Re: Problem with Burn!

In article <2009080308515316807-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr <xxx@xxxxxxx> wrote:

On 2009-08-02 22:53:29 -0700, Justin <justin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

I tried to make a DVD with it from a divx file. It made an mpg file
that is not playable with Quicktime but is playable with VLC.
Here are its specs:
file Burn.Notice.S03E02.HDTV.XviD-FQM.mpg
Burn.Notice.S03E02.HDTV.XviD-FQM.mpg: MPEG sequence, v2, program multiplex

After it burns the DVD this is what I get - I am hitting the play
button - nothing happens.
I hit the menu button - nothing happens.
The DVD player is fine as it plays DVDs I burned on DVDFlick without a
problem.
http://tinypic.com/r/25fsgh5/3
(those are my swim trunks in the background - sorry about that.

I doubtless can't help but I'm missing something. What program on the
Mac are you using to convert from divx to a DVD file?

Oh, the program is named "Burn!"? I've never heard of that, I use
Toast for everything, though I've never encountered divx files. Is it
possible for you to convert from divx to video_tx folder or some other
file type that can be more easily put on a DVD.

I note that Toast has an option to burn a divx dvd for use in playing
on players that can play divx files. Interesting. Where can I get a
divx file for experimentation? Is that what iTunes tv shows come in?

For the OP, QuickTime Player requires the ($20) QuickTime MPEG-2 codec
to be installed to play MPEG-2 content, so if it doesn't play at all,
that's probably the reason. AdditioallyQuickTime Player doesn't play
the audio if the mpg file has Dolby (aka AC3) audio. If that's your
problem, now you have the reason.

For gtr, divx (and it's freeware equivalent, xvid) are MPEG-4, part 2
(aka MPEG-4 ASF for Advanced Simple Profile). iTunes shows come in
MPEG-4, part 10 (aka AVC for Advanced Video Codec).

A VIDEO_TS folder (I assume that's what you meant when you wrote
"video_tx folder") is a set of instructional files for the DVD player
(.INF and .BUP) and the associated content files, the .VOB files, and
those are multiplexed MPEG-2 (though occasionally you find MPEG-1).

You can find a plethora of divx and xvid files in the alt hierarchy,
e.g. alt.binaries.multimedia.cartoons, alt.binaries.multimedia, etc.

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