO close...i can smell the victory....AALLLLMOOOST THERE

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magicman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 3,070	Well I tried the program myself just to see, and like I suspected, while the program advertises itself as converting to DVD, all it does is convert files to DVD-compliant MPEG-2 as well as demuxed audio and video. While all that may sound complicated, all it means is you'd have to do more work with the files to get them to play in a DVD player. If you're happy to experiment with trials, download a trial that I know for a fact will work - WinAVI. In selecting the DVD output option on there, it makes 2 folders called AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS. The first one is empty, but both together is what a DVD is made of, so just burn those to a disk and you should be home free. Because it's a trial, you'll get a message plastered all over the encoded video, but as I said it's the best non-freeware in my view, and if you're going to use it a lot it'll be worth investing in it. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

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05-09-2006, 01:47 AM	#12 (permalink)
hammerhead_05 New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 18	ok....i checked the DVD player...and it says "CRAIG DVD/compact disc player" and then it says MP3, compact disc digital audio, DtS, & Dolby Digital....i have no clue what the crap that means ....but yea...thats what it says. I also went to best buy, and told them about my problem....said that there is no software that i can purchase in order to transfer WMV to anything that will play on a standard dvd player.....i was like great! LOL But yea, i will check back in to see what you have to say thanx, you are a big help!!!

05-09-2006, 01:55 AM	#13 (permalink)
hammerhead_05 New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 18	sorry....i didn't see the last post...but this is the model #CVD328. Oh, and i looked at the BACK of the dvd player, and it said NOTHING about "DVD+R", but it did say "DVD/MP3/CD-R/CD-RW/CD Player"...

05-14-2006, 12:35 AM	#14 (permalink)
hammerhead_05 New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 18	...is anybody there?.... sigh

05-14-2006, 03:50 AM	#16 (permalink)
hammerhead_05 New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 18	sweet...ok....i already DLed the free one.....but i can't really figure it out. Do you know what file i should save it as?....again, i am going from WMV... thanx

05-16-2006, 01:50 AM	#18 (permalink)
hammerhead_05 New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 18	Ok, so, it turns out that i have downloaded this: http://www.alloksoft.com/wmv.htm I have the trial version, and i converted one of my files from WMV to AVI and i also tried the DVD thing. After i converted them, i burned them to a DVD+R, and also a regular CD. After doing that, i took both CD's to my DVD player, and they BOTH do not work I just dont know what to do. If you go to that site above, scroll to the middle of the page to see the text written in blue....what file should i save it as to be able to play in a DVD player?!?! I am just so lost! PLEASE leave any ideas..... THANX!

05-17-2006, 12:59 AM	#20 (permalink)
hammerhead_05 New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 18	OOOOMMGGG!!. ok, so i downloaded that program that you said to...and i transfered my file....and JUST like you said, it created 2 folders, i burned BOTH of them to a CD and my computer played them fine (with a CONSTANT message in the middle of the screen saying to buy the program!.lol) and i put it in my DVD player, and SOMETHING happened. A screen popped up and it had the 2 folders Audio_ts and video_ts, but it wouldn't let me play them, i could only toggle with them.... Any other suggestions?!..maybe i did something wrong...maybe there was something i was supposed to click that i forgot..... thanx bud, you are getting me SO close...i can smell the victory....AALLLLMOOOST THERE