Can I watch MM DVD on TV

[Fishermun]

Just had a thought>Wanted to ask for advise, soooooooo. Is it possible to
create a MovieMaker movie using jpg pictures that I have taken over the past
year or so, add some effects, etc, and put this whole thing on a DVD so that
my Grandparents could just put the DVD into there DVD player which is hooked
to there TV, and watch it. They have never had a computer, but do watch
DVD's often. I'm thinking I just had a bad thought. Have two laptops,
XP-SP3, and Vista Home Premium. Can I do it? Thanks.

 

[John Inzer]

Just had a thought>Wanted to ask for advise, soooooooo. Is it
possible to create a MovieMaker movie using jpg pictures that I have
taken over the past year or so, add some effects, etc, and put this
whole thing on a DVD so that my Grandparents could just put the DVD
into there DVD player which is hooked to there TV, and watch it. They
have never had a computer, but do watch DVD's often. I'm thinking I
just had a bad thought. Have two laptops, XP-SP3, and Vista Home
Premium. Can I do it? Thanks.

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Making DVDs that play on free standing DVD
players can be tricky...but yes...you can do it.
Scroll down for several links that will get you
started. (be aware...some DVD players will
not play home made DVDs)

First..create your Movie Maker project and
save it in the DV-AVI format.

Steps for the XP machine:

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...

On your XP machine you could use the freeware
DVD Flick to create your DVD...which also works
on Vista but your version of Vista also includes...
Windows DVD Maker which you could try.

DVD Flick
http://www.dvdflick.net/

Be sure to read the Guide:
http://www.dvdflick.net/guide.php

If you have problems downloading DVD Flick...
try the following direct link:

http://tinyurl.com/3wcglh
or...
http://voxel.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/dvdflick/dvdflick_setup_1.3.0.2.exe

Save the file to a folder on your hard drive and
install from there.

Tutorials:

DVD Flick Tutorial
http://beginwithsoftware.com/videoguides/dvd-flick-guide.html

Burn Any PC Video Format into DVD
http://www.freevideoworkshop.com/dvdflicktutorial.htm

Vista Movie Maker uses the term "Publish" when
referring to saving in a movie format:

Windows Vista -
Publish a movie in
Windows Movie Maker
http://tinyurl.com/2lo4gp
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/4ea4b6cd-0cfe-4d02-8122-16c28828cdf21033.mspx

Info on Windows Vista DVD Maker

Windows Vista -
Burn pictures and movies to DVD-Video
disc using Windows DVD Maker
http://tinyurl.com/3xtcfs
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/5633ddcd-46a8-4d8e-82e1-2506401a60261033.mspx

Windows Vista -
Help and How To:
Windows DVD Maker
http://tinyurl.com/yusbhl
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/search.aspx?=&qu=dvd+maker

Windows Vista -
Windows DVD Maker:
Burn a DVD-Video disc
http://tinyurl.com/38qgzd
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/27a0225d-260e-4313-8a82-7c5253e93e6f1033.mspx

--

John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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

 

[Saga]

Just one caveat: DV-AVI format wants approx. 13GB per hour
of video (this might vary depending on content), so make sure your
PC's hard drive has the space necessary.

When you do this step:

Open the drop window and choose...DV-AVI /

The screen might display an approximate size for the movie.

Saga