If MP4's Cant Burn to Any disc? Why make them?

[Gemini37]

Originally Posted by cowboy9

I don't know what you're talking about. I burn MP4's to bluray discs all the time when I need to make room on a hard drive. And although I don't really do it anymore they can be burned on DVD or even CDRs.

I think he meant a stand alone playable dvd with menu and not a data dvd.

[OddBa11]

File playback support varies by hardware/player.

Just because one file type doesn't work on your hardware, doesn't mean that it won't work on something else.

Not to mention the fact that I would suspect most people use a PC or other PC related hardware for file playback, not TV based hardware. In any case, file playback support has come a long way in recent years and most file types are supported even by hardware which in the past (such as Smart TV's) were very picky about the file type and format.

[mysteryman]

because not everybody has the money to afford today's technology? Nor do I want an Iphone/pad, laptop or any of the other new fangled gadgets. I burn stuff to watch because my TV is old and still works perfectly fine. And I'm not an idiot who throws away something that isn't broken, to go out and buy the latest gadget. Like too many people in today's Garbage Producing world do.

Why Does DuckDuckGo Offer a Google !Bang?

Unless your internet connection AND computer are locked down like fort knox? You're being spied on.

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Originally Posted by chokes999

Why would you copy files to DVD anyway?
DVD's are yesterdays technology.
USB's & External HD's are so cheap now that DVD's are no longer being produced. Duckduckgo (because they don't spy on you): "dvd discs cease production"

[mysteryman]

So is the TV, Radio and many more now "updated" things. I replied why I don't follow the Capitalistic approach to throwing away perfectly good items because it's outdated. All it does is produce more and more TOXIC garbage, that isn't being disposed of properly. Yeah I know, being green and caring about your planet is also old fashioned. And so is being poor old fashioned. I owe nobody, anything the way I live. Have very little garbage I will leave little behind as my foot print! I prefer it this way!

Originally Posted by alexora

MP4 files can be used to create DVDs: at least I can by using Toast Titanium®.

But, as chokes999 points out, DVDs are yesterday's technology...

[mysteryman]

I burn AVC 264 vids to a DVD. Maybe some higher quality AVI then that won't burn. But I'm not that finicky. I just burn right over them any way! I'm not keeping stuff on DVD, stopped doing that a long time ago. Would never do it with BDs either. Soon they will be replaced the way things are going. I had a ton of movies on VHS, brought that way. Never brought 1 DVD, will never buy 1 BD either.

Originally Posted by HiTrack99

AVIs need converting for DVD as well, and they don't look as good on DVD.

[mysteryman]

My burner doesn't recognize MP4, probably because I am on Windows 7? It also doesn't recognize MKV. Can't burn what it doesn't recognize.

Originally Posted by cowboy9

I don't know what you're talking about. I burn MP4's to bluray discs all the time when I need to make room on a hard drive. And although I don't really do it anymore they can be burned on DVD or even CDRs.

[mysteryman]

The whole reason I don't like those formats besides what I already mentioned is the size aspect. As in fills up a hard drive in 5 minutes, lol. 1 gig files for a stinking 10 minute porn video? Good technology will be when they can make a great quality video that isn't a HUGE frigging file too. Pretty soon, a 2 hour movie vid file, will take up a Terabyte sized HD, lol.

[mysteryman]

If I keep going in this thread. Some how the all seeing eye and long reaching hand of Planet Suzy Police. Dr No, will be coming in here & banning me again and closing this topic. lol. Right Alexora?

[flo99]

What are you talking about? I was burning mp4 to a dvd on windows xp.
You need to get a proper burner program (not sure if you're using the build in windows crap).

Originally Posted by mysteryman

My burner doesn't recognize MP4, probably because I am on Windows 7? It also doesn't recognize MKV. Can't burn what it doesn't recognize.

[alexora]

Originally Posted by mysteryman

So is the TV, Radio and many more now "updated" things. I replied why I don't follow the Capitalistic approach to throwing away perfectly good items because it's outdated. All it does is produce more and more TOXIC garbage, that isn't being disposed of properly. Yeah I know, being green and caring about your planet is also old fashioned. And so is being poor old fashioned. I owe nobody, anything the way I live. Have very little garbage I will leave little behind as my foot print! I prefer it this way!

There are two ways one can store a video file onto a DVD disk:

DVD: As data storage solution, where one simply burns the original file onto the disk, so that they may store it there, transfer it onto other computers, etc. To do this, one simply drags the file over and burns it 'as is', basically this is a low-cost viable alternative to using HDs and other removable media.

DVD-Video: By using the file as source for a DVD can can be played on DVD players, with a menu, etc. This is a process that involves processing the original file and turning it into the required formats (VOB, TS etc).

The two are very different animals . In my previous post I was referring to DVD-Video and not to DVD disks used as storage devices.

DVD:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD

DVD-Video:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-Video#Video_data