DVD+R means the disc is rewritable and you can (with appropriate software) delete files off the disc and replace with new ones. The file will just hide under the new ones and take up some disc space. DVD-R means the disc is not erasable and cannot be reused although files can be copied to another drive and burned on a new disc. ROM means it’s Read Only Media that can not be erased and is permanently burned onto the disc. RW states the old file is erased completely taking no disc space at all after being rewritten or re-burned.
Note which brands work better on the devices too. Some players are finicky about the brands of disc being played in them. Also some brands are thicker and more durable than others. Professional movie discs are an expensive grade of disc.
Purchase only DVD-R disc formats for this purpose. Many players don’t play discs with DVD+R format correctly, and the menus on the DVD may not function right when burned on that format. You can tweak the settings of the authoring program to fix this problem but it’s best left to more advanced users.
WinX DVD Author - winxdvd. com/dvd-author/ (Windows) Burn - burn-osx. sourceforge. net (Mac) DeVeDe - rastersoft. com/programas/devede. html (Linux; Windows no longer free) DVD Styler - dvdstyler. org/en/ DVD Flick- dvdflick. net/ (out of date but is operational and with practice you can create your own custom backgrounds and buttons; for Windows)
You can usually fit one full-length movie onto your DVD, or several hour-long TV episodes.
If prompted during the video conversion, select the correct region for your DVD player. The US and Japan use NTSC, while most of Europe uses PAL. If you are using DeVeDe, the conversion happens at the end of the authoring process. If you are receiving errors when attempting to convert the file, you may need to use a dedicated conversion program like Handbrake. Click here for instructions on using Handbrake to convert your files to a DVD compatible format. Flash-Integro (or VSDC Movie Editor free version) also converts movies into needed formats and offers many editing options like cutting and splitting as well. Go to the Flash-Integro site and not the other fake ones. You can also record a video in a media player like VLC or PotPlayer in MPEG format to convert a file as well. It takes as long as the movie duration.
In Burn for Mac, click the Gear button and select “Use DVD theme” to enable a basic menu for your DVD. When creating the menu, avoid placing buttons along the very edge of the frame. The edge is often cut off by older TVs and DVD players.
If your computer opens the AutoPlay window when you insert the blank disc, just close it.
Set the “Write Speed” low. While it may be tempting to set the speed to MAX or another high value, this can lead to errors on the disc which will prevent it from playing. The best way to ensure that your disc will work is to burn at 2X or 4X only. If you haven’t been prompted to select your region yet, check the Burn menu for the NTSC for PAL option and select the appropriate one.
If you’re using DeVeDe, the program will only create an ISO (disc image) file. You’ll need to then burn the ISO file yourself. See this section for more information.
In Windows 7 and later, you’ll be prompted to select whether you want to use the disc like a USB drive, or like a traditional finished DVD. Selecting “Like a USB flash drive” will allow you to rewrite the disc, even if it isn’t a rewriteable disc, but it will only work in Windows. Selecting “With a CD/DVD player” will make the disc act like a traditional disc that will need to be finalized and can only be used once. [2] X Research source If you are using OS X, the blank disc will appear on your desktop. Double-click it to open it in the Finder. [3] X Research source
If you selected “Like a USB flash drive” in Windows, just eject your disc after you’re finished adding files and the disc will be made ready to use on other Windows computers. This may take a minute or so. If you selected “With a CD/DVD player” in Windows, click the “Finish burning” button to finalize the disc. This may take a few minutes. If you’re using OS X, click the Burn button next to the disc name in the left sidebar.
If you are using Windows Vista or XP, or you are trying to burn an image file other than ISO, you’ll need to install an image burning program. One of the most popular programs for Windows is ImgBurn (imgburn. com).
Windows 7, 8, and 10 - Right-click on the ISO file and select “Burn to disc”. This will open the Windows Disc Image Burner utility. OS X - Launch the Disk Utility program, which you can find in the Utilities folder. Drag your ISO file into the left frame of the Disk Utility window. [4] X Research source Windows Vista and XP, or non-ISO files - Launch your image burning program and load the image file.
