On Fri, 2012-05-11 at 22:34 +1200, Barry wrote: > On 11/05/12 21:04, Nick Rout wrote: > > On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Barry<[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 11/05/12 17:54, Steve Holdoway wrote: > >>> > >>> On Fri, 2012-05-11 at 15:07 +1200, Barry wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hi all. > >>>> I downloaded a movie from MV Group which I wish to play on my video > >>>> recorder. The size is 747MB so it will not fit on a 700MB cd. > >>>> > >>>> I therefore ran..... > >>>> > >>>> ffmpeg -i inputfile.avi -target vcd-pal outputfile.mpg > >>>> > >>>> and burnt outputfile.mpg using k3b to a cd. The resulting disk is not > >>>> recognised by the dvd player which is supposed to play a vcd/divx. > >>>> > >>>> After many attempts at various formats& browsing the web I am now > >>>> > >>>> thoroughly confused. What am I missing? > >>>> > >>>> TIA > >>>> > >>>> Barry > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Linux-users mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > >>> > >>> > >>> I use a wee program called devede to generate multimedia that I can use > >>> with my DVD player. > >>> > >>> Dunno if that will make tapes tho (: > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> > >>> Steve > >>> > >> Thanks Steve, I'm trying it now. Actually its a dvd player - wrong > >> terminology. > >> > >> > >> Barry > > > > If you cannot plug your computer into your TV then think about a wdtv > > live or a boxee box or similar. Changing codecs all the time reduces > > quality and is a huge waste of computing power. > > Just found that vlc will play the disk. Also, Have i created a divx > file?????? > > Barry > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > What I found with k3b in the past was that copying a DVD or VCD structure directly to DVD or CD generated problems with permissions that the DVD player couldn't get past.
The way it worked was to select from the k3b menu File->New Project->New Video CD project or New Video DVD Project. HTH, Adrian _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
