Burning movies

jamesd1981 said:
Depends on the dvd player.

One of the most common is avi, it works on most dvd players.
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AVI is one of the container formats supported by most DVD players, just remember to encode the file with compatible video and audio codecs. Those codecs also have to be using the correct settings. If the codec uses a feature that isn't supported or the bitrate is too high, then the file just won't work on a DVD player.

Audio codecs: Supported formats are MP3, AC3 and PCM. I'd go for AC3 with a constant bitrate and a bitrate of 320kbps or less.

Video codecs: Supported formats are DivX (MPEG-4 Part 2), Xvid (MPEG-4 Part-2 ASP) or MPEG-2. I'd go for Xvid with a constant bitrate around 1500-2000kbps. Depending on how up to date the software you are using, you might have to turn off some options since they aren't supported by DVD players. AVIDemux is easy to use for this purpose and the Xvid preset is compatible with DVD players.

If you want a DVD with menus, then you'll have to get DVD authoring software (lots of free and even open source variants are available). In that case you won't have to worry about compatibility as the format used is the basic one that all commercial DVD's use (MPEG-2 video and AC3 audio).
 
Look at your DVD Player owners manual, it should spell out what formats it supports.

We have 3 DVD players at home, the 2 older ones only play a standard DVD format, the newer one will play some Divx files, and mpg formats as well.

Some of the New Bluray players also support more of the newer type HD video formats.
 
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Sippay said:
Realplayer, Flvplayer, VLC media player
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Those are all computer software programs for use with a dvd-writer in a computer.

If you had read the thread properly, the op is looking to burn movies to disc to play in a normal home dvd player.
 
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