Burning my pictures & credits to DVD

[Guest]

Help please. I have spent the entire day trying to work out how to burn my
Windows Movie maker project consisting of pictures, music & some credits etc
to a CD that can be played on the home DVD players. I can burn it to a CD
which plays on my computer but it will not play on the home DVD player.

I have windows XP. Am using Movie Maker 2 and have sonic.

Please help I'm desperate.

 

[John Inzer]

Help please. I have spent the entire day trying to work out how to
burn my Windows Movie maker project consisting of pictures, music &
some credits etc to a CD that can be played on the home DVD players.
I can burn it to a CD which plays on my computer but it will not play
on the home DVD player.

I have windows XP. Am using Movie Maker 2 and have sonic.

Please help I'm desperate.

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To play a movie on a DVD player...you
need software that can create a VCD...
(this assumes you do not have a DVD
burner...then you might create a DVD)

First you would save your Movie Maker
project to a folder on your hard drive as
a movie...

To save as a .wmv movie file...
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next / Next.
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

To save as an .avi movie file...
Type...Ctrl+P to open the Save Movie Wizard /
Choose...My Computer /
Next /
Enter a Name and a Save Location /
Next /
Show More Choices /
Other Settings /
Open the drop window and choose...DV-AVI /
Next /
Wait while the movie is saved /
Finish...

Next...you need to import the completed
..wmv or .avi movie file into a software
program that will create a VCD. Most
DVD players will play a VCD...check
the manual for your DVD player for
compatibility. A VCD is a Video Disk
created on a CD instead of a DVD.

I've had success with a program called
'InterVideo WinDVD Creator'...there are
many others...'NeroVision Express'...is
another example. The main thing is the
program must be able to create a VCD
or DVD from a .wmv or .avi video file.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Guest]

Hi thanks to John Inzer for the fantastic help. I finally after about 2 weeks
of trying everything I could think of got my photos & music & credit to burn
to a CD which plays just fine on my computer.

ANOTHER QUESTION IF YOU DONT MIND is that when I play the DVD back in my DVD
Player it
a) doesnt play on one play
b) plays on my divx player with picture and sound but the sound is all
distorted..

Any suggestions on what might be wrong?

Many thanks again
DeLeeBAker